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No teacher should be punished because of her faith. My story has lessons for all of us

Religiousfreedom is a cornerstone of our American republic. It is our responsibility to protect this integral aspect of our country because, without it, we would stray from our core values of liberty and freedom. This sacred freedom has been under attack, especially in public education. Fortoo long,teachers have been told to leave theirbeliefsat the schoolhouse gate,forcing them to choose between …

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Bay Area Christians fight city over 'hostile and targeted' cross removal: 'Discriminatory action'

A California club is fighting to get its cross back on what they say is their private property after an atheist group campaigned for it to be removed. Fifty years ago, a devout Christian asked the Albany Lions Club to build and maintain a large lighted steel and plexiglass cross on his private land, to be lit during the Christmas …

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Federal judge rules in favor of Oregon church in key First Amendment lawsuit against city

A federal judge has stopped a southern Oregon city’s attempt to shut down a church’s homeless meal service, ultimately ruling against the city government in a key First Amendment case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke ruled Wednesday that an ordinance passed by the small city of Brookings, on the southern Oregon coast, violated the religious freedom rights of St. Timothy’s …

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