Can a teacher put John 3:16 in email signature? In the US, one school district says no; her lawyers say yes
United States RNS Attorneys for a Virginia high school teacher are challenging school officials for requiring the teacher to remove a Bible verse from the signature of her work email messages. Until the recent directive, the teacher had for years, since the time she was hired by the district, included John 3:16 – “For God […]
Boston pays out $US2.1 to settle Christian flag legal case
Boston, US AP The city of Boston has agreed to pay more than $US2.1 million to the Christian legal organisation that backed a court challenge after the city refused to fly a Christian flag outside City Hall, a case that made it all the way to the US Supreme Court. The settlement announced Tuesday by […]
Christian flag in speech battle flies, briefly, over US city of Boston
Boston, US AP The Christian flag that became the focus of a free speech legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court was raised — briefly — outside Boston City Hall on Wednesday to cheers and songs of praise. The flag-raising took place about three months after the Supreme Court in a unanimous […]
Charges dropped against Florida pastor over stay-home order
Tampa, Florida, USAP Misdemeanor charges were dropped Friday against a Florida pastor accused of violating stay-at-home orders by holding Sunday services with hundreds of people in March amid the coronavirus pandemic. Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren said in a statement that the prosecution of Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne of the River at Tampa Bay Church […]
US conservative group calls for “ReOpen Church Sunday”
RNS A conservative law firm launched a “ReOpen Church Sunday” initiative this week, calling on churches to begin gathering in person again despite reports of the deadly novel coronavirus being spread during worship services. The campaign is organised by Liberty Counsel, which created a website for the initiative encouraging Christian leaders to begin holding in-person worship the […]