“Free to be Faithful Newsletter” provides update on the U.S. Army dropping its investigation against Southern Baptist chaplain Jerry Scott Squires, who was charged with discrimination against a lesbia…
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‘Free to be Faithful Newsletter’ – Summer 2018
LCMS’ “Free to be Faithful Newsletter” provides an update on the case concerning ministers’ housing allowances. Churches should note this discussion is taking place, as it could change the…
‘Free to be Faithful Newsletter’ – Winter 2018
Members of Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregations joined marches to stand for life and to remind the government of its role to protect life.…
Free to be Faithful – Fall 2017 Newsletter
Read the latest about religious liberty issues affecting Christian service members in our nation’s military and how LCMS military chaplains, the Synod’s Ministry to the Armed Forces and some religious…
Free to be Faithful Newsletter – Summer 2017
Read about the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS) of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer and its implications for religious liberty.…
Free To Be Faithful Newsletter – Spring 2017
Read the latest about Judge Ruth Neely, a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church — an LCMS congregation in Pinedale, Wyo. — whom state officials censured even though they chose not to remove her from he…
Free To Be Faithful Newsletter – Fall 2016
The Fall 2016 issue of the Free To Be Faithful Newsletter features information on important court cases and related issues at the forefront this year having significant implications for the rights of …
Free To Be Faithful Newsletter – Spring 2016
The spring 2016 Free To Be Faithful Newsletter contains information about several pending U.S. Supreme Court cases affecting religious liberty, including those impacting the pro-life movement and the …
Free to be Faithful Newsletter – Winter 2015
The winter 2015 Free to be Faithful newsletter contains an excerpt from the essay written by one of the four 2015-16 Free to be Faithful Young Adult Ambassadors.…
Free to be Faithful Newsletter – Fall 2015
The fall 2015 Free to be Faithful newsletter highlights the candid conversation that took place during the “Let’s Talk Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty” conference, held Sept. 8-10 in Washington, …
Free to be Faithful Newsletter – Summer 2015
When it comes to last week Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage, questions abound. To answer those queries, read through the summer issue of the Free to be Faithful newsletter, which…
Free to be Faithful Newsletter – Spring 2015
This month, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on same-sex marriage as it pertains to states’ rights. Learn how we as Lutherans unpack the issue in the spring 2015 issue of the Free to be Fai…
Free to be Faithful Newsletter – Winter 2014
Religious liberty and conscience, so long considered foundational in the United States of America, has been challenged in no less than three major Supreme Court cases in the last five years, with plen…