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Massachusetts churches free to serve their communities without being forced to abandon beliefs

by MFI News

CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.adfmedia.org/home/contact   Massachusetts churches free to serve their communities without being forced to abandon beliefs ADF lawsuit prompts state officials to reverse course, respect churches’ religious freedom WHO:  ADF attorney and allied attorney, pastors who filed suit against Massachusetts officials WHAT:  News conference regarding lawsuit, Horizon Christian Fellowship v. Williamson WHEN:  […]

MFI Stands for Your Religious Freedom

by MFI News

Earlier this week, I was down in DC at a national strategy conference hosted by our legal ministry friends at Alliance Defending Freedom.  This gave me the opportunity to spend some more time with Steve O’Ban, the ADF attorney I’ve been working with on the transgender church lawsuit.  As I shared with you last month, ADF […]

We’re Here to Help You Protect Your Ministry

by MFI News

As I’ve been writing to you for some time now, the confusion and controversy in our culture surrounding issues of human sexuality and religious freedom are presenting unique challenges to the church.  This is why a growing part of MFI’s ministry is equipping pastors and church leaders with the tools and understanding they need to shepherd […]

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 […]

Dr. Paul Church Defends his Religious Freedom Rights

by MFI News

After speaking out about the medical health risks of homosexuality and voicing his religious and moral beliefs, Dr. Paul Church’s job at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) was threatened—but family values supporters like you spoke up with MFI to send a petition to BIDMC on his behalf. Last week nearly 900 of you responded […]

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” […]

Marriage On Trial

by MFI News

For two and a half hours Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument on the question of redefining marriage.  The court considered two legal issues: first, whether there is a fundamental right to same-sex marriage, and second, whether a state must recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage […]

MFI Weighs in on RFRA

by MFI News

Last week I was called upon to debate the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act on NECN.  You can watch that six-minute segment here.  My opponent’s strategy was to say the word ‘discrimination’ as much as possible, particularly when faced with questions he didn’t want to answer.  Unfortunately, this is true for so many in the conflict between […]