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Editor-reviewed reports of institutional capture across the Seven Mountains — and the first moves for the people inside.

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NY School District Blocks Parents From Administering Homeschool Tests
Status: MediumSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Family · Utica, NY Metro · August 19, 2026

NY School District Blocks Parents From Administering Homeschool Tests

Parents in the Edmeston Central School District in New York are protesting a new policy that bars them from serving as test administrators for their homeschooled children's annual assessments, according to Spectrum Ne…

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VT Church Elder Charged in Child Sex Abuse Case; Nonprofit Stays Silent
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Montpelier, VT Metro · August 19, 2026

VT Church Elder Charged in Child Sex Abuse Case; Nonprofit Stays Silent

WBUR reports that Andrew Buzzell, 34, an elder at Green Mountain Baptist Church in Rutland Town, Vermont, was arrested this month on federal charges of distributing child sexual abuse images. Court documents allege Bu…

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Vox: Supreme Court's Post-2020 Rulings Have Reshaped Religious Liberty Law
Status: MediumSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Government · Nationwide · August 18, 2026

Vox: Supreme Court's Post-2020 Rulings Have Reshaped Religious Liberty Law

Vox senior correspondent Ian Millhiser published an analysis on August 18 arguing that the Supreme Court's Republican-appointed majority has fundamentally altered how religious exemption cases are decided since Amy Co…

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Judge Upholds Trump's Religious Liberty Commission Against Interfaith Lawsuit
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Government · Nationwide · August 18, 2026

Judge Upholds Trump's Religious Liberty Commission Against Interfaith Lawsuit

U.S. District Judge John P. Cronan dismissed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, according to lawnews.co.uk. The suit, filed by an interfaith coalition including Hindu, Muslim, and Si…

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Acts 29 VP Removed After Confessing Long-Term Affair
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Raleigh-Durham, NC Metro · August 18, 2026

Acts 29 VP Removed After Confessing Long-Term Affair

Acts 29, an evangelical church-planting network, has terminated Tyler Jones, its U.S. vice president, after he confessed to a "long-term extramarital relationship," according to The Roys Report. Acts 29 notified staff…

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Ex-In-N-Out Cook Sues, Says She Was Fired Over Sunday Church Requests
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Business · Los Angeles, CA Metro · August 18, 2026

Ex-In-N-Out Cook Sues, Says She Was Fired Over Sunday Church Requests

A former In-N-Out Burger cook has filed a lawsuit alleging she was fired after her requests for Sundays off to attend church created conflict with a new manager, according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ and reported by …

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Lawsuit Filed Against Hillsborough School Board Over Alleged Student Abuse
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Education · Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL Metro · August 17, 2026

Lawsuit Filed Against Hillsborough School Board Over Alleged Student Abuse

A former student has filed a lawsuit against the Hillsborough County School Board and a former teacher, according to WTSP (10 Tampa Bay), Tampa's local NBC affiliate. The available report is extremely limited: it conf…

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Canadian Board Rules CRA Discriminated Against Worker Over Vaccine Exemption
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Business · Nationwide · August 17, 2026

Canadian Board Rules CRA Discriminated Against Worker Over Vaccine Exemption

The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has ruled that the Canada Revenue Agency discriminated against an employee by denying his request for a religious exemption from the agency's COVID-19 va…

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China Detains Seven Christians Over Refusal to Remove Church Cross
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Nationwide · August 17, 2026

China Detains Seven Christians Over Refusal to Remove Church Cross

Seven Christians associated with Holy Love Christian Church in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, have been detained by Chinese authorities for two weeks, according to Christian Today. Pastor Bao Guohua, his wife Xing Wenxiang,…

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Snopes Investigates Claim That Facebook Removed a Christian's Bible Verse Post
Status: LowSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Media · Nationwide · August 17, 2026

Snopes Investigates Claim That Facebook Removed a Christian's Bible Verse Post

Snopes.com published a fact-check dated August 17, 2026, examining a viral claim that Facebook removed a Bible verse post by a user identified as Jennifer Wilson Hall. Only the headline of this Snopes piece is availab…

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SCOTUS to Hear Case on Colorado Forcing Religious Preschools to Accept LGBT Policy
Status: LowSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Government · Denver, CO Metro · August 17, 2026

SCOTUS to Hear Case on Colorado Forcing Religious Preschools to Accept LGBT Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear seven cases in November, including St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy on November 3, according to Kiowa County Press (The Center Square). The case challenges Colorado's unive…

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Washington Ballot Initiative Would Restore Parental Notice on Student Care
Status: MediumSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Family · Statewide · WA · August 17, 2026

Washington Ballot Initiative Would Restore Parental Notice on Student Care

The Center Square reports that Washington's Nov. 3, 2026 ballot will include Initiative 001, a parental bill of rights backed by the conservative group Let's Go Washington. If passed, I-001 would require schools to no…

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