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Is it possible that protection rights do not apply to students on public college campuses in the U.S.? ADF’s Kate Anderson unpacks constitutional speech protections and the case of a student who was expelled from his college for sharing his faith.

Fighting for Life with Compassion. She was in high school when she had an abortion. Later, as a Christian in college, Kama Tate Gregory was challenged with her conflicting views. She also discovered pregnancy care centers –places that offer options without shame or judgement.

Discrimination against pro-lifers? Kristi Hambrick tells us Students for Life was recently granted verbal permission to write “Black Preborn Lives Matter” outside a D.C. Planned Parenthood.  However, police were at the spot when the group arrived.  Two were arrested for using “chalk” outside the clinic.

ADF’s Kate Anderson unpacks the recent win for a faith-based adoption agency in Syracuse.  While NY officials have tried to shut down adoptions at New Hope, because of the agency’s stance of Biblical marriage, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has reversed a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by New …

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New York City recently paid attorney fees for a Jewish psychotherapist following the reversal on its prior ban of “conversion therapy” for adults. Alliance Defending Freedom’s Roger Brooks shares about the “unconstitutionality” of banning therapy for people of all ages.

Bishop on Trial for Traditional Marriage Stance: The Episcopal Church has restricted Bishop William Love from punishing others who choose to conduct same-sex marriages.  The Albany church leader is under scrutiny for not going along with a conference-wide measure put forward in 2018 to allow for same-sex unions within the denomination.

Two Supreme Court rulings affirm protections for religious employers.  Under one, employers are exempted from providing contraceptives, including those leading to abortion, to employees.  The second ruling safeguards churches and religious schools from employees filing discrimination lawsuits pertaining to the entity’s mission/values.  Randall Wenger, chief counsel for Independence Law Center, unpacks the cases.

Are public places safe for sharing your faith?  Gail Blair is blind, and she enjoyed talking with people and handing them Gospel tracks.  So why have authorities threatened her with arrest?  First Liberty’s Jeremy Dys details the case.

This coming Monday, June 29, marks the “Day of the Christian Martyr” around the globe. Todd Nettleton with Voice of the Martyrs highlights the faithful example of an African pastor and qualities each of us can possess as we point others to Jesus.

This week, the nation’s high court moved to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” under Title VII of Civil Rights Law. Alliance Defending Freedom’s Kate Anderson breaks down the ruling, including the likely domino effect on religious employers.