parental rights
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GwenMaine Court Rules Father Has Final Authority Over Daughter’s Church Attendance and Religious Upbringing
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently affirmed a lower court ruling that granted Matthew Bradeen, a father, final authority over his daughter’s medical care and religious upbringing. The...
Chautauqua Co. Amish School at Center of Vaccine Case That Could Reach Supreme Court
The legal battle over school vaccine requirements has reached a pivotal stage in Chautauqua County, New York, where an Amish school is at the center of a case...
ERLC and Iowa Baptist Convention Urge Court to Protect Parental Rights in Transgender Student Policy Case
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and the Baptist Convention of Iowa (BCI) have joined other organizations in urging a federal appeals court to block a public...
Maine Supreme Court Upholds Custody Order Restricting Mother’s Religious Practices with Daughter
The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that a mother, Emily Bickford, cannot take her 13-year-old daughter to church or expose her to religious beliefs without the approval of...
Maine Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Mother’s Access to Calvary Chapel for Daughter
Emily Bickford faced the Maine Supreme Court in a case that placed her at odds with the state over her right to raise her daughter according to her...
Transgender policy debate leads to school board ejection of charismatic preacher
John Amanchukwu, a youth pastor at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, N.C., was escorted out of an Old Bridge, N.J., school board meeting...
MBC President Calls for End to ‘Gestational Genocide’ as Support for Amendment 3 Grows
The Missouri Baptist Convention has taken a firm stance in support of Amendment 3, a state constitutional amendment aimed at restoring pro-life protections and banning gender transition procedures...
Maine Judge Labels Calvary Chapel a “Cult” and Bars Mother From Taking Daughter to Church
Maine’s highest court is set to review a case that challenges the boundaries of parental rights and religious freedom. The case, Bickford v. Bradeen, centers on a custody...
Florida Catholic Bishops Reject State Push for Religious Vaccine Exemptions
Florida’s Catholic bishops have taken a firm stance against efforts to expand religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations, clashing with state officials who advocate for greater parental control over...
