The ruling is an important victory for Establishment Clause principles in the public school context, where advocates of Christian nationalism have sought to advance a narrow religious agenda and promote a false historical narrative.
The Rev. Janna Louie shares what she sees happening on the ground in Los Angeles and how people of faith are responding: “And I will pastor with deeper resolve for our faith community to be marked by hope in action. I will preach that practicing courage deepens our faith.”
The filing to undermine the Johnson Amendment may appear to open the door to political endorsements, but it conceals the risks and pressures that follow. The freedom it promises is not freedom at all, but entanglement. And the cost of falling for the illusion could be the very independence of the pulpit.
“Honoring John Lewis means not only remembering his words but living them — getting into “good trouble” until the right to vote is secure for all,” writes Dr. Sabrina E. Dent, director of the BJC Center for Faith, Justice and Reconciliation.
In what is starting to feel like a yearly tradition, the recent Supreme Court term was another consequential one, with three decisions that have the potential to influence the legal landscape of religious liberty for years to come.