Apu Gomes / Getty ImagesCommentary Cali Backs Itself Into a Corner: Jail No Longer Threatening After State Springs High-Risk Inmates California is loath to put almost anyone behind bars because of the coronavirus. What to do with protesters breaking the law, then? By C. Douglas Golden May 23, 2020
Alex Wong / Getty ImagesCommentary Trump Issues Warning to Dem Governors Refusing To Allow Churches To Open The president understands that our nation is based on Judeo-Christian values and that the church is the center of many of our lives. By Carmine Sabia May 22, 2020
@revstephenleach / TwitterCommentary Church That Refused To Close Under Gov't Order Burned to Ground in Suspected Arson What was once a house of worship is now a smoldering pile of ruins. If Americans aren't vigilant, their religious freedoms will be next. By Christine Favocci May 22, 2020
Stacey ShiflettCommentary Pastor Rips Up Cease-and-Desist Letter During Sermon, Says 'We're Gonna Do It God's Way' The Rev. Stacey Shiflett of Calvary Baptist Church was more than a little peeved at Baltimore's approach to churches reopening. By C. Douglas Golden May 22, 2020
Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images Trump Declares Houses of Worship Are 'Essential,' Will 'Override' Governors' Orders 'These are places that hold our society together and keep our people united,' the president said. By The Associated Press May 22, 2020
HIS Church / YouTube screen shotCommentary Pastor Encourages Churches To Open in Defiance of Totalitarian Lockdowns: 'Stand Up and Roar' 'I promise you our church services are safer than what you see at Lowe's and they’re safer than what you see at your Walmart.' By Randy DeSoto May 20, 2020
Sara D. Davis / Getty Images Federal Judge Blocks State's Restrictions on Religious Services The ruling comes after a minister, a Christian revival group and two baptist churches sued Cooper to immediately block rules restricting religious services. By Mary Margaret Olohan May 18, 2020
Agustin Paullier / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary CA City Can't Ban the American Flag, But They Did Just Ban Protesters Having Flagpoles In Laguna Beach, California, the city council has decided to ban flagpoles after a May 2 demonstration in the city. By C. Douglas Golden May 17, 2020
Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesCommentary Massive Number of California Churches Set To Defy Totalitarian Lockdown Orders There is no difference between walking the aisles of Walmart and running the aisles in a church service. If one is open, both should be. By Del Duduit May 15, 2020
Alex Wong / Getty ImagesCommentary Proposed Dem. 'TRACE' Act Labeled with Number Causing People To Look Twice It is curious how a bill that is very short on words is simultaneously broad enough to usher in massive government surveillance. By Christine Favocci May 12, 2020