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Wyoming church files discrimination complaint against food bank

August 13, 2026

A Wyoming church, who serves thousands of individuals through its food pantry ministry, says its partnership with a food bank was cancelled over its religious teachings.

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Canada restricts chaplains mentioning God in public events

August 13, 2026

Canada’s government has raised alarms by instructing military chaplains that they may offer “inclusive” spiritual reflections at public events but cannot pray or mention God.

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Court rules in favor of Christian program option for Georgia students

August 10, 2026

A federal court has ruled in favor of a long-running Christian program option for local public school students in Georgia—a move being hailed as a significant free speech victory.

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Senate bill to clarify religious liberties of military chaplains

August 10, 2026

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) has introduced a bill that aims to clarify the duties and religious liberties of military chaplains. In recent decades, some military chaplains have faced harassment and discipline for voicing Biblical beliefs that are in accord with their denominational affiliations.

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Religious groups in India concerned over legislation

July 30, 2026

The Indian government reintroduced the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, on July 20, the opening day of the India Parliament’s annual monsoon session.

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Fighting bans on religious displays at state capitols

July 27, 2026

First Liberty Institute is fighting a pair of bans on religious displays at state capitols. One ruling barred a Ten Commandments monument on Arkansas Capitol grounds and another blocked a Nativity display inside the Connecticut Capitol. 

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Evangelical leaders fight religious symbol ban in Switzerland

July 21, 2026

Three evangelical leaders have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent constitutional amendment in Switzerland that bans lawmakers in the Canton of Geneva from wearing visible religious symbols, the Swiss Evangelical Alliance announced on Monday (July 20).

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New Hampshire’s new law scores victory for parental rights

July 15, 2026

Several states are defending what many see as a fundamental truth: Parents, not government bureaucrats or activist educators, are the primary stewards of their children’s well-being. 

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‘Shocking message’: Finnish lawmaker denied travel to U.K. following hate speech conviction

July 15, 2026

The U.K. government has barred Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen from entering the country due to Finland’s Supreme Court convicting her of hate speech.

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Kansas City counselors win reversal in censorship case

July 7, 2026

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has reversed key portions of a federal district court ruling against two Missouri counselors who are challenging counseling censorship ordinances adopted by Kansas City and Jackson County. 

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