Remember the blatant religious discrimination from the Washington Elementary School District (WESD) last month in which the board unanimously voted to end an 11-year working relationship with Arizona Christian University (ACU) solely based on the school’s religious...
Religious freedom
Hiding the Truth
Arizona Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton of Tucson told the full House Wednesday that she holds Scripture very dear to her heart, “It is what guides me. It is what shapes and informs the decisions I make.” It was quite a bold statement after being caught hiding...
Restoring Foundations
“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3 (ESV) This week, three Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) team members spent several days exploring the answer to that question with hundreds of allies from throughout the country. The Family...
Too Christian to Teach
The demands of the LGBTQ movement know no bounds, but the law does, and now a local school district faces a legal challenge for anti-religious discrimination. Arizona Christian University (ACU) filed suit yesterday against the Washington Elementary School District...
So Much for “Decent and Honorable”
When the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in Obergefell in 2015, Justice Kennedy wrote for the majority recognizing that people may object based on “decent and honorable religious or philosophical” beliefs. Just seven years later, another...
The Dangers of Redefining Marriage
Marriage in America will not be the same after President Biden puts his signature on the oxymoronic “Respect for Marriage Act.” Respecting marriage means honoring the God-ordained union of one man and one woman, not what powerful activists and politicians decide it is...
Know Your Rights, Know the Law
This weekend, parents will have more access to their children’s education records and any surveys given by school staff; boys will compete with boys and girls with girls; Arizonans with disabilities will be protected from discrimination, and those serving faith-based...
Incredible Victories!
The Arizona 2022 legislative session ended early Saturday morning with incredible, groundbreaking victories for life, parental rights, educational freedom, religious freedom, child protections, and more. When the Legislature adjourned sine die, it had passed 11...
Supreme Court: You Can Still Pray in America
For Immediate Release Monday, June 27, 2022 Contact: Cindy Dahlgren cdahlgren@azpolicy.org 856-607-4208 A statement from Center for Arizona Policy President Cathi Herrod, Esq. Americans are still allowed to pray – even on the 50-yard line. This...
U.S. Supreme Court: You Can Still Pray in America
Americans can be grateful this morning for a U.S. Supreme Court acting like our founders intended. In our constitutional form of governance, the Court is to interpret the law, not make the law. Through several key rulings, the Court has cleaned up years of confusion...