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The first-grade student decided to participate in her school's annual talent show by performing sign language to the song "We Fall Down" by Tomlin, according to ADF. Although an audition panel responded positively to her audition performance of the song, the school's principal later contacted the student's mother to let her know the song was "too religious" to be performed in the talent show. 

“Weathers’ superiors told him that he could not discuss religion, even if asked, and he was told that he must affirmatively misrepresent his college degree,” wrote Judge Chang. Weathers holds a bachelor’s degree in Bible and youth ministry from The Master’s College, and is pursuing his Master’s of Divinity from The Master’s Seminary.

"Does Vanderbilt really want to miss out on future student leaders who will no doubt choose other schools where they can join organizations that support rather than undermine their faith? As an educator and Vanderbilt alumnus, I will no longer be able to recommend the university to Christian families in good conscience."

"If indeed this issue is not about God," said U.S. District Judge Michael Urbanski during mediation, "why wouldn't it make sense for Giles County to say, 'Let's go back and just post the bottom six?'" 

The ADF has identified problematic policies including various speech codes and zones that place unconstitutional restrictions on student speech, policies that force student clubs to accept voting members and officers that don’t agree with the clubs’ beliefs, and policies that allow non-religious student groups to use student activity fees but exclude religious student groups even though the students in those groups have contributed to the fees.

"Where we see it most notably is in Islamic societies where an intentional misrepresentation of other faiths is primary. It's fueled by illiteracy and some cases poverty," said Moeller. "But the core driver is a distortion of a religious message that makes Christians or other minority groups the enemy." 

"Ultimately, this ordinance will open a firestorm against people of faith. If passed, the ordinance will allow cases against Christian businesses, much as they have done elsewhere to Christian bed and breakfast owners, wedding photographers and others."

Up to 100 Christian high school students walked out of a presentation being given by anti-bullying activist Dan Savage as his comments began targeting Christian beliefs. Savage then heckled the students who were walking out in protest. 

“Under Secretary Donley, the Air Force has become an easy target for atheists, because they know he and the Air Force will cave to their anti-religious, anti-Christian demands without a fight,” says Tim Wildmon, president of the AFA. 

"By mandating the elimination of a Christian group's standard of 'personal commitment to Jesus Christ,' Vanderbilt requires students to abandon their religious integrity and undermines their religious freedoms," states CLS. "Leadership is crucial to the direction of any organization. 

"I was too scared to stay" in Indonesia, Rovani Wangko, 45, said last month after becoming the second immigrant to seek sanctuary at the church. He has been a U.S. resident for 17 years. "Christians couldn't go to church. They couldn't go to work. There was no safety."

“I didn’t think that my faith in Christ would have an impact on whether or not a sponsor could air a commercial or not,” Koch told Fox & Friends on March 29. “The one thing I will not do is deny my faith just because a particular sponsor might not like the way I express my faith, which I do on my own time.” 

“Most perplexing, a university founded by Methodists is prohibiting religious groups from selecting religious leaders while simultaneously allowing fraternities and sororities to discriminate in selecting their leaders and members,” Vanderbilt Solidarity said in its statement. “If Vanderbilt will give fraternities and sororities a broad exemption from its policy, why won’t it give religious groups a narrow exemption?”

"If religious liberty is eroded here at home, American defense of religious liberty abroad is less credible. And one common threat, spanning both the international and domestic arenas, is the tendency to reduce the freedom of religion to the mere freedom of worship," the statement reads. 

“Across the global landscape, the pivotal human right of religious freedom was under escalating attack. To an alarming extent, freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief was being curtailed, often threatening the safety and survival of innocent persons, including members of religious minorities.” 

The United States and UK warn their citizens about possible attacks during Easter. Nigerian radicals carry out anti-Christian attacks during Christian holidays.

The Christian evangelist, Brian Johnson, fights for his right to freedom of expression after he is restricted from freely passing out bibles at gay pride parade in Minnesota. 

“I decided to pass on the opportunity because, as a Christian owner, I cannot in good conscience endorse groups or events that run counter to my convictions.”