‘Free to be Faithful’ – Spring 2026 newsletter

The Free to be Faithful® newsletter offers updates on religious liberty issues that impact the rights of Christians to live faithfully.

In the Spring 2026 issue, read about:

An update on the court case against Dr. Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Rev. Dr. Juhana Pohjola of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland. On March 26, the Supreme Court of Finland handed down a shocking ruling that found the two Lutherans guilty of hate speech for a 2004 pamphlet on Christian teachings.

A column by editor Rev. Jonathan Lange about the difference between “politics” and “pre-politics.”

An article about a detransitioner in New York who sued her former psychologist and plastic surgeon for malpractice and won — the first win of its kind in the U.S.

An update on a legal effort to reinstate a Ten Commandments monument on statehouse grounds in Indianapolis.

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