Read about developments concerning the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Free to be Faithful Newsletter
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Summer 2020 newsletter
Read about two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, Navy restrictions due to COVID-19, and how to engage in public discourse with faith and love.
‘Free to be Faithful Newsletter’ – Fall 2019
“Free to be Faithful Newsletter” highlights important and relevant details on religious liberty issues that impact the rights of Christians to live faithfully.
‘Free to be Faithful Newsletter’ – Summer 2019
“Free to be Faithful Newsletter” highlights progress of the Equality Act and the effects of similar sexual orientation and gender identity laws.
‘Free to be Faithful Newsletter’ – Winter/Spring 2019
“Free to be Faithful Newsletter” reviews the 2019 March for Life and the LCMS Life Conference that focused on confessing God’s truth about the sanctity of human life.
‘Free to be Faithful Newsletter’ – Fall 2018
“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 lesbian soldier who wanted to attend a marriage retreat.
‘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 way pastors are paid.
‘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 liberty advocates are making a difference.
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 her judiciary duties for her faith-based beliefs about marriage.
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 Christians to live faithfully.
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 Catholic organization Little Sisters of the Poor.
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, D.C.
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 includes President Matthew C. Harrison’s response to the ruling as well as an update on the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty that will create an enduring LCMS presence in Washington, D.C.