Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom revealed additional details regarding his four-phase plan to reopen the state. While daycare centers and schools could start opening up very soon as part of Phase Two, in-person church services were categorized with personal care businesses like gyms and salons, which are months away…
On Palm Sunday, the Cross Culture Christian Center in Lodi was shut down by police for allegedly disobeying the state of California’s coronavirus health restrictions. Now, the Cross Culture Christian Center in Lodi – along with Pastor Jonathan Duncan – have filed a lawsuit this month, claiming that Governor Gavin…
It has now been a month since many churches in California and the rest of the country eliminated in-person meetings and services at the direction of state and local government officials to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Christians were baffled as recommendations by governors and health officials to…
This Easter is unlike any other in recent history. In an effort to follow government guidelines for “social distancing” related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many churches are voluntarily shutting their doors for the first time in the history of our country. But you and I know 2020 is not the…
Last month, a San Jose state legislator introduced a bill to outlaw retail stores from displaying children’s clothes and toys according to sex. Assemblyman Evan Low, the author of AB 2826, says the legislation was inspired by an 8-year-old girl who took offense that stores tell her what to wear…
A federal lawsuit against the California State University – San Marcos concluded last week after university officials agreed to change student fee policies for its 23 CSU campuses and pay $240,000 in fines for violating the constitutional rights of Students for Life leader Nathan Apodaca. Nathan filed a lawsuit back…
For the third consecutive year, President Donald Trump declared January 16 as “Religious Freedom Day” in the United States. On the official White House website, the President stated: On this Religious Freedom Day, we reaffirm our commitment to protecting the precious and fundamental right of religious freedom, both at home…
With a new year just around the corner, California Family Council is going to be on the front lines defending your values. Now, we have a special opportunity to end 2019! Thanks to several key California donors, every gift given to CFC by 11:59 PM on December 31, 2019 will be…
California licensing officials told a San Diego Catholic charity they must abandon their religious beliefs on abortion, sexual behavior, and transgenderism before they can open a home for trafficked teens. After four years of waiting and spending over $600,000 dollars getting the six-bed home (called the Refuge) ready, the Children…
A recent study conducted by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty found that the majority of Americans favor religious freedom and maintain an attitude that government should have minimum interference in religion. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty released their first annual Religious Freedom Index on Wednesday. The survey revealed…