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Germany: Rigid Sunday law used against Scientology which is considered “business” by gov’t. (Der Spiegel)

Posted on December 3, 2009January 24, 2019 by Administrator

GERMANY – Scientologists have had a particularly difficult time in Europe where many view them as a nuisance for their recruiting activities.  When they opened a new 43,000 square foot facility near Berlin, the locals complained. However, the city found a loophole based on a 1995 Federal Labor Court ruling that found that Scientology is “neither a religion nor an…

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Calif. Initiative Round-up – Outlawing Divorce, Legalizing Pot, and Christmas Music

Posted on November 17, 2009December 17, 2019 by Michael Peabody

In California, voters are allowed to promote ballot initiatives on almost any subject, including those that can fundamentally change the state constitution.  Here are some initatives that are currently in circulation as of November 18, 2009.  Only a few will make it to the ballot, but it is interesting to see what changes some want to…

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US court rules against “I Believe” car license plates (APD)

Posted on November 17, 2009November 17, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

A US federal judge has ordered South Carolina not to issue cross-adorned ”I believe” car number plates, ruling it violates the constitutional separation of church and state. US District Court judge, Cameron Currie, ruled that the state legislature – which voted unanimously last year to approve the number plates that include a cross in front of a stained glass window – had clearly given favoured government treatment to a single faith, and ordered to halt its issue.

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House Healthcare Vote – A Huge Triumph for the Catholic Church (America Magazine)

Posted on November 16, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

EXCERPTS from America Magazine Blog – 11/8/09 The House Vote: A Huge Triumph for the Church Posted at: 2009-11-08 08:02:54.0 Author: Michael Sean Winters It is difficult to over-estimate the degree to which last night’s vote in the House, passing a comprehensive health care reform bill, was a huge victory for the Catholic Church. Yes,…

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A Church Scorned: Church, State, Marriage, and the Quest for Power

Posted on November 11, 2009August 12, 2019 by Michael Peabody

  “And so, by the power vested in me by the State of ___  and Almighty God, I now pronounce you husband and wife. What God has joined together, let no man put asunder.“ This pronouncement is the point in a religious wedding ceremony where the power of the state and the power of the Almighty…

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Scholarship contest asks high school students to revisit JFK speech on separation of church and state

Posted on November 9, 2009December 13, 2018 by Administrator

The Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee on its website announced the 5th annual Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest, which is open to all high school students in the graduating classes of 2010 and 2011. According to the BJC, “this year’s contest will commemorate the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s landmark speech about…

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HISTORY: Sousa’s Band Under Ban of Sunday Blue Law

Posted on November 1, 2009November 1, 2009 by Administrator

Binghamton, N. Y., November 13, 1922—Harold F. Albert, recreational director of the Endicott Johnson Corporation, was arrested yesterday afternoon on complaint of the Binghamton Ministerial Association for staging a concert by John Philip Sousa’s Band at which an admission was charged.

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Sec. Clinton condemns “Religious Defamation” laws and addresses international issues in annual Religious Freedom Report

Posted on October 27, 2009October 27, 2009 by Administrator

On October 25, 2009, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented the annual International Religious Freedom Report, on behalf of the U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. In the first IRFR from the Obama administration, Clinton stated her opposition to international laws that would propose to protect religious liberty by preventing…

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OPINION: When Did “Conservative” Become Anarchist?

Posted on October 27, 2009October 27, 2009 by Monte Sahlin

What planet am I living on? I have grown up with the idea that conservatives were those who value tradition and defendthe status quo ante; who support the institutions of our society. But now it seems that “conservatives” believe that it is wrong for the president of the United States to talk to the nation’s school children despite the fact that Ronald Reagan did so; that it is OK to carry an automatic weapon to a public meeting with elected officials; that un-fact-checked statementscirculated by unknown bloggers and radio entertainers are to be believed over independent newspapers with long histories of factual reporting.

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What’s Wrong with Conspiracy Theories?

Posted on October 19, 2009November 5, 2012 by Michael Peabody

The other day someone sent me a link to an “Antichrist Decoder” that has been posted online by an otherwise reputable Christian ministry. You can type in anybody’s name and the program will calculate the value of the name in Roman numerals.

After checking my name to make sure that I was not the Antichrist I looked at the other names that people had plugged into the decoder and learned that Barack Obama is not the Antichrist, neither is Barack Hussein Obama. Ronald Wilson Reagan’s name doesn’t add up to 666 even if you type in two “v”s to make the W.

People were having fun with the decoder and for the uninitiated it would be at home in a carnival next to the “Love Meter” or “Magic 8 Ball.” Perhaps an “antichrist decoder” made the rounds on the county fair circuit in years gone by, or a 666 Decoder Ring was the cheap plastic treat in the box of Cracker Jacks.

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