In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court today issued an important decision representing a tremendous victory for religious freedom. The high court concluded that courts should not intervene in the workings of churches. The Justices determined that the First Amendment protects the ability of churches and church schools to select their ministerial employees without government…

It has taken a decade, but there’s finally an agreement in place to permit the reconstruction of a landmark church at Ground Zero in New York City. St. Nicholas Church, founded by Greek immigrants in 1916, was destroyed in the attacks of 9/11. It appeared an agreement had been hammered out in 2008 to permit…

There’s a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court that goes to the heart of the constitutional protections afforded to churches and ministries. The case is called Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (No. 10-553).  At issue: the freedom of churches to select religiously commissioned teachers for their religious…

It is not unusual for our organization to receive a call or email from a church or ministry requesting our assistance. Often these cases are resolved out of court – without a lawsuit being filed.  That’s exactly what happened with two different cases recently. In Huntsville, Alabama, The Way of God in Truth Ministries was…

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