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Ultimate Values: A Method for Resolving Cases that Force a Choice between Discrimination and Religious Liberty
A method for resolving cases that force a choice between discrimination and religious liberty By David Hamstra – ReligiousLiberty.TV recently reported (see “The Price of Citizenship?” – August 23, 2013) on a case in New Mexico where a lesbian couple successfully…
Into the Minefield: US Supreme Court to Consider Legislative Prayer in October
This October the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in Town of Greece v. Galloway, a case that could change the way that prayers are conducted in legislative proceedings. The Court will determine whether city council rules, which do not openly discriminate against non-Christians or permit prayer to be used to promote a particular religion, are unconstitutional when most of the people offering the prayers are Christians.
Court Is ‘One of Most Activist,’ Ginsburg Says, Vowing to Stay – NYTimes.com
Excerpt: WASHINGTON – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 80, vowed in an interview to stay on the Supreme Court as long as her health and intellect remained strong, saying she was fully engaged in her work as the leader of the liberal opposition on what she called “one of the most activist courts in history.” http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/us/court-is-one-of-most-activist-ginsburg-says-vowing-to-stay.html?_r=0&
“The Price of Citizenship”? New Mexico Supreme Court rules Christian must photograph same-sex ceremony
Yesterday, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment does not protect a photographer’s decision not to photograph a same-sex commitment ceremony even if it would violate the photographer’s deeply held religious beliefs.
Egypt: Mob burns Adventist Church in Assiut (ANN)
The Assiut Adventist Church, located approximately 220 miles south of Cairo, was attacked by a mob and heavily damaged after it was set on fire. The pastor and his wife hid in their upstairs apartment and were not found by the attackers, who set the building on fire. The pastor and his wife were rescued from the burning building by Muslim neighbors.