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  1. It Begins: New Calls To Strip Churches of Tax Exempt Status After Same-Sex Marriage Ruling https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2015/06/29/it-beg…of-tax-exempt-status-after-samesex-marriage-ruling-n2018688
    The Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage makes it clearer than ever that the government shouldn't be subsidizing religion and non-profits.Rather…
  2. ACLU: We're Not Defending RFRA Anymore https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/06/28/aclu-were-not-defending-religious-freedom-laws-anymore-n2018582
    said he could not join unless he removed his turban, shaved his beard, and cut his hair; all things that go directly against his religion … In the civil rights era, we rejected the claims of those who said it would violate their religion to integrate.…
  3. Thank You, Justice Kennedy https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2015/06/28/thank-you-justice-kennedy-n2018433
    confirming what we have been saying for many years now, namely, that gay activism is the principle threat to our freedoms of speech, religion…
  4. ‘Gay Marriage’ Ruling: Evil with a Silver Lining https://townhall.com/columnists/mattbarber/2015/06/28/gay-marriage-ruling-evil-with-a-silver-lining-n2018343
    “The First Amendment guarantees, however, the freedom to ‘exercise‘ religion. … “Hard questions arise when people of faith exercise religion in ways that may be seen to conflict with the new right to same-sex marriage … The goal of “LGBT” activists and secular progressives has long been to pit the government directly against the free exercise of religion…
  5. Jindal: SCOTUS Is 'Out of Control, Let's Just Get Rid of the Court' https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2015/06/26/jindal-lets-just-get-rid-of-the-court-n2018094
    decent people oppose same-sex marriage as a tenet of faith,” he wrote in his dissenting opinion, “and their freedom to exercise religion…
  6. ROUNDUP: 2016 Candidate Reactions to Obergefell v. Hodges Decision https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2015/06/26/roundup-2016-candidate-reactions-to-n2017928
    should ever be forced by the federal government to take action that goes against his or her conscience or the tenets of their religion … Constitution difficult to amend, I am reminded that it was first amended to protect our ‘First Freedom’ - the free exercise of religion…
  7. Broadway Producer: ‘Amazing Grace’ Will Share John Newton’s Story, Encourage Race Conversations https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2015/06/25/broad…are-john-newtons-story-encourage-race-conversations-n2017323
    It’s difficult to witness the show’s grand opening without reflecting on the larger role religion and faith have played on Broadway…
  8. Hello, Hillary 2016. Goodbye, First Amendment. https://townhall.com/columnists/jpmoran/2015/06/25/hello-hillary-2016--goodbye-first-amendment-n2016918
    crime for people to make public comments intended to stir up hatred against a group based on such things as their race, gender, religion … negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence, and violence against persons based on religion…
  9. “Conservative Heroes” Author Interview with Garland Tucker III https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christophernmalagisi/2015/06/2…ive-heroes-author-interview-with-garland-tucker-iii-n2016969
    What role has religion and our nation’s Judeo-Christian heritage played in guaranteeing American liberty? … While the Founders were careful not to establish a “national religion,” the critical philosophical underpinnings of the Republic start…
  10. You're What You Say You Are https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2015/06/24/youre-what-you-say-you-are-n2015703
    Upon disembarkation, soldiers were required to fill out a vital information form denoting one's next of kin, religion, blood type and…
  11. Holy Matrimony Batman! https://townhall.com/columnists/alankorwin/2015/06/23/holy-matrimony-batman-n2016342
    precluded from any activity whatsoever here—by the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion … Holy matrimony and the ban on interfering with religion demand it. … Conservatives and liberals alike who demand that government coerce people to see religion their way miss the point altogether -- that…
  12. What Black Americans Can Teach White Americans About Faith https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2015/06/23/what…ack-americans-can-teach-white-americans-about-faith-n2016015
    Of course, my own experience is completely anecdotal, but I’ve seen the same pattern for many years now, and a survey on religion in…
  13. America, Not Dylann Roof, Should Be Forgiven https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2015/06/23/america-not-dylann-roof-should-be-forgiven-n2015980
    First, consistent with my religion, Judaism, I do not believe that anyone but the actual victim has the right to forgive someone for…
  14. How to Get Satisfaction? The Bible Shows Us https://townhall.com/columnists/marvinolasky/2015/06/23/how-to-get-satisfaction-the-bible-shows-us-n2015762
    Countless liberal theologians have said we can all stand in a hallway of religion without going into particular rooms—but remove the…
  15. Pope Francis Not Too Thrilled With Hammer and Sickle Crucifix Gift https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2015/07/09…t-too-thrilled-with-hammer-and-sickle-crucifix-gift-n2023374
    The stated goal of the USSR, which had a hammer and sickle pretty prominently on its flag, was to eliminate religion and create an…
  16. Politico Essay on South Incredibly Cruel, Demeaning...and Oddly Familiar https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2015/07/09/politi…south-incredibly-cruel-demeaningand-oddly-familiar-n2023094
    I'll give Lind credit -- he did manage to have some interesting thoughts on issues such as southern politics and religion.…
  17. We Have to Keep Pushing School Choice Programs https://townhall.com/columnists/helenraleigh/2015/07/09/we-have-to-keep-pushing-school-of-choice-programs-n2022879
    Included in this test is that money must go directly to parents rather than schools and the policy must be neutral with respect to religion…
  18. America Without Religious Freedom is Unthinkable https://townhall.com/columnists/jerrynewcombe/2015/07/08/america-without-religious-freedom-is-unthinkable-n2022973
    Catholics founded Maryland to practice their religion. … James Madison said, “Whilst we assert for ourselves a freedom to embrace, to profess and to observe the Religion which we believe to … Our fathers were brought hither by their high veneration for the Christian religion.…
  19. Four Reasons the Left Should Love Capitalism But Doesn’t https://townhall.com/columnists/carljackson/2015/07/08/four-reasons-the-left-should-love-capitalism-but-doesnt-n2022230
    Atheists Karl Marx and Frederick Engels believed that religion was the anti-depressant for the oppressed working class. … when society adopted socialism the economic chains of the working class would be eliminated, thereby eliminating the need for religion…
  20. California's Right-to-Die Bill Put on Hold https://townhall.com/tipsheet/brookecarlucci/2015/07/07/cali…todie-bill-comes-to-a-halt-with-catholic-opposition-n2022362
    And so, as it seems that religion and legislation butt heads once again, the right-to-die bill will for now not be making a clearance…
  21. We're Doomed: Only 19% of Americans Know That the First Amendment Guarantees Freedom of Religion https://townhall.com/tipsheet/aaronbandler/2015/07/07/were-d…the-first-amendment-guarantees-freedom-of-religion-n2022257
    we're screwed: Only 19 percent of American adults know that the First Amendment to the Bill of Rights guarantees the freedom of religion … How do only 19 percent of the population know that freedom of religion is guaranteed by the First Amendment? … given the recent attacks on freedom of religion such as this and this.…
  22. My Own Speech Code https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2015/07/07/my-own-speech-code-n2022052
    called the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…
  23. Destroying Religious Freedom to Save It https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2015/07/07/destroying-religious-freedom-to-save-it-n2022039
    Its website sports a “Using Religion to Discriminate” page that bemoans all sorts of religious freedom claims. … passes for tolerance, it’s not surprising that the ACLU and others on the Left want to render meaningless the free exercise of religion…
  24. I Told You Things Are Getting Crazier https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2015/07/07/i-told-you-things-are-getting-crazier-n2021966
    --Antonin Scalia Is Unfit To Serve: A Justice Who Rejects Science and the Law for Religion Is of Unsound Mind.…
  25. Sen. Baldwin: First Amendment Applies To Institutions of Faith, ‘But I Don’t Think It Extends Far Beyond That’ https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/07/06/sen-baldw…f-faith-but-i-dont-think-it-extends-far-beyond-that-n2021895
    At the same time, there are restrictions on the free exercise of religion.…