Many agree with Steve Moore, President of The Mission Exchange, who said, “We have no choice but to finish what we started, but I’m increasingly doubtful we can solve the problems we are facing with traditional military options.” The survey highlighted the complexity of judgments toward the war with 34 percent of evangelical leaders opting …
NAE President Leith Anderson said, “It sounds like the proposed Qu’ran burning is rooted in revenge. Yet the Bible says that Christians should ‘make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else’ (1 Thessalonians 5:15).” In 1996 the NAE addressed religious persecution …
“President Obama raised immigration higher on the national agenda,” said Leith Anderson, NAE President. “Now we are looking forward to Republicans and Democrats joining together to write and pass immigration reform legislation.” The NAE calls on President Obama to build on the momentum for reform by working directly with congressional leaders to enact immigration reform …
The operative decision on traditional nondiscrimination policies continues to be the 7th Circuit’s decision in CLS v Walker, 453 F.3d 853 (7th Cir. 2006), which held that traditional nondiscrimination policies cannot be applied to a religious group that requires its officers to sign a statement of faith. The Hasting decision expressly said that it was …
In Sossamon v. Texas, Harvey Sossamon, a Texas inmate, filed a lawsuit alleging that he was unlawfully denied use of the prison chapel, because prisoners of other faiths received special accommodations not given to Christians. The lower courts agreed the law was violated but held that the state was immune from paying damages.
Several families brought the case to the courts after one third grader was banned from giving candy cane pens with a religious message to his classmates, and another reported that his class was told they could not write “Merry Christmas” on holiday cards being sent to American troops overseas. While the school claims the policy …
The school argues that under the “ministerial exception,” it should be allowed to require its teachers to conform to the religious tenets of the organization. The Sixth Circuit Court found that a teacher could not be categorized as a “ministerial employee” since Perich’s primary duties at the religious school were secular. If the ruling holds, …
The NAE initiative seeks to build on growing momentum among evangelicals in support of immigration reform since the passage of state legislation in Arizona last month. On Wednesday, Liberty Counsel issued a strong statement by evangelical leaders calling immigration reform “a moral issue” that should be addressed immediately. The Roll Call advertisement emphasizes key provisions …
Last summer, the NAE and the Christian Legal Society filed a brief amici in the case arguing that Frank Buono, a retired employee of the National Park Service, had no standing to sue. The Supreme Court did not rule on this question of standing. Carl Esbeck, NAE Legal Counsel, discussed the impact of the Supreme Court ruling …
