American Center for Law and Justice
Pat Robertson steps down from ‘700 Club’
By Yonat Shimron — October 1, 2021
(RNS) — The 91-year-old televangelist, pioneer Christian media mogul and one-time Republican presidential candidate made the announcement Friday (Oct. 1) on the 60th anniversary of CBN’s first broadcast.
John MacArthur believes the Bible trumps COVID-19 public health orders. Legal scholars say no
By Alejandra Molina — August 6, 2020
(RNS) — While the government can't tell people what to believe, it can restrict their actions. That includes restricting religious practices during a pandemic.
Tennessee pastor trapped in India over customs violation
By Aysha Khan — October 30, 2019
(RNS) — A Tennessee pastor has spent the past three weeks stranded in India after he was arrested and then released over a customs violation, according to his attorney.
Andrew Brunson freed after telling court, ‘I love Jesus, I love Turkey’
By Umar Farooq — October 12, 2018
IZMIR, Turkey (RNS) — The American missionary, imprisoned nearly two years on terrorism-related charges, had been the subject of a diplomatic standoff between the United States and Turkey.
US pastor Andrew Brunson accused of using Christianity as part of a terrorist plot
By Yonat Shimron — March 22, 2018
(RNS) — North Carolina native Andrew Brunson is accused by the Turkish court of being 'an agent of unconventional warfare under the mask of being an evangelical church pastor.'
How ‘pro bono’ offers to defend religious monuments are stressing local governments
By Andrew L. Seidel — March 7, 2018
(RNS) — Pro bono? Not even a penny? The old adage holds: This sounds too good to be true. And it is, says Andrew L. Seidel.
Serving God by suing others: Inside the Christian conservative legal movement
By Kelsey Dallas — August 2, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY — Debates over religious freedom are more contentious now than they were in the past, and these organizations may help explain why.
2 pastors facing death sentences freed in Sudan
By Fredrick Nzwili — August 5, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The Rev. Michael Yat and the Rev. Peter Reith, Presbyterian Evangelical church pastors, faced espionage and other charges.
Congress pushes for release of American pastor imprisoned in Iran
By Katherine Burgess — November 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Iranian government sentenced Abedini to eight years in prison after convicting him of “undermining” the government by spreading his religious beliefs.
Imprisoned Iranian-American pastor gets push from State Dept.
By Adelle M. Banks — March 26, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Secretary of State John Kerry is calling for the release of an Iranian-American minister from a Tehran prison, a welcome step for advocates who had accused the State Department of being "AWOL" on the case.
Critics: State Department is ‘AWOL’ on Iran’s religious freedom
By Adelle M. Banks — March 15, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious freedom activists scolded the State Department for not appearing at a hearing Friday on Iran’s treatment of religious minorities and called for greater government involvement in securing the release of people imprisoned there for their faith.
Court says Catholic businessman can fight contraception mandate
By Robert Patrick / St. Louis Post-Dispatch — November 29, 2012
ST. LOUIS (RNS) A federal appeals court in St. Louis on Wednesday temporarily blocked the enforcement of the 2010 health care reform law's contraception mandate while a St. Louis business owner appeals a lower court's ruling. By Robert Patrick.
Preachers arrested during New Orleans gay pride party plan to sue for right to protest
By Katherine Fretland / The Times-Picayune — September 12, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Nine preachers who were arrested after they allegedly yelled slurs during a gay pride festival plan to sue the city over an ordinance that bans "aggressive solicitation" in the city's storied French Quarter. By Katherine Fretland.
Activists hail release of Christian pastor in Iran, teen in Pakistan
By Adelle M. Banks — September 10, 2012
(RNS) Religious rights activists are hailing the release over the weekend of an Iranian pastor accused of apostasy and a Pakistani girl charged with blasphemy. By Adelle M. Banks.
Conservative law firm fights atheists’ suit over cross at 9/11 museum
By Steve Strunsky /The Star-Ledger — August 21, 2012
(RNS) A lawsuit that was filed by the group American Atheists to keep a revered cross out of the National September 11 Museum is being challenged by Pat Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice. By Steve Strunsky.
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