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Nations claim His banner, but Jesus offered a different weapon—love. by Charles Mills Bible-preaching Christians tend to maintain the seemingly off-the-wall concept that God will fight their wars for them. They may have developed this idea from verses such as: “The Lord will fight for you: you need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14, NIV)... The post Just Wars – Killing in the Name of Love appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Filing coincides with school shooting in which the suspect, who identified as transgender, left writings expressing regret over transitioning as a minor On August 22, 2025, two Minnesota pharmacists filed a federal lawsuit against Walgreens and the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, claiming they were penalized for refusing to dispense gender-transition drugs and certain vaccines due... The post Minnesota Pharmacists Sue Walgreens Over Religious Objections, Same Week as Minneapolis School Shooting appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Years ago on the John and Ken Show on KFI in Los Angeles, they came up with this thing called “political human sacrifice.” The idea was voters get mad at Washington, but you can’t fire all of Congress. Too many parking spots to fill. So they pick one random politician, dump every ounce of rage... The post The Great American Logo Sacrifice, Now With Extra Gravy appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

By Michael Peabody – Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield, has been standing in a courtroom as much as she’s stood at an oven for nearly a decade. What started in 2017 with a request for a custom wedding cake has spiraled into one of the longest-running free speech and religious liberty fights... The post Supreme Court Petition Pits Baker Against California in High-Stakes Cake Clash appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Chicago burned through Labor Day like a busted slot machine spewing lead. Fifty-four people shot. Seven dead. Blood in the gutters, the South Side howling like a wounded animal. Meanwhile, the official line from City Hall: “Relax, it’s all down 32 percent this year.” Numbers. Percentages. Clearance rates. Bureaucratic poetry meant to calm a nervous... The post Blood in the Streets, Silence on the Airwaves: Chicago, D.C., and the National Guard Circus appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Court says University of Michigan Health-West can’t switch battlefields after losing its first swing in court August 27, 2025 — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a sharp rebuke to University of Michigan Health-West, telling the hospital it cannot run from a lawsuit it already tried to kill. After more than a year of... The post Sixth Circuit Slams Hospital for Late Arbitration Move in Fired Physician Assistant Case appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

AUSTIN — On September 2, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told every school district in the state to clear their throats and prepare for prayer. Backed by Senate Bill 11, which became law September 1, Paxton urged schools to begin with the Lord’s Prayer from the King James Bible. The law forces every Texas school... The post Texas Attorney General Urges Schools to Implement Prayer Time After New Law Takes Effect appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Peter Thiel has never been content to play the part of a typical Silicon Valley billionaire. While many of his peers in the tech world chase longevity pills and dream up new social apps, Thiel is talking about the Antichrist. Not in a tongue-in-cheek way, not as a metaphor for market crashes, but as a... The post Peter Thiel’s Vision of the Antichrist: Apocalypse, Technology, and the Politics of Fear appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

In the United States, disputes over religious exemptions to vaccines often surface when outbreaks of preventable diseases coincide with falling vaccination rates. Parents seeking to avoid immunization mandates frequently invoke the First Amendment, citing sincerely held religious beliefs. Religious exemptions raise a core tension: the government’s obligation to protect public health versus individuals’ rights to... The post Religious Exemptions to Vaccines: A Legal and Historical Examination appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Cracker Barrel has done the unthinkable: it changed its logo. Not the menu, not the rocking chairs, not the gift shop full of candy you thought was discontinued in 1982, but the logo. And America, bless its heart, is not okay. A Barrel of Feelings The old design, with a kindly bearded fellow leaning against... The post Cracker Barrel’s Culture War Barrel: How a Logo Became Holy Ground appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Fascism, Defined: What It Is, What It Is Not, and Why the Label Often Misses the MarkHistorians give fascism a clear meaning. Campaigns and commentary often use the word for many things it does not describe. A hard word can travel faster than a careful fact. In a single news cycle, “fascist” might be pinned... The post Fascism, Defined: What It Is, What It Is Not, and Why the Label Often Misses the Mark appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Decision blocks state effort to ban religious colleges from requiring faith statements for dual-credit students, setting up likely appeal. What this is: This article covers a federal judge’s August 22, 2025, ruling striking down Minnesota’s 2023 law that barred religious colleges from requiring faith statements in admissions under the state’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program.... The post Federal Judge Strikes Down Minnesota Law Restricting Faith-Based Colleges in Student Enrollment Program appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

On August 21, 2025, Christian revival organizers filed suit against the City of Los Angeles, alleging that their attempt to host a MayDay USA event on Hollywood Boulevard was derailed by viewpoint discrimination. The federal complaint, lodged in the Central District of California, names Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, Interim Fire... The post MayDay USA Lawsuit Claims Los Angeles Blocked Religious Speech on Hollywood Boulevard appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Court says church autonomy forecloses claims tied to religious teachings and finds causation lacking for tithing-use theory Filed August 26, 2025. They came to court with two paths to a racketeering claim. One turned on what church leaders taught about foundational events of the faith. The other challenged how tithes were used. On Tuesday, a... The post Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of RICO Suit Against LDS Church appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

The FBI has imdicsted that the August 27, 2025 shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, which killed two children and wounded 17 others, is being investigated as a hate crime directed at Catholics. The gunman, 23-year-old Robin M. Westman, who reportedly was known as Robert Westman before changing names in 2020, died by suicide... The post Minneapolis Shooting Is Being Investigated as a Hate Crime Against Catholics appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Davey Johnson, 1986 Mets manager and 4-time All-Star, passes away at 82 https://www.mlb.com/news/davey-johnson-passes-away-at-82?