High School Wrestler Penalized for Prayer

Alliance Defending Freedom has sent a letter to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association explaining why a wrestling official’s penalty against a high school wrestler who prayed for two seconds at the beginning of a match is unconstitutional. The letter asks...

UK Court Bans Prayers at Formal Council Meetings

The saying of prayers as a ‘formal’ part of local council meetings was ruled unlawful by the United Kingdom’s High Court Friday in an extraordinary judgment. The judge, The Hon. Mr. Justice Ouseley, said there is no law that gives councils the power to do so....

White House Prayer Vigil Targets Persecuted Pastor’s Release

The Christian Defense Coalition will ask President Obama to personally and publicly demand that the Iranian government immediately release Pastor Saeed Abedini. The group is very troubled that President Obama has not yet embraced religious freedom and human rights for...

American Pastor Facing Hanging for His Faith Speaks From Prison

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which focuses on constitutional and human rights law, announced Thursday that American Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen being held in an Iranian prison because of his Christian faith, has told his family that he is...