Religious Freedom Archives - World Family News

Virginia Values Act Makes Everyone Who Disagrees a Bigot

by unitedfamilies | Jan 22, 2021 | Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation | 0

In Updegrove v. Herring, a photographer challenged the Virginia Values Act, which could force service providers to create artwork contrary to their faith.

Former Greendale teacher sues district for violating his religious beliefs over his opposition to same-sex marriage

by unitedfamilies | Jan 21, 2021 | Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Sovereignty Rights | 0

Robert Clay accused the district of religious discrimination, First Amendment retaliation and interfering with his contract.

Belgium religious faiths want more worshippers at services

by unitedfamilies | Jan 21, 2021 | Religious Freedom | 0

Representatives of the religious faiths recognized in Belgium have joined forces to urge federal authorities to increase the number of people admitted inside places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic.

Religious leaders vow to seek inter-Korean religious exchanges, tackle discrimination

by unitedfamilies | Jan 21, 2021 | Religious Freedom | 0

Ven. Wonhaeng, head of the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist denomination, said Tuesday that he will work hard to push for inter-Korean religious exchanges this year by providing aid to help the North overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, and at the same time promoting joint projects.

Biden Has Promised to Undo These Pro-Life Policies

by unitedfamilies | Jan 20, 2021 | Religious Freedom, Sanctity of Life | 0

Pro-life advocates have repeatedly praised Trump’s steps to protect the unborn throughout his administration. These advocates also warned that the Biden administration would be the most pro-abortion ticket in history. “It’s certainly disheartening, but we aren’t going to give up, and we will do whatever we can to stop abortion from being promoted,” National Right to Life Committee President Carol Tobias told NBC News.

‘If Americans don’t push back right now, we could lose all the freedoms we have,’ prominent pastor warns

by unitedfamilies | Jan 20, 2021 | Religious Freedom, Sanctity of Life, Sovereignty Rights | 0

Americans must stand up now and defend their most basic freedoms, urged Pastor Brian Gibson, a popular evangelical preacher and advocate for First Amendment rights. Gibson is the leader of Peaceably Gather, a Christian, pro-freedom network that helped organize the reopening of thousands of churches during scientifically discredited COVID-19 lockdowns last year.

Proclamation on Religious Freedom Day, 2021

by unitedfamilies | Jan 19, 2021 | Religious Freedom | 0

On Religious Freedom Day, we honor the vision of our Founding Fathers for a Nation made strong and righteous by a people free to exercise their faith and follow their conscience. As Americans united in unparalleled freedom, we recommit to safeguarding and preserving religious freedom across our land and around the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 16, 2021, as Religious Freedom Day.

California’s Donor-Disclosure Law Threatens Religious Charities

by unitedfamilies | Jan 19, 2021 | Religious Freedom | 0

As Americans, we often take for granted that our government generally has no business regulating what we believe, what we say, who we associate with, or what organizations we support financially. But California now demands that each of the more than 60,000 private charities registered in the state provide it annually with the names and addresses of their top donors.

Pope says women can read at Mass, but still can’t be priests

by unitedfamilies | Jan 15, 2021 | Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation | 0

Pope Francis changed church law Monday to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the most sacred place on the altar, while continuing to affirm that they cannot be priests.

The future of Catholic schools in Spain is in question under a new law

by unitedfamilies | Jan 15, 2021 | Religious Freedom | 0

When the Jesuits opened the Padre Piquer education center in Madrid 55 years ago, the neighborhood around it was viewed as a slum. Over the years the community’s infrastructure drastically improved, but the neighborhood remained a bubble of poverty in an otherwise affluent part of the Spanish capital. Throughout, the school remained true to its mission of bringing quality education to people of limited means. Now , Alberto Rodriguez de Rivera, the school’s director, is worried about how much longer that will last.