CHURCH & MINISTRY INSIDER

Helping Churches & Ministries Navigate Today's Cultural and Legal Landscape

CHURCH & MINISTRY INSIDER

Helping Churches & Ministries Navigate Today's Cultural and Legal Landscape

Other Ministries

A Faith-Based Adoption Agency Was the Turning Point for This Family

We all love a good adoption story. Reading about children finding their forever home warms our hearts and reminds us of the best of humanity. But we often forget that behind many adoption...

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Churches

This South Carolina Church Should Be Treated the Same as Other Groups

The Town of Edisto Beach in South Carolina is standing its ground. The problem is that the ground on which it is standing is unconstitutional.

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Legislative

How the Supreme Court Tackled the Question of Compelled Speech in 3 Different Decisions

We all know that the First Amendment protects us from censorship of what we say, but we often don't think about the flipside. Our constitutionally protected freedom of speech also means...

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Churches

6 Years Later, Trinity Lutheran Church Finally Got Its New Playground Surface

It took six years and a Supreme Court decision, but Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia finally has a new playground surface.

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Churches

“Sue the State” Shouldn’t be Part of Any Pastor’s Job Description

Even though Lewis started his career as an attorney before enrolling in seminary, bearing the church’s legal burden is not something he thought he would ever need to do.

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Churches

How Our Supreme Court Case Defending Pregnancy Centers Could Affect the Church

Alliance Defending Freedom stood before the Supreme Court on behalf of our ally the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) and its affiliated pregnancy centers in California.

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Churches

Should Churches Be Denied Disaster Relief Funds Simply Because They Are Religious?

The very faith that motivated Texas churches to aid their communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is the same faith that was used to exclude them from receiving disaster relief funds.

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Churches

Can Churches Police Themselves? Johnson Amendment Advocates Think Not

At its core, the Johnson Amendment should deeply offend religious leaders.

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Churches

This New Church Wants to Open Its Doors Downtown, But the City is Standing in Its Way

Suppose a church becomes convicted to minister to the inner city. Except the city had other plans.

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