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Massachusetts churches file suit to challenge law forcing them to speak, act contrary to their faith

by MFI News

ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM NEWS RELEASE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.adfmedia.org/home/contact    Massachusetts churches file suit to challenge law forcing them to speak, act contrary to their faith ADF attorneys represent four congregations in case against commonwealth officials Tuesday, October 11, 2016 BOSTON – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing four Massachusetts […]

Dr. Paul Church featured on Fox News

by MFI News

I know many of you have been closely following the ordeal of Dr. Paul Church, the Harvard affiliated physician who was ousted from his practice at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for speaking up about the health risks of homosexual activity.  This afternoon, his story was prominently featured on the home page of foxnews.com. At […]

Catholic all-girls school must hire active homosexual

by MFI News

Two major assaults on religious liberty have occurred this week in Massachusetts. Please see my article in the NewBostonPost on yesterday’s decision to force Catholic schools to hire homosexuals as well as Dr. Church losing his appeal because of his stand on homosexuality. Given this news, I just finished updating the final draft of our Engage the Bay […]

Support for Religious Liberty

by MFI News

As the fight for religious liberty rages on, be encouraged in knowing that people of faith are standing for truth and morality in the public square—and they’re receiving faithful support. According to the NewBostonPost, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, says she met briefly with the Pope during […]

Kim Davis is free… for now

by MFI News

While Americans all across the country were celebrating the last few days of summer freedom over the weekend, there was a case in Kentucky that may be pointing to the end of our long season of religious freedom in America.  Friday night I was on NECN talking about Kim Davis, a county clerk who was put […]

Religious Freedom in Lawrence

by MFI News

This past Friday, MFI’s allies at Liberty Counsel won a victory in Massachusetts for religious freedom.  President Anita Staver had sought to hold a lecture on American history from a religious viewpoint in a meeting room of the Lawrence Public Library.  Her application was rejected due to its religious nature.  While the Library’s stated mission encourages […]

Marriage Primer: 5 Things You Should Know Before the Court Rules

by MFI News

Within the next 96 hours (Friday or Monday morning), we will be getting a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on the definition of marriage.  No matter the outcome, this decision will have broad implications for the future of families in our Commonwealth and nation. As we prepare for the Court’s decision, here are a […]

Air Strike on Public Faith

by MFI News

You may have heard in the news this week that an Air Force Major General, stationed right here in MA at Hanscom AFB, is being threatened with court martial for talking about his faith in public.  As hard as that may be to believe, Fox News reports that a group calling themselves, ironically, the “Military Religious Freedom Foundation” […]

Judge tells RI school to take down prayer banner

by mafamily

According to U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Lagueux, a prayer banner hanging at Cranston West High School had to be removed immediately. According to the Justice’s decision, “The purpose of the prayer banner was clearly religious in nature,” and that “no amount of debate can make the school prayer anything other than a prayer, and […]

ACLU sues Vermont inn for refusing lesbian wedding reception

by mafamily

In a lawsuit announced on Tuesday, the ACLU is suing the Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville for turning away a lesbian couple last fall because the inn’s owner has a policy of no gay receptions. The ACLU says the inn violated state anti-discrimination rules by refusing to host the wedding reception. The inn’s owners, Jim and […]