Florida Tops the Rankings as the Best State for Religious Freedom

Florida Tops the Rankings as the Best State for Religious Freedom

This year, Florida climbed to the top spot in the ranking as the best state for religious freedom, earning a score of 74.6% and surpassing Illinois, which held the No. 1 position in 2024. For the third consecutive year, West Virginia ranked last with a score of only 19.6%, down from 24.7% last year and 14% in 2023. Wyoming is the second-worst state with a score of 23.3%, followed by Michigan at 27.4%, Nebraska at 29.1%, and Vermont at 29.3%.
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    Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced a joint resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in countries where Muslims constitute the majority. The resolution highlights targeted killings, church closures, arrests, forced conversions, and restrictions on worship rights. It urges the President to leverage diplomatic tools like trade and security negotiations to push for change, as reported by ADF International.
  • Supreme Court Approves Trump’s Plan to Restructure Department of Education
    The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision Monday, overturned a prior ruling that had blocked the administration from scaling back the department’s scope. This decision came four months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close the department and “return authority over education to the states and local communities.”

Most Protestant Churches Still Use Plate Passing Over Digital Giving, Study Finds

Most Protestant churches across the United States continue to  passing a plate or basket remains the most common practice compared to digital giving or collection boxes, according to a recent survey conducted by Lifeway Research. The survey, which involved 1,003 Protestant pastors, revealed that nearly three in four pastors reported that their churches collect physical offerings by passing something around during the service.
  • Hispanic Pastors Decry Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling: ‘Honor the Image of God in Every Child’
    The recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate nationwide injunctions impacting President Donald Trump's order that limits the right to birthright citizenship has elicited criticism from Hispanic Christian leaders and advocacy groups. The decision, which was passed by a six to three vote in Trump v. Casa, Inc., permits the Trump administration to restrict automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants.
  • Faith Office Quotes Psalm 34:18, Calls on Americans to Pray Amid Texas Floods
    Severe flooding across central Texas has caused the death toll to exceed 100 by Monday afternoon. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha confirmed that authorities had recovered 75 bodies, including 48 adults and 27 children. Among the victims are 10 campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic who remain unaccounted for. Search efforts continue as rescue crews seek to locate 41 individuals still missing.
  • Trump Approves Law Defunding Planned Parenthood and Related Entities
    A budget reconciliation bill that defunds Planned Parenthood was signed into law on July 4 by President Donald Trump. The legislation will cut off funding to Planned Parenthood and all related entities for a full year. The bill explicitly lists abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood as prohibited entities that are forbidden from receiving federal payments, including Medicaid reimbursements.
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  • Victory Christian Center Holds Prison Outreach for 751 Inmates in Oklahoma

    More than 700 inmates and prison staff gathered last week at the John H. Lilley Correctional Center in Boley, Oklahoma, for a large-scale outreach event led by Victory Christian Center. Organized by Pastor Paul Daugherty and a team of 32 volunteers, the event featured worship, preaching, baptisms, and the distribution of hot meals, Bibles, and Christian books.

  • Over Half of Americans Support Allowing Teachers to Lead Prayer to Jesus in Schools

    A recent survey from the Pew Research Center reveals that while most Americans support allowing teachers to lead students in prayer to Jesus in schools, opinions on the issue vary significantly by state. The data, derived from responses collected between July 17, 2023, and March 4, 2024, from the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study involving 36,908 U.S. adults.

  • Tennessee Law Prohibiting Harboring Illegal Immigrants Sparks ELCA Synod Lawsuit

    A synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee over a recently enacted law that prohibits individuals from providing shelter to those who entered the country illegally. The ELCA Southeastern Synod is the lead plaintiff in the case, which was filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Two individuals with close connections to undocumented immigrants have joined as co-plaintiffs.

  • Poll Shows 75% of Christians Have Little to No Trust in Democratic Party

    A recent poll suggests that most Christians in the United States have little to no trust in the Democratic Party and would never vote for a Democrat. The survey, released by the progressive Evangelical advocacy group Vote Common Good and conducted by Change Research, documents Christian voters' views on various issues, including their perspectives on the two major political parties. The comprehensive results of the poll, shared with Time Magazine, reveal that 75% of Christian voters possess litt

  • Trump Condemns Both Sides for Violating Ceasefire Right After Announcement

    U.S. President Donald Trump condemned both Israel and Iran for violating a ceasefire shortly after he announced the agreement on Monday. Multiple news outlets reported that “Israel launched an airstrike on a radar facility near the Iranian capital of Tehran,” while Netanyahu stated that “Iran had fired missiles at his country hours after the ceasefire was agreed to.”

  • Religious Liberty Commission Holds Inaugural Meeting at Museum of the Bible

    The inaugural meeting of the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty was presided over by Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick on June 16 at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. The commission, created via an executive order by President Donald Trump on May 1, plans to hold up to nine hearings through 2026 to gather data and develop long-term strategies aimed at protecting religious liberty for all Americans.

  • Trump Announces Destruction of Iran’s Key Nuclear Facilities by US Forces

    On Saturday, the United States launched coordinated strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump confirmed the attacks later that evening, stating that American forces had “completely and fully obliterated” Iran’s critical nuclear facilities. The Pentagon reported that the strikes targeted the Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan sites. The operation used bunker-buster bombs dropped by B-2 stealth bombers and Tomahawk missiles launched from U.S. submarines, according to The Associated Press. 

  • Supreme Court Supports Tennessee’s Ban on Sex-Change Operations and Puberty Suppressants

    The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits body-mutilating surgeries and hormone treatments for trans-identified minors, affirming a lower court ruling. In the case of United States v. Skrmetti, the high court ruled 6-3 that Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1 does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the majority opinion, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett
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