Show notes:
In the first segment, our panelists discuss a Utah school district’s reversal after initially banning a teacher’s voluntary prayer chain from the faculty lounge. First-grade teacher Taryn had started the chain as an optional way for staff to offer or request prayer, but administrators ordered it removed despite allowing other personal postings. After legal intervention, the district restored her right to share it—raising questions about religious expression, neutrality, and free speech in public schools.
In the second segment, our discussion turns to Holy Sexuality v. Asana, Inc., where a religious nonprofit successfully challenged Asana’s policy excluding faith-based groups from its nonprofit discount program. The lawsuit, filed under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, argued that Asana’s refusal amounted to religious discrimination. The settlement not only granted Holy Sexuality access to the discount but also prompted Asana to rewrite its policy—signaling a landmark step for religious groups navigating corporate service denials.
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About the Show: Faith & Politics is a show dedicated to discussing issues surrounding the intersection of Church, State and politics and the examination of whether you are allowing your faith to shape your politics or your politics starting to shape your faith. What do you do when God and government come face to face?
Panelists: Dr. Timothy Golden, Professor of Philosophy at Whitman College; Dr. Nia Johnson, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest Law School; Bettina Krause, Editor of Liberty Magazine; Andre Wang General Counsel of the North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
About Us: North American Division Public Affairs & Religious Liberty (PARL) is a ministry dedicated to proclaiming and defending the God-given gift of religious freedom which is integral to our identity as Seventh-day Adventist Christians. Learn more about PARL at www.religiousliberty.info.
Panelists
Timothy Golden
Dr. Nia Johnson
Bettina Krause
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