‘Threat is existential’: Fight for speech rights for churches just moved to higher level

The battle in America’s federal courts for speech rights for Christian churches has just moved up a level after a trial court dismissed an entire case, in which both sides already has reached agreement, on a technicality.

It is the American Center for Law and Justice, which has been involved in this fight for many years already, that cited a district court’s decision just days ago to dismiss the case.

The challenge had been brought by the National Religious Broadcasters, Sand Springs Church...