Posts Categorized: Religious Freedom
PFI: Top Ten Victories from 2019
December 30, 2019 | 2 comments | Posted in Disability Rights, Family, First Amendment, Free Speech, Life, pro-life, Religious Freedom | Tags:
These victories are only possible by God’s grace and because of the financial partnership with Pennsylvania Family Institute (PFI) by individuals and families across the Commonwealth. To partner financially with PFI heading into the new year, please go to pafamily.org/donate… Read more
Pennsylvania Attorney General Shapiro on a Crusade Against Catholic Nuns
October 24, 2019 | 1 comment | Posted in abortion, First Amendment, Health, Life, pro-life, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court | Tags: abortifacient, AG Josh Shapiro, HHS mandate, life, Little Sisters of the poor, nuns, pennsylvania, religious freedom
Catholic charity organization, the Little Sisters of the Poor, is back in the news this week, not for the over 13,000 elderly poor they serve in 31 countries, but because pro-abortion government officials are trying to force them to pay … Read more
Victory for PA County sued for using government seal with a cross
August 8, 2019 | No comments | Posted in Religious Freedom | Tags:
Today, a court ruling granted freedom to Lehigh County (Pennsylvania) to use its government seal that includes a cross.
The United … Read more
The Bladensburg Peace Cross Will Remain, But the Supreme Court Missed an Opportunity
June 20, 2019 | No comments | Posted in Religious Freedom | Tags:
By: Curtis Schube
On Thursday, the Supreme Court in American Legion et. al. v. American Humanist Association, decided that the Bladensburg Peace Cross, which was erected nearly 100 years ago and has stood on public land in Maryland for roughly … Read more
PA National Guard Allows Tour for ‘Trail Life USA’ Troop After Letter from Legal Groups
June 19, 2019 | 1 comment | Posted in Children, Religious Freedom | Tags:
Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard yesterday agreed to allow a Pennsylvania-based Trail Life USA scouting troop to tour the facility after the Independence Law … Read more
Teacher & Principal Stop First Grader from Sharing John 3:16
April 17, 2019 | 1 comment | Posted in Free Speech, Religious Freedom | Tags: John 3:16
This past Valentine’s Day there was yet another example of a Pennsylvania school suppressing students’ right to freely live out their faith and the Independence Law … Read more
On Nov. 16, your ExtraGive helps save lives and protect freedoms
November 9, 2018 | No comments | Posted in First Amendment, Free Speech, Religious Freedom | Tags:
Pennsylvania Family Institute operates a free legal services center – the Independence Law Center – where a few expert attorneys are doing extraordinary things to help people throughout … Read more
Victory for Bible Club After Principal Censors Verse from School Flyer
October 29, 2018 | No comments | Posted in Religious Freedom | Tags: pennsylvania, religion, school
The Bible Club at a school district in central Pennsylvania has been an active part of the school district for years. … Read more
Three notes from Pennsylvania’s End of Legislative Session
October 26, 2018 | No comments | Posted in Disability Rights, Religious Freedom, Sex Trafficking | Tags: Down Syndrome, Safe Harbor
Pennsylvania’s 2017-2018 legislative session has come to a close. Here are three notes on legislative items we were following:
Pennsylvania becomes a Safe Harbor State.Senate Bill 554 passed unanimously and will now provide specialized services to victims of sex … Read more
Learn more about these champions for religious freedom coming to PA
October 2, 2018 | No comments | Posted in First Amendment, Religious Freedom | Tags: First Amendment, Jack Phillips, Joe Kennedy