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New York Churches to March for Equal Access on Sunday, April 22
April 20th, 201204:09 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence People of all faiths and supporters of religious liberty will march across the Brooklyn Bridge Sunday, April 22 in support of equal access for religious groups to meet in empty NYC school buildings. This is the latest in the long struggle against the New York City public schools’ policy of singling out... -
In New York City: Another Victory in “The Case That Will Not Die”
March 15th, 201205:13 PM ETAuthor: ADF President, CEO, and General Counsel Alan Sears One of the most essential keys to victory in the justice system is persistence – and no Alliance Defense Fund case demonstrates that more powerfully than the now 17-year history of Bronx Household of Faith v. The Board of Education of the City of New York. The case centers on the equal ... -
Federal Appeals Court: Churches Can Continue Meeting in NYC Schools until Late Summer
March 02nd, 201212:43 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence In a major but interim defeat for the New York City Department of Education, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has denied the city’s request to stay the preliminary injunction. The Second Circuit gave detailed instructions to the parties and to the lower court on how to proceed wi... -
Court Orders NYC to Let the Churches Back into the School Buildings
March 02nd, 201212:18 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence Churches and other religious groups will be able to return to New York City public schools for their worship services, because of a preliminary injunction granted by Chief Judge Loretta Preska late last Friday afternoon in Manhattan. The court ruled that NYC’s ban on private worship services meeting ... -
NYC Churches Endure Tumultuous Week in the Courts
February 22nd, 201211:38 AM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence We reported the good news that last Thursday, the federal district court in Manhattan issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop New York City’s Department of Education from enforcing its policy banning private worship services. However, things went a bit askew Friday evening. During the day o... -
Federal Judge Orders NYC To Reopen Its Schools for the Churches
February 17th, 201212:58 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence The churches are going back to meet in the NYC schools! Thursday, Judge Loretta Preska issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the New York City Department of Education from enforcing its policy banning private worship services in the public schools on weeknights and weekends. Although the orde... -
MSNBC’s Martin Bashir: Mayor Bloomberg, Let the Churches Stay!
February 17th, 201212:16 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence This video editorial by Martin Bashir is amazing. He insightfully discusses the Bronx Household of Faith controversy in New York City, and with rapier-like prose, castigates Mayor Bloomberg for evicting the churches after February 12. You must watch this. This post originally appeared here. ... -
Tim Keller Speaks Out Against NYC’s Possible Eviction of Churches From the Public Schools
February 17th, 201212:10 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence Tim Keller, the noted Christian author and pastor of New York City’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church released a letter last Wednesday condemning New York City’s order to evict churches that conduct worship services in the schools on weekends. The letter is filled with many wise thoughts, includin... -
NYC’s Phony Argument that It Is “Subsidizing” Religion by Allowing Churches To Meet in Schools
February 17th, 201211:34 AM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence One of the specious arguments that the New York City has repeatedly made is that it is “subsidizing” churches by allowing them to meet in the public schools. That argument runs something like this: Because it would cost a lot of money for a church to hold its worship services, in say, Madison Squa... -
NYC Feels the Heat: NY Senate Approves Equal Access for Churches Bill 52-7
February 08th, 201209:59 AM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence The New York Senate Monday approved the bill 52-7 that would compel New York City to rescind its policy banning private religious worship services in the public schools when school is not in session. The bill had overwhelming bipartisan support, and now moves to the New York Assembly. I joined hundreds...
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