(@1st Liberty / Twitter HS Football Coach Fired for His Post-Game Prayers Will Have His Case Heard by the Supreme Court The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a high school football coach in Washington state fired for post-game, on-field prayers. By Brett Davis, The Western Journal January 17, 2022
Artur Pawlowski / Twitter screen shot Tyranny: Canadian Pastor Forced by Gov't to Repeat 'Medical Experts' from the Pulpit The pastor's lawyer called it 'totally and wholly new as far as sentencing goes, as far as I can see or as far as I am familiar with.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal October 18, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: We Are in the Midst of a Fascist Power Grab, But We the People Still Have Options 'We still have our foundation, but now we’ve lost our way. Thus, we don’t have to find America; we’re standing on it.' By Michael Flynn, The Western Journal September 28, 2021
Pixabay / Pexels Victory for Freedom: Unexpected State Declares Churches Will Always Be 'Essential' 'Houses of worship and religious organizations provide soul-sustaining operations that are essential to our society.' By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal August 11, 2021
@1stLiberty / Twitter Coach Who Was Fired for Kneeling to Pray on Field Doubles Down, Plans to Take Case to Supreme Court 'The fight has been long, but we are hopeful the Supreme Court will right the wrongs,' the First Liberty Institute said in a Twitter post. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal July 26, 2021
@UyghurProject / Twitter Survivors of Chinese Concentration Camps Share Stories of Torture and Inhumane Treatment During the International Religious Freedom Summit, Tursunay Ziyawudun recalled the abuse she suffered in a Chinese concentration camp. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal July 15, 2021
@romankraft / Unsplash Supreme Court Rejects Appeal from Christian Florist Who Was Punished for Refusing Service to a Gay Wedding Stutzman said her floral arrangements were a work of art and creating one for a same-sex wedding would violate her freedom of expression. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal July 2, 2021
@RebelNewsOnline / Twitter screen shot Government Helicopter Discovers 'Unauthorized' Canadian Church Service, Pastor Put in Handcuffs This is the stuff of tyranny and totalitarianism, not Western-style democracy. Yet here we are. Pastors getting arrested for holding church. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal June 20, 2021
The Western Journal 'WJ Live': Biden Border Crisis - CBP Finds 33 Illegal Immigrants Crammed Inside U-Haul Twelve of those rescued on the 100-degree day required hospitalization. This incident should concern people on both sides of the aisle. By Kayla Kunkel, The Western Journal June 18, 2021
First Liberty Institute City Backs Down in Fight Against Church; Pastor Uses Moment of Triumph to Glorify God After a church in Texas defeated a city's efforts to take its property away, the world received a demonstration of what humility looks like. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal June 6, 2021
@Jim_Jordan / Twitter screen shot Emails: Dr. Fauci Recommended Shuttering Religious Services While Saying It Was Safe to Go on a Cruise 'You should counsel the rabbi to cancel the services,' Fauci wrote in an email, four days before he said cruises were fine for most people. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal June 3, 2021
@LifeNewsHQ / Twitter California Ordered to Pay $1.35M in Legal Fees for Newsom Shutting Down Churches 'I am thrilled to see the complete reversal of the last discriminatory restrictions against churches in California,' Harvest Rock's pastor, Ché Ahn, said. By Randy DeSoto May 26, 2021
@pastorlocke / Twitter Yet Another Canadian Pastor Arrested for Holding Church Services Leftists have the tools, knowledge and practical experience to shut down worship whenever they please - all they need is the next excuse. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal May 19, 2021
Matt Lemmon / Flickr Op-Ed: On Thursday's National Day of Prayer, We Should Remember the Words of Abraham Lincoln 'Let us pray specifically for a culture that values and respects religious freedom at home and across the globe.' By David Closson, The Western Journal May 5, 2021
Christian Church / Flickr California Lifts COVID Limits on Indoor Worship Services Following SCOTUS Decision After its fifth loss at the Supreme Court, Gavin Newsom's California finally gave in and began letting congregations meet without limits. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal April 15, 2021
JohnPaulRichards / Flickr Young Not Stupid: What SCOTUS' Religious Freedom Ruling in California Means for All of Us There are three key takeaways from this ruling to better understand the conflict between lockdowns and civil liberties. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal April 12, 2021
Artur Pawlowski TV / YouTube screen shot Mike Huckabee: Here's What COVID Cops Better Do if They Decide to Crash Church Services 'Even here in America over the past year, we’ve been remiss in not protecting our First Amendment freedoms as strongly as we should.' By Mike Huckabee, The Western Journal April 6, 2021
Sharon Mollerus / Flickr Minnesota Becomes Latest State to Roll Back Anti-Church COVID Restrictions Minnesota became the latest state to hand believers a victory with a restart to in-person services with no limit on occupancy. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal March 22, 2021
Gabriel Valdez / Unsplash California Group Warns That Screaming on Roller Coasters Could Spread COVID-19, Wants Parks to Act If you thought California was ever going to stop instituting ridiculous COVID restrictions, you would be wrong. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal March 21, 2021
Karl Fredrickson / Unsplash Pastor to Be Set Free After Violating COVID Lockdowns, Nearly All Charges Will Be Withdrawn 'I am quite content to let the Lord Jesus Christ himself decide whether or not this is persecution,' Pastor James Coates said. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal March 19, 2021
dbking / Flickr , Resized Fact Check: Did Nadler Say 'God's Will Is No Concern of This Congress'? Yes and There's More Rep. Jerry Nadler said "what any religious tradition describes as God’s will is no concern of this Congress" in defense of the Equality Act. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal March 2, 2021