Religious Rights Watch

From OneNewsNow, we learn of a new battle being waged for our ability to engage in public invocations.

It looks like the battlegrounds this time are going to be Ohio and Wisconsin.

And just who are the culprits trying to bring a halt to the invocations at public meetings in these states? You guessed it... The ACLU.

Christian legal experts are responding to efforts by "secularist" groups to stop invocations at public meetings in both Ohio and Wisconsin.  read more »

From OneNewsNow, we have this report from the weekend where a church leader was fined and placed on one year's criminal probation for expressing his religious views on public grounds.

Ironic, this was done on the grounds near the Liberty Bell, huh?

The leader of a Christian evangelical group who expressed his religious views to tourists near the Liberty Bell was placed on one year's probation for refusing to move from a sidewalk where demonstrations are banned.  read more »

If there's ever been any question to as to whether or not our religious rights in our nation are becoming increasingly more under attack, this outrageous violation of our freedoms to practice our religion - as reported by Cybercast News - should settle the question once and for all.

(CNSNews.com) - A Michigan church filed a federal lawsuit after police officers, led by a local prosecutor, entered the sanctuary at least twice without a warrant, alleging the church's music was too loud. In one instance, they threatened to arrest church musicians for disorderly conduct.  read more »

Reports that firemen in San Diego were forced by their superiors to march in a gay pride parade is calling into question that city's commitment to the notion of religious liberty.

From World Net Daily:

Four firefighters are suing the city of San Diego for being forced by their superiors to attend the annual "Gay Pride" parade where they endured a barrage of sexual taunts and lewd gestures.  read more »

As strange as it seems, we need a federal court to clarify the free speech rights of students when it comes to their religious beliefs. Check this out:

A future ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is expected to clarify the extent of free speech available to public students in the Boyd County (Kentucky) School District after students were instructed to withhold Christian viewpoints on homosexuality.  read more »