religious freedom

A judge has ruled that cheerleaders at a southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games -- a decision that supporters are calling a victory for religions freedom.

Ten out of the 15 countries with the worst religious freedom abuses are Muslim nations.

In a huge victory for pro-life advocates taking on the controversial HHS mandate, the Obama administration is giving up its effort to force a Bible publisher to obey it.

Derrick Hayes had just helped his Columbus high school relay team qualify for state. As he crossed the finish line in the 4x100-meter relay, he pointed his finger toward heaven. Track officials disqualified his entire team, barring it from competing at the state championships.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released its annual report Tuesday, detailing the plight of persecuted religious peoples around the globe.

Members of the military are free to share their faith as long as they don't harass others, the Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday.

Religious liberty groups have grave concerns after they learned the Pentagon is vetting its guide on religious tolerance with a group that compared Christian evangelism to "rape" and advocated that military personnel who proselytize should be court-martialed.

For its annual report of violators, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom counts 15 nations where abuse of religious liberty is "systemic, egregious and ongoing."

A courageous German Christian couple refused to hand over their children to the government schools and fled to America three years ago. Now, the Obama administration is trying to send them back. A likely outcome would be the state seizing the children and imprisoning the parents.

Thirteen state attorneys general are urging the federal government to broaden religious exemptions for private businesses under the White House's contraception mandate, claiming the policy violates religious freedoms.

Hobby Lobby's legal battle against the federal government's abortion/contraceptive mandate received a boost March 29 when the full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to hear the company's case.

Liberty Institute has declared victory on behalf of its client Ryan Rotela, the Florida Atlantic University student who was brought up on academic charges and suspended from class out of retaliation for reporting a lesson to university officials that included an in-class assignment involving jumping on a sheet of paper bearing Jesus' name.

At a recent conference, too many political conservatives ignored religious liberty, but Eric Metaxas stood up for it.

Under our president's scheme, educating children means producing multicultural, socially aware, environmentally conscious, progressive-minded citizens who believe that orthodox religion is evil, wealth is corrupting, and Uncle Sam knows better than they do what's good for them.

Religious freedom is losing even more ground in Kazakhstan: For the first time since the country gained independence in 1991, a court ordered religious literature to be destroyed.

In the ongoing battle between the Obama administration and Protestant and Catholic business owners, another domino has fallen in favor of employers.

Religious freedom activists scolded the U.S. State Department for not appearing at a hearing Friday on Iran's treatment of religious minorities, and called for greater government action to secure the release of people imprisoned there for their faith.

Days before Burmese president Thein Sein was reportedly nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize last week, a report revealed his government troops had killed and raped dozens of civilians and burned hundreds of churches and homes.

The CEO of an electric company in Florida has filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services over the "preventive services" mandate, making it the 50th such lawsuit filed against HHS.

According to one state legislator, Christians are like racists that should stay in their churches.