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… a 2–1 ruling  by a three-judge panel that could widely affect New York City churches. On April 3, the panel upheld city’s policy of prohibiting religious … worship from its facilities…. It is striking that none of these other school districts appear to have the slightest …

… should not be designed to discriminate against churches,” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel David Cortman, who … leased property in Atlanta’s West End, which was zoned for churches.  While applying for a business license the next … brought to the attention of the city’s attorneys, however, they did not dig in their heels to bully the church.  …

… to ban all rentals for “religious worship services.” “Churches shouldn’t be treated less favorably than other … with the town’s own statement that it welcomes ‘civic, political, business, social groups and others’ to use its … a religious viewpoint.” Matthew Gerrald, one of nearly 3,400 attorneys allied with ADF, is serving as local counsel …

… system and the community group is a church. Even though churches across the country are able to rent space from … of Faith must go to court to do that.  In New York, churches that essentially do the same things as many … facilities on equal footing with everyone else.  But they can't do that in New York." Last summer, Lorence and the …

… Parish School Board regarding religious expression issues.  The latest lawsuit is a direct challenge to the … continue their threats against hometown governments that they consider to be easy prey." On Feb. 29, the ACLU filed a … that they can and should resist the increasingly radical demands of secularist groups, such as the ACLU." ADF is a …

… were to hold the law cannot constitutionally be applied to churches. ADF attorneys have maintained in  Cedar Park … were to hold the law cannot constitutionally be applied to churches. ADF attorneys have maintained in  Cedar Park …

… one church’s health insurer put surgical abortion coverage directly into the church’s health plan. Written by Alliance … saw numerous attempts by state governments to control what churches teach, where they worship, and how they exercise their religious freedom. …

… in violation of their sincerely held faith convictions. As these other states and advocates affirm, Washington can’t … were to hold the law cannot constitutionally be applied to churches. In the multi-state brief led by South Carolina, the … First Amendment protection regarding the ways in which they participate in seemingly secular activities, especially …

… officials should not use policy restrictions to target churches and push them out of public places where similar … God in Christ that a policy had been changed to prohibit churches from renting a meeting room in the Redan Recreation … events, and private parties. It had decided to exclude churches but changed course after Alliance Defending Freedom …

… to avoid foreclosure due to a tax lein on its property. “Churches shouldn’t live in fear of being punished by the government when they’ve not done anything wrong, but that’s precisely what is … Erik Stanley. “The county assessor illegally levied these taxes against the church even though the Arizona …