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Private universities navigate religious vaccination exemptions

Private universities navigate religious vaccination exemptions
Universities implement varying vaccination mandates.
Charlotte McKinley, Freelance Writer September 16, 2021

Christian universities across the United States approached the coronavirus vaccine mandates differently. Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, chose not to mandate the vaccine according to its immunizations page whereas Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, has mandated that all students be vaccinated....

Equality Act and LGBTQ rights may defund Christian universities

Equality Act and LGBTQ rights may defund Christian universities
Transgender rights are debated as the Senate reviews the Equality Act.
Natalie Willis, Editor-in-Chief March 12, 2021

On March 3, the United States Senate received the Equality Act, a bill that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. The act seeks to expand upon the...

Christians should care about China’s expulsion of American journalists

Christians should care about China’s expulsion of American journalists
Kicking out reporters exposes China’s need for free speech.
Addison Freiheit, Staff Writer April 15, 2020

On March 17 China announced that it will expel American journalists from The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, forcing many journalists to return their press passes and leave the country. Although this act is tragic for American journalists and Chinese citizens alike, it...

Fuller Theological Seminary sued for expelling LGBTQ students

Fuller Theological Seminary sued for expelling LGBTQ students
The nearby evangelical seminary's legal battle could determine how community standards at Christian universities apply to LGBTQ individuals.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor January 18, 2020

Fuller Theological Seminary, a multi-denominational Christian evangelical seminary in Pasadena is facing a lawsuit that alleges that the institution violated anti-discrimination laws by expelling students for being married to someone of the same sex. The second plaintiff, Nathan Brittsan, joined plaintiff...

Ohio judge removes custody of transgender teenager from parents

Ohio judge removes custody of transgender teenager from parents
Court ruling transforms a parental protection into a state authority.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor March 6, 2018

Recently, Ohio Hamilton County judge Silvia Hendon ruled against religious freedom and parental rights. She handed custody of a 17-year-old transgender teenager to the grandparents after the parents refused to endorse hormone therapy. The judge described the situation as “gut-wrenching” and expressed...

Religious liberty needs constitutional defense

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SB1146 reminds Christians the importance of continuing the debate on religious freedom.
Jason Muehlhoff, Writer November 29, 2016
SB1146 reminds Christians the importance of continuing the debate on religious freedom.

Christian education holds a place in democracy

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President Barry Corey recounts his struggle with convincing Sacramento of the value of Christian education.
President Barry Corey, Writer May 3, 2016
President Barry Corey recounts his struggle with convincing Sacramento of the value of Christian education.