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Appellate court hears case on religious hiring rights at Liberty University

March 18, 2026

The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday (March 17) in a case over whether Liberty University can require employees to follow its doctrinal beliefs on gender and sexuality.

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Moody Bible Institute settles lawsuit against Chicago Public Schools

March 16, 2026

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has agreed to accept Moody Bible Institute students in its student-teacher internship program after the private Christian college filed suit against the district for unconstitutionally blocking the college’s religious hiring practices, a March 12 press release announced. 

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Students challenged to uphold religious freedom

February 11, 2026

John Litzler challenged Howard Payne University students to recognize and defend the Christian’s historic and ongoing role in protecting religious liberty.

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Department of Education strengthens religious expression in schools

February 9, 2026

The U.S. Department of Education has strengthened protections for prayer and religious expression in public elementary and secondary schools in an updated guidance. 

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NC city withdraws ban of church ads on buses

December 15, 2025

The city of Durham, North Carolina, which barred a church advertisement from appearing on city buses, withdrew its ban after the church sent a demand letter claiming First Amendment violations. 

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‘Light in the darkness’: Christians called to combat all religious persecution

October 21, 2025

Christians are commanded, commissioned and called to combat all religious persecution, international human rights attorney Knox Thames told a gathering at Dallas Baptist University.

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Religious leaders in China face severe persecution

September 30, 2025

Religious leaders who resist state control face a wide range of punishment—from surveillance and fines to retribution against family members, imprisonment, forced labor and torture, the report states.

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Two Christian families in Massachusetts file suit after foster care licenses revoked

September 8, 2025

Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of two Massachusetts families after the commonwealth told them that they are no longer eligible to continue serving as foster parents because of their religious beliefs.

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Ethics professor sues university over allegations of being fired for Christian beliefs

August 25, 2025

Former University of Arizona ethics professor Daniel Grossenbach has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired for publicly opposing his children’s school district policies on gender ideology …

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‘No respite’: Cuba continues crackdown on freedom of religion

June 3, 2025

Christian Solidarity Worldwide documented 624 separate cases in 2024 of attacks on freedom of religion or belief. Most of those cases involved multiple violations of faith freedom, bringing the total number to 1,898.

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