The Results: Voters Decide on Same-Sex Marriage, Marijuana, and Religious Freedom

November 8, 2012 2:57 pm
The Results: Voters Decide on Same-Sex Marriage, Marijuana, and Religious Freedom

On November 6, 2012 voters in many states had the opportunity to make decisions on a number of state laws through ballot measures. Voters in Maine, Maryland, and Washington voted in favor of measures that would legalize same-sex marriage. Voters in Minnesota rejected a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, and voters in North Carolina voted to define marriage as solely existing between one man and one woman.

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Principled Freedom: Religious Liberty Plays Musical Chairs

June 11, 2012 9:06 am
Principled Freedom: Religious Liberty Plays Musical Chairs

By Nicholas P. Miller – It is time to examine a position that provides a principled freedom, both religious and civil, the possibility of a public morality, and a common language with which to discuss and debate the issues. he recent presidential campaign has broken out into a disorienting game of [...]

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California Senate Approves Controversial Counseling Ban (Pacific Justice Institute)

June 1, 2012 8:53 am

The California Senate today voted in favor of a groundbreaking bill designed to prohibit counselors and therapists from telling young people it is possible to change same-sex attractions.

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U.S. House Committee Votes to Strengthen Military Chaplains’ Liberty of Conscience

May 23, 2012 8:35 am
U.S. House Committee Votes to Strengthen Military Chaplains’ Liberty of Conscience

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has adopted Congressman Todd Akin’s (R-Missouri) amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which creates a statutory conscience protection clause for members of the military in general and military chaplains in particular.

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Santorum’s Martyr Complex (SLATE)

February 23, 2012 3:43 pm

EXCERPT: Is Rick Santorum suffering for his faith? One of his advisers suggested to the Washington Examiner‘s Byron York that he is, and that Mitt Romney is getting absolution. ”Why is Mormonism off limits?” York quotes the adviser as asking. “We’re having to spend days answering questions about Rick’s faith, which [...]

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Has Obama Waged a War on Religion? (NPR)

January 9, 2012 10:56 am

NPR’s Barbara Bradley Hagerty addresses this question.  Here is an excerpt followed by a link to the article: Americans’ religious liberties are under attack — or at least that’s what some conservatives say. Newt Gingrich warns the U.S. is becoming a secular country, which would be a “nightmare.” Rick Santorum [...]

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