Lorie Smith left the corporate world in 2012 to form her own website design firm, 303 Creative, which soon flourished. But in 2016 she was asked to create a design conveying a same-sex marriage message that flatly violated her deeply held Christian faith. Smith declined to do so and when it became clear a Colorado…
Colorado Graphic Designer Fears for Her Life as Freedom of Speech Case Heads to Supreme Court
May 19, 2022
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DeSantis Blasts New Disinformation Board and Chief
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 11 blasted the Biden administration’s new Disinformation Governance Board’s executive director, Nina Jankowicz, as being “totally off her rocker.” “She has engaged in misinformation, and she has talked about things like Russia collusion and advocated for Coronavirus, lockdowns, and all these other things,” the Republican governor said of…
Boston’s Refusal to Allow Christian Flag to Fly Is Unconstitutional, Unanimous Supreme Court Finds
May 2, 2022
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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on May 2 that allowing national flags and flags about historic events, causes, and organizations to fly outside a city hall while refusing to raise a Christian flag is an unconstitutional example of government censorship. The court’s opinion (pdf) in the case, Shurtleff v. Boston, court file 20-1800, was written by…
Newport Beach to Ban New Tattoo Shops from Coastal, Storefront Areas in City
April 29, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Newport Beach is taking steps to ban tattoo parlors from waterfront and storefront areas to “maintain the quality and character of the community,” according to a recent staff report. The city council approved on April 26 the first reading of an ordinance that would ban new tattoo parlors from operating in coastal waterfront and…
Football Coach Fired for Praying After Games, Shows Trend of Religious Hostility: Jay Richards
The U.S. Supreme Court has begun deliberating a case involving a former high school assistant football coach from Washington state which will impact how religious liberty is defined in public schools and beyond. Jay Richards, senior research fellow in Religious Liberty and Civil Society at the Heritage Foundation, thinks that former coach Joseph Kennedy’s case…
SCOTUS Hears Case of High School Football Coach Banned From Praying on Field
The Supreme Court seemed generally sympathetic to a high school football coach who claims he was fired for kneeling to pray at the 50-yard line after football games. Coach Joseph A. “Joe” Kennedy, who no longer works for the taxpayer-funded Bremerton School District in Washington state, asserts that his rights were violated when the school…
Mississippi Woman Wins Lawsuit Over ‘Vague Language’ Regulating Health Coaches
April 20, 2022
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A Mississippi woman has won a lawsuit against the state after health officials tried to shut down a weight-loss course she offered through her personal training business in 2020. Even though weight loss has been a topic of conversation since the dawn of the convenient, sedentary lifestyle brought with it the side effect of obesity,…
Ohio Professor Awarded $400,000 in Lawsuit Settlement Over University’s Pronoun Mandate
April 14, 2022
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A public university in Ohio has agreed to pay $400,000 to end a three-year legal battle in its failed attempt to force a philosophy professor to call students by their preferred pronouns. As part of the agreement (pdf) announced Thursday, Shawnee State University will pay $400,000 in damages and attorney’s fees to settle the federal…
Millions in Air Force Training Costs Trashed Over COVID-19 Shots
April 8, 2022
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The U.S. Air Force motto to “aim high” will be impossible for the unvaccinated faithful in its ranks, as those asking for religious exemptions from the COVID-19 shots are being grounded and terminated. As of March 15, 2022, the Air Force reported that it had rejected 5,259 religious accommodation requests and had granted only 23….
Supreme Court Sides With Convicted Murderer in Texas Seeking ‘Comfort of Clergy’ at Execution
March 24, 2022
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The Supreme Court sided with a Texas death row inmate who wants his personal pastor to be present, praying, and in physical contact with his body during administration of the lethal drugs that will end his life. The justices voted 8-1, finding that John Henry Ramirez, 37, was likely to succeed on his claim that…
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