BECKET

Becket is a non-profit, non-partisan, law firm that protects the free expression of all religious traditions - from (A)nglicans to (Z)oroastrians.

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A New Jersey school district is prohibiting volunteer mentors from attending religious club meetings, while allowing them at secular clubs.

"That's not right, it's not fair, [and] it violates federal law," says @becketfund's Joe Davis.

Guest host: @JodyHiceFRCA

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Families of faith at Cumberland Elementary School—and across California’s Sunnyvale School District—are being denied the right to opt their children out of curriculum that conflicts with their religious beliefs. The school district refuses to abide by the Supreme Court's ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which guarantees parents can remain the primary educators of their children. 

Read more about this case: https://t.co/43Jo4imIpf

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A federal appeals court issued a resounding church autonomy victory earlier this week, confirming that churches are the final decision makers of who leads their flocks, not the government. Learn more from @_LykinsLiz in @WNGdotorg: https://t.co/3g8j9X9p3a

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Churches should choose who leads their congregations, not judges and juries. This week, a federal appeals court made that clear by protecting ROCOR’s ability to freely discuss and decide who should be its bishops. @MichaelGryboski @ChristianPost https://t.co/7UQXPu9Flz

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FCA Huddles give student athletes a place to gather and study the Bible. But a New Jersey school district barred outside mentors from volunteering with any religious student club. We've asked a federal court to restore equal treatment. More in @WNGdotorg https://t.co/lhcCRigzBO

[Liz Lykins @_LykinsLiz]

A federal appeals court sided with the Russian Orthodox church Tuesday. The ruling upholds church autonomy, @becketfund said. Read more: https://t.co/KwgXL7XGWz @WNGdotorg

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The state of Colorado is excluding Catholic families and preschools from its universal preschool funding program simply because of their religious convictions. That’s blatant discrimination. In November, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case about the fight for equal treatment.

Learn more: https://t.co/WpvTAqycjO

[Daniel Blomberg @DBlombergSC]

BREAKING: The Second Circuit just confirmed that churches, not courts, get the final say in who leads their flocks.

[Heartlander News @HeartlanderNews]

Two clubs of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a New Jersey school district after the district banned adult volunteers from mentoring students in religious groups on school campuses.

“That is just what the Supreme Court has said again and again that governments cannot do: they cannot ‘single out the religious for disfavored treatment,’” reads the lawsuit, filed by The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

FCA, founded in 1954, supports student-athletes living out their faith on and off the field, according to Becket’s press release. The religious group hosts “Huddles,” or student-led clubs, across college, high school and middle school campuses where students gather for fellowship, prayer, Bible study and games. FCA staff and local volunteers join these gatherings to mentor and encourage the students.

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Catholic nuns in New York have served the elderly and dying for generations. Now, New York is asking them to do the impossible: abandon their beliefs and facilitate assisted suicide. Becket’s Mark Rienzi explains why they need an exemption from the law on @SatAmericaFNC 👇

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Virginia is wrongfully denying tuition assistance to National Guard chaplains. Retired Major Generals Douglas L. Carver and Thomas J. Solhjem write in @PostOpinions about why the Fourth Circuit should put a stop to this blatantly discriminatory policy. https://t.co/l97ZUupzzo

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Excluding Catholic schools from public funding simply because they are religious is blatant discrimination. On November 3, SCOTUS will hear arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case at the heart of this issue. More👇@FredLucasWH @DailySignal https://t.co/tq7lHBN8zy

[Daniel Blomberg @DBlombergSC]

NEW: @becketfund filed a lawsuit to stop a New Jersey school district’s unconstitutional discrimination, after it was pressured by an atheist advocacy group to single out religious student clubs for unfair treatment.

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These Catholic ministries are called to heal, not harm. @BMcGrewvy explains in @wngdotorg how a judge has temporarily blocked NY's assisted suicide law from forcing Catholic nuns and health ministries to act against their faith and conscience.
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Oklahoma makes room in its charter school program for schools focused on science, fine arts, language immersion and classical education—but not faith-based schools. Last week, Becket’s Daniel Chen argued in federal court that excluding religious schools is discrimination, plain and simple.

Learn more: https://t.co/sVs9yBohFI

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The First Amendment doesn't require scrubbing every religious symbol from the public square. When the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) challenged the Latin cross in Lehigh County's seal, Becket helped the Pennsylvania county defend its historical significance. Seven years ago today, the Third Circuit agreed with Becket's approach, ruling that forcing the county to remove the cross would show hostility—not neutrality—toward religion.

Read more about this case: https://t.co/wv4tpVTYoL

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Becket’s Adèle Keim explains to @FoxNews why the fight to protect Catholic nuns from New York’s assisted suicide mandate is about more than end-of-life care—it’s about whether the government can force religious ministries to violate their beliefs.

Read more: https://t.co/OJajKE7Scb

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Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School was denied access to Oklahoma’s charter school program because of its religious character. This week, Becket's Daniel Chen argued that this religious exclusion violated the school’s constitutional rights. @TheOklahoman https://t.co/grOOpVXV7R

[Catholic News Agency @cnalive]

Oklahoma’s Statewide Charter School Board wants to approve religious charter schools, but a ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court and efforts by the state attorney general prevent it from doing so.

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New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act is now in effect for qualified terminally ill patients, though a federal judge has granted a temporary injunction exempting four Catholic nursing homes. Adele Keim with @becketfund shares more.