By Pacific Justice Institute (Photo:Gage Skidmore) Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) filed a federal lawsuit against California Gov. Gavin Newsom on behalf of two churches in Calaveras County that desire to receive equal treatment, as other institutions such as schools are permitted by the Governor to reopen. The lawsuit, filed in […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Oregon based ministry This video, from my son-in-law Dan Franklin, married to my daughter Karina, is terrific. Some believers on both sides of the debate of when we should reopen are dismissive of the specific and very different circumstances that inform people’s viewpoints. For […]

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest example of media bias (the following are all internet stories): “More than 12,000 Catholic Churches in the U.S. Applied for PPP Loans—and 9,000 Got Them” (cbsnews) “9,000 Catholic Churches Received PPP Loans Meant […]

Pacific Justice Institute, Attorneys for Oregon Governor Kate Brown filed for an emergency stay with the Oregon Supreme Court after Judge Matthew Shirtcliff issued a temporary restraining order, finding the pandemic executive orders null and void. The State’s highest court granted the motion after the lower court found that Governor […]

Oregon Judge Declares Pandemic Orders Null and Void By Pacific Justice Institute, Media Contact: Brad Dacus, 916-616-4126 (Spanish: 206-257-3239) Salem, OR — An Oregon judge ruled today that Gov. Kate Brown’s pandemic-related executive orders exceeded her authority. The case was filed by numerous churches and people of faith who were […]

By Oregon Right to Life, Half of my staff is working remotely but as hard as ever. On May 6, joined dozens of leaders around the country in a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, urging him to take action to stop the […]

By Coptic Solidarity, A Coptic woman, Ranya Abd al-Masih (“servant of Christ”), 39, disappeared in Egypt on April 22, 2020, only to resurface days later in a recorded video. Ranya was dressed in a black niqab for the video, claimed to have converted to Islam, and did not want contact […]

Pacific Justice Institute, Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) sued Oregon Gov. Kate Brown this week on behalf of churches and churchgoers statewide, seeking to invalidate three of the coronavirus-related executive orders on constitutional procedural grounds. PJI filed the lawsuit in Baker County on the Idaho border. PJI, along with Common Sense […]

By Faith News Note, KPTV FOX-12 is reporting on a Vancouver church, Living Hope Church, that has opened its services in parking lot where the attendees are people in their car. One of the church members stated, “It’s awesome to be able to get out during this quarantine time and […]

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest attack on religious liberty: The assault on religious liberty quickened when dozens of international left-wing organizations recently signed a statement lecturing the U.S. State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights. Leading the pack are […]