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Archives for July 2008

It’s about the Kids, Stupid: A Review of The Future of Marriage by David Blankenhorn (Nicholas P. Miller)

July 29, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

In response to the articles by Professor David Crane and John Stevens regarding potential problems with a Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage, attorney Nicholas P. Miller has offered the following essay in which he responded to The Future of Marriage, by David Blankenhorn.  One of the bedrock principles of ReligiousLiberty.TV is to present opportunity for […]

Filed Under: Civil Rights Tagged With: David Blankenhorn, gay marraige, marriage amendment, Nicholas Miller, Nicholas P. Miller, Nick Miller, Opinion

Namibia: Divine Right and ‘Moron’ (namibian.com.na)

July 25, 2008 by Administrator

This is a fascinating article about the relationship between church and state in Namibia.  http://www.namibian.com.na/2008/July/letters/08193A2750.html EXCERPTS: Churches were major driving forces in getting Namibia’s independence on the formal international agenda through resistive courage, a record that worldwide is, unfortunately, neither consistent nor unblemished; they do support the wrong side sometimes! But in Namibia’s case they […]

Filed Under: Church and State, International Tagged With: Church and State, Namibia, Opinion, War

Prof. Daniel Crane – “A Judeo-Christian Argument for Privatizing Marriage” (Cardozo Law Review)

July 19, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

In this law review article, Cardozo Law School professor Daniel Crane argues that marriage has traditionally been in the province of faith, not of the state, and that this should be taken into consideration when evaluating proposed marriage amendments. The full article is available in PDF format at http://www.cardozolawreview.com/PastIssues/CRANE.WEBSITE.pdf Here is a brief excerpt (citations […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Family, Religion, Top Story Tagged With: autonomy, constitutional amendment, gay marriage, homosexual marriage, marriage amendment, privatizing marriage, Religion

John Stevens responds to Prof. Daniel Crane’s article on privatizing marriage

July 19, 2008 by John Stevens

John V. Stevens, Sr., an experienced religious liberty advocate, responds to Professor Crane’s article “A Judeo-Christian Argument for Privatizing Marriage” from his perspective as a Seventh-day Adventist.  He has provided his kind permission to reproduce it here.  I hope that this can be a springboard for discussion on this important issue facing all Americans regardless […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Family Tagged With: advocate, California Supreme Court Marriage Amendment, christian argument, Christianity, conscience, constitutional amendments, gay marriage, homosexual marriage, marriage, private institutions, professor crane, religious affiliation, same sex union, same sex unions, Same-Sex Marriage, worship services

VIDEO CLIP: Compulsion in religion and the freedom to disbelieve

July 16, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Dr. Ravi Zacharias speaks out in support of religious freedom and against attempts to create theocracy.  He also tells a couple of very interesting stories about religious freedom in other countries.  It was recorded at a recent event at the Atlanta Civic Center and you might also recognize the event MC.  Ravi Zacharias answers a […]

Filed Under: Church and State, History, Human Life, International, Politics, Religion, Video Tagged With: Atlanta, Human Life, Islam, Jeff Foxworthy, Opinion, Ravi Zacharias, Religion, religious compulsion, Video

Bush Calls for Religious Freedom in China, Iran (Voice of America)

July 16, 2008 by Administrator

By Paula Wolfson White House 14 July 2008 U.S. President George Bush says he will continue to press for greater religious freedom in his meetings with world leaders – including those in China. VOA’s Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush spoke at a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of legislation designed to promote religious freedom around […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Human Rights, International Tagged With: China, Iran, Paula Wolfson, religious freedom

China Responds: “China reject’s Bush’s ‘religious freedom’ remarks” and asks him to stop “interfering” in internal affairs (Xinhuanet)

July 16, 2008 by Administrator

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao on Wednesday rejected U.S. President George W. Bush’s remarks concerning religion freedom in China, urging the United States to view China’s religious condition with a just and objective attitude. “China is a country under the rule of law, and the Chinese government protects its […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Human Rights, International Tagged With: Bush, China, International Religious Freedom Act, Olympics

Announcing and Enacting Peace in an Age of Empire

July 12, 2008 by Ryan Bell

By Ryan Bell   Introduction/Story Who are the children of God? Who will inherit the kingdom of God? These are the questions that are heavy on the minds of the Jewish people at the time Jesus begins his public ministry. There was a great debate between the various parties of the Jewish people about how […]

Filed Under: Human Life, Human Rights, International, Military, Religion Tagged With: Adventist, Christian Peace Witness, empire, Hollywood, Human Life, Iraq, iraq war, kingdom, peace, peace march, peace vigil, Religion, Ryan Bell, Ryan J. Bell

J. Brent Walker – “Church and State in the USA: Promises and Challenges”

July 11, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

This thought-provoking address was given by J. Brent Walker of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty at the Congress on Religious Liberty in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 28, 2008.  It was originally posted on the BJC website (bjcpa.org) and is reposted here in its entirety with permission. Good morning! I appreciate the kind […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution, Politics, Religion, Supreme Court, Top Story Tagged With: April 28, Argentina, baptist, Baptist Joint Committee, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Buenos Aires, Church and State, Congress on Religious Liberty, Constitution, Religion, Roger Williams

Obama Sets Off a Debate on Ties Between Religion and Government (NY Times)

July 10, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Religion and the politics are experiencing an interesting mix this election season.  Peter Steinfels, of the New York Times, explores this mix in the following article: From the New York Times By Peter Steinfels Published: July 5, 2008 On Tuesday, Senator Barack Obama did his best to reclaim for Democrats the idea of partnerships between […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Tax Exemption, Top Story Tagged With: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bill Donohue, Catholic League, Chicago, Church and State, Democrats, faith based initiative, Family Research Council, Peter Steinfels, Separation of Church and State, seperation of church and state

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The ultimate control over America’s health care and its national sovereignty will be put up for a vote next week at a meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) governing legislative body, the World Health Assembly (WHA).  On May 22-28, 2022, the 75th World Health Assembly will convene at the United Nations […]

Statement on the Leak in Dobbs

The leak was intended to disrupt the processing of the decision and we are not going to dignify the leak or the unidentified leaker by analyzing it prematurely. As a constitutional republic we cannot go down that road without doing severe damage to the institution of the Supreme Court where there must be professional courtesy between the justices and their staffs.

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Supreme Court rules 9-0 that Boston violated 1st Amendment in refusing Christian flag at City Hall

This morning the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Shurtleff v. Boston (Dec’d 5/2/2022) that the city of Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian group when it refused to allow them to participate in a city flag raising program.

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Active Liberty: A Survey of Justice Stephen Breyer’s Religion Clause Decisions

A comprehensive review of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s decisions in Free Exercise and Establishment Clause cases.

Canadian gov’t calculates that expansion of assisted suicide will save taxpayers millions of dollars

In Canada, it is easier for the disabled who do not suffer terminal illness to get approval for assisted suicide than approval for affordable housing. The government has calculated the cost of providing healthcare versus providing assisted suicide.

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