Downloadable Checklist: Understand the Effects of Your Church’s Political Activity
Use this checklist to understand the potential effects of your church's political activity.
Church & State
Rich’s 15 Must-Knows for Pastors: Public Accommodations Laws
Understand how discrimination laws affect which outside groups can use church facilities.
Three Reasons Christians Should Defend Religious Liberty for All
Preserving rights for other faiths enhances our own witness—and is the right thing to do.
Supreme Court: Commemorative Cross on Public Land Did Not Offend the Constitution
Bladensburg Cross may remain, both for its religious and secular purposes, majority says.
Annual Nondiscriminatory Policy Reporting Deadline Looms for Church-Run Schools
Filing Form 5578 is one of the most commonly ignored federal requirements of church-run schools and preschools.
Supreme Court
Public Benefit Programs Available to Churches
Excluding church from playground funding solely based on its religion violates First Amendment, Court says.
Public Accommodations Laws: Potential Effects on Churches
To answer this question, churches must be well-versed in federal, state, and local laws.
10 Commandments for Pastors, Politics, and Social Media
10 commandments for pastors thinking of preaching, speaking, or posting about politics in an election cycle. Or any other time.
Churches and Released Time Programs for Public Schools
Steps for developing and maintaining a constitutionally sound effort.