Rules for Radical Christians

Briefing · Government Mountain · Sep 18, 2026 · 5:32

Briefing: Michigan Christian Youth Ministry Sues Township Over Denied Meeting Permit

A Youth for Christ chapter in Leland Township, Michigan filed a 169-page federal lawsuit after the planning commission voted 4-1 to deny its special-use permit, ruling the group a religious assembly rather than a permitted club. The township's own attorney had advised that the meeting complied with zoning law, and the suit names 21 officials while alleging opponents pushed unsubstantiated grooming

Briefing · Education Mountain · Sep 18, 2026 · 5:20

Briefing: Carson City School Attorney Can't Cite Law Behind Gender-Reporting Policy

Carson City School Board counsel Ryan Russell told trustees that changes requiring staff to report a student's gender transition to parents were legally required, but has produced no citations for trustees or the public. The same attorney left those provisions out of an identical policy overhaul in Douglas County the same month. Full alert and sources: https://rulesforradicalchristians.com/alerts/

Briefing · Family Mountain · Sep 18, 2026 · 5:31

Briefing: Colorado-Funded Ads Told Kids 12+ They Can Get Therapy Without Parents

A Do No Harm report based on two hundred seventy-nine records shows Colorado's state-funded I Matter counseling program marketed directly to minors that no parental consent or knowledge was required for youth twelve and older. Nearly five million dollars went to youth marketing, including a twenty-five thousand dollar influencer campaign and posters hung in a public high-school classroom.

Field Case · Media Mountain · Sep 18, 2026 · 7:31

Field Case 07: "The Letters Page"

Tuesday afternoon: a publisher decides which letters are community comment and which are advocacy.. Dale is not a real man.

Field Case · Education Mountain · Sep 17, 2026 · 8:34

Field Case 06: "The Room"

Week one of the semester — a campus club is told its statement of faith must come off the charter.. Hannah isn't a real person.

Briefing · Education Mountain · Sep 16, 2026 · 5:43

Briefing: Utah Democrats Seek Expulsion of College Republicans Over Kirk Cake Photo

University of Utah Democrats reportedly sought expulsion of College Republicans who posted a photo of a cake mocking Charlie Kirk's death.

Briefing · Education Mountain · Sep 16, 2026 · 5:31

Briefing: NJ School Board Faces Death Threats After Parents Sue Over Trans Policy

A Morris County, NJ school board faces death threats after parents sued over a policy hiding students' transgender status from families.

Briefing · Religion Mountain · Sep 16, 2026 · 4:54

Briefing: Former Faith Academy Bible Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex With Student

A former Faith Academy Bible teacher has pleaded guilty to a sexual relationship with a student, according to 1819 News.

Briefing · Family Mountain · Sep 16, 2026 · 5:01

Briefing: Surrogate Who Refused Abortion Clause Asks Supreme Court to Keep Baby in Texas

A Texas surrogate who refused an abortion clause after a fetal heart defect diagnosis asks the Supreme Court to block the baby's removal from the state.

Briefing · Religion Mountain · Sep 16, 2026 · 4:57

Briefing: Episcopal Church Names First Transgender Dean at Milwaukee Cathedral

All Saints' Cathedral in Milwaukee has installed its first transgender dean, deepening the Episcopal Church's embrace of gender-identity theology.

Briefing · Religion Mountain · Sep 16, 2026 · 4:56

Briefing: Teen Charged After Fire Destroys Historic Cleveland Church Building

A 19-year-old pleaded not guilty after fire destroyed the vacant, 130-year-old Friendship Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio.

Briefing · Family Mountain · Sep 16, 2026 · 5:17

Briefing: Family Sues Texas AG, Doctors Over Woman's Death Under Abortion Ban

A Texas family's lawsuit alleges the state's abortion ban and confused doctors led to Tierra Walker's 2024 death from preeclampsia in San Antonio.

Briefing · Family Mountain · Sep 16, 2026 · 4:48

Briefing: CBN: Mother Fights Court Order Barring Daughter From Church

CBN reports a mother is fighting a court ruling barring her daughter from church, raising parental rights and religious liberty concerns.

Field Case · Government Mountain · Sep 16, 2026 · 8:46

Field Case 05: "The New Form"

Thursday, seven twelve a.m. — a marriage-license form is revised overnight, and a county clerk has thirty-one hours to sign her name under a creed.. This is a field case.

Briefing · Religion Mountain · Sep 15, 2026 · 5:13

Briefing: UMC Bishop Defends Lawsuit Against Highland Park Church Over Bylaws

D Magazine reports the Horizon Texas Conference is suing Highland Park United Methodist Church after the 110-year-old Dallas congregation removed all references to the UMC and the Book of Discipline from its bylaws and changed its legal name. Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr. told members he is not their adversary hours before a town hall on the dispute, which centers on who controls church property, name, a

Briefing · Family Mountain · Sep 15, 2026 · 4:23

Briefing: Sarasota, FL School Board Loses Conservative Majority After Book-Ban, Mask Fights

The Washington Post reports that the Sarasota County, Florida school board — once called the epicenter of national fights over covid-era mask mandates and library book removals — lost its conservative majority this week. What changes on curriculum, library materials, and parental notification is not yet confirmed. Full alert and sources: https://rulesforradicalchristians.com/alerts/sarasota-fl-sch

Briefing · Religion Mountain · Sep 15, 2026 · 5:03

Briefing: Protesters renew scrutiny of Mercy Church pastor after Netflix documentary

Briefing · Business Mountain · Sep 15, 2026 · 4:57

Briefing: LA Public Works Employee Sues City Over Mandatory Pride Flag Exposure at Work

A Christian employee of the Los Angeles Department of Public Works has sued the city, saying he was required to pass a Pride flag display to enter his workplace. The case tests how far a government employer can go in placing symbols along a path employees have no choice but to walk.

Briefing · Government Mountain · Sep 15, 2026 · 5:05

Briefing: Supreme Court to Hear Case on Colorado's Religious Preschool Exclusion

The Supreme Court will decide if Colorado can exclude religious preschools from its universal taxpayer-funded program.

Briefing · Religion Mountain · Sep 14, 2026 · 5:18

Briefing: Indiana Supreme Court Weighs Jewish Religious Claim to Abortion Access

Indiana's Supreme Court weighed whether the state's abortion ban violates Jews' religious freedom, in a case that could shape future religious exemption law.