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*In 2014, the mayor of [[Houston]], a leftist and the first openly-homosexual mayor of the city, briefly issued subpoenas on pastors, ordering them to turn over sermons concerning homosexuality.<ref>Starnes, Todd (October 14, 2014). [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/14/city-houston-demands-pastors-turn-over-sermons.html City of Houston demands pastors turn over sermons]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Starnes, Todd (October 29, 2014). [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/29/houston-mayor-drops-bid-to-subpoena-pastors-sermons.html Houston mayor drops bid to subpoena pastors' sermons]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Hallowell, Billy (August 3, 2015). [http://www.theblaze.com/news/2015/08/03/houston-pastors-hit-back-against-mayor-with-lawsuit-alleging-their-religious-freedoms-were-trampled/ Houston Gov’t Subpoenaed Pastors’ Sermons. Now, They’re Fighting Back.] ''The Blaze''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>

*In 2014, the mayor of [[Houston]], a leftist and the first openly-homosexual mayor of the city, briefly issued subpoenas on pastors, ordering them to turn over sermons concerning homosexuality.<ref>Starnes, Todd (October 14, 2014). [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/14/city-houston-demands-pastors-turn-over-sermons.html City of Houston demands pastors turn over sermons]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Starnes, Todd (October 29, 2014). [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/29/houston-mayor-drops-bid-to-subpoena-pastors-sermons.html Houston mayor drops bid to subpoena pastors' sermons]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Hallowell, Billy (August 3, 2015). [http://www.theblaze.com/news/2015/08/03/houston-pastors-hit-back-against-mayor-with-lawsuit-alleging-their-religious-freedoms-were-trampled/ Houston Gov’t Subpoenaed Pastors’ Sermons. Now, They’re Fighting Back.] ''The Blaze''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>

*The Obama Administration and media's attitude toward a notable incident regarding homeschooling raised concerns over the future of the freedom to homeschool in the U.S. In 2008, a Christian homeschooling family traveled to the U.S. and applied for asylum in order to exercise their right to homeschool their children and give them a religious education.<ref name="HomeschoolAsylum"/> Very few [[mainstream media]] agencies reported this notable incident.<ref name="HomeschoolAsylum"/> The Obama Administration opposed the granting of asylum and sought to deport the family.<ref>Berry, Susan (April 23, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2013/04/23/german-homeschooling-family-seeks-to-stop-deportation-by-obama-administration/ German Homeschooling Family Seeks to Stop Obama Admin Deportation Order]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref><ref name="ObamaAsylum">Berry, Susan (March 29, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2013/03/29/us-government-seeks-to-deport-family-threatened-in-germany-for-homeschooling/ Obama Admin Opposes Asylum for German Homeschooling Family]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref> The administration argued in court that homeschooling was not a fundamental right and that the U.S. government could legally ban it and that the family's religious liberty was not being violated because not all homeschoolers are religious and because not all Christians want to homeschool (thus "suggesting that religious freedom is only the freedom to conform to a religious group, not the freedom to have individual religious convictions"<ref name="Looy2013"/>).<ref name="ObamaAsylum"/><ref name="Looy2013">Looy, Mark (April 29, 2013). [https://answersingenesis.org/religious-freedom/homeschooled-and-now-without-a-home-to-school-in/ Homeschooled and Now Without a Home to School In?] ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref> While the Department of Homeland Security ultimately chose not to deport the family,<ref name="DHShomeschool"/> the Obama Administration's legal reasoning had a major potential impact on religious freedom, as it could be used in the future to ban homeschooling in the U.S., hinder parents from being able to give their children a religious education, and assert that government – not parents – has the final authority over children.<ref name="Looy2013"/>

*The Obama Administration and media's attitude toward a notable incident regarding homeschooling raised concerns over the future of the freedom to homeschool in the U.S. In 2008, a Christian homeschooling family traveled to the U.S. and applied for asylum in order to exercise their right to homeschool their children and give them a religious education.<ref name="HomeschoolAsylum"/> Very few [[mainstream media]] agencies reported this notable incident.<ref name="HomeschoolAsylum"/> The Obama Administration opposed the granting of asylum and sought to deport the family.<ref>Berry, Susan (April 23, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2013/04/23/german-homeschooling-family-seeks-to-stop-deportation-by-obama-administration/ German Homeschooling Family Seeks to Stop Obama Admin Deportation Order]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref><ref name="ObamaAsylum">Berry, Susan (March 29, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2013/03/29/us-government-seeks-to-deport-family-threatened-in-germany-for-homeschooling/ Obama Admin Opposes Asylum for German Homeschooling Family]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref> The administration argued in court that homeschooling was not a fundamental right and that the U.S. government could legally ban it and that the family's religious liberty was not being violated because not all homeschoolers are religious and because not all Christians want to homeschool (thus "suggesting that religious freedom is only the freedom to conform to a religious group, not the freedom to have individual religious convictions"<ref name="Looy2013"/>).<ref name="ObamaAsylum"/><ref name="Looy2013">Looy, Mark (April 29, 2013). [https://answersingenesis.org/religious-freedom/homeschooled-and-now-without-a-home-to-school-in/ Homeschooled and Now Without a Home to School In?] ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref> While the Department of Homeland Security ultimately chose not to deport the family,<ref name="DHShomeschool"/> the Obama Administration's legal reasoning had a major potential impact on religious freedom, as it could be used in the future to ban homeschooling in the U.S., hinder parents from being able to give their children a religious education, and assert that government – not parents – has the final authority over children.<ref name="Looy2013"/>

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