ArticlesBrowse by Recently AddedTitleDateAuthorTopic Technology ArticleExplainer: American technology, China, and the fall of freedom in Hong Kongby Jason ThackerIt is no secret that the Chinese government has been leveraging technology in order to strengthen its standing throughout the world. Outside of mainland China, companies with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), such as telecommunications giant Huawei, have been accused of using their technologies to aid the CCP in national security efforts. Continue… Continue... Race ArticleWhat is the difference between remembering history and celebrating division?by RaShan FrostCharleston, South Carolina, is a place of deep aesthetic beauty, a rich culture, and a complex history shaped by piracy, race-based chattel slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow. The iconography of an era gone by still influences life and culture today. As a history buff and local pastor, it is interesting to see Continue… Continue... Supreme Court ArticleTop Quotes: Supreme Court rules nuns do not have to ‘violate their religious beliefs’ to serveby Policy StaffToday, the Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania. In this case the Justices held that religious organizations could be exempt from a government mandate that they provide contraception coverage for their employees. In 2010, Congress passed the Affordable Care Act which included a mandate for employers to Continue… Continue... Supreme Court ArticleExplainer: The Supreme Court rules nuns do not have to ‘violate their religious beliefs’ to serveby Policy StaffIn a victory for all Americans and people of faith, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the Little Sisters of the Poor do not have to violate their consciences, upholding two rules issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that provide an exemption from the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate on religious Continue… Continue... Supreme Court ArticleCiting ERLC brief, SCOTUS protects religious libertyby Policy StaffEarlier today, the Supreme Court decided the case of Our Lady Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru. This 7-2 ruling protects the right of religious organizations to hire individuals who share their religious beliefs. This case expanded the scope of the ministerial exception and applied it to religious schools. The ministerial exception emerged eight years ago in Continue… Continue... Religious Liberty ArticleExplainer: The Supreme Court reaffirms hiring protections for religious employersby Policy StaffIn a major victory for religious liberty, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in a case entitled Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morissey Beru that the ministerial exception applies to teachers employed by religious schools. Continue... Sexuality ArticleWhy Christians should care about the latest step in the sexual revolutionby Josh WesterYou probably missed it, but last week The New York Times reported that a city in Massachusetts decided, once again, to broaden the legal definition of marriage. During a recent City Council meeting, elected officials in the city of Somerville opted to expand protections previously reserved for married couples to those participating in polyamorous relationships. Continue… Continue... Prison Reform ArticleA call to pray for those in prison during the pandemicby Heather Rice-MinusIt’s been dozens of days since Kerry Gant has seen her husband’s face. He’s quarantined in prison because his cell block is a COVID-19 hot spot. “When you’re quarantining in prison,” Kerry said during a recent webinar with Prison Fellowship®, “it isn’t like quarantining in your house. It’s not like you . . . have Continue… Continue... Abortion ArticleSupreme Court issues rulings affecting abortion and religious libertyby ERLC StaffEarlier this week, the Supreme Court issued rulings in two significant cases involving abortion and religious liberty. Here is what you should know about those cases. The Case: June Medical Services v. Russo The Background: In this case the justices were asked to consider a state law designed to protect women from the dangers practices Continue… Continue... History ArticleLearn more about America’s founding from these resourcesby Alex WardOn July 3, 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife to say that he thought July 2 would go down as the most “memorable epoch in the history of America.” This was the day that the Second Continental Congress had voted to accept a resolution declaring their independence from Great Britain. A committee was then Continue… Continue...