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Archives for April 2009

ANALYSIS: European Sunday Weekly Rest Day Legislation Remains Unlawful

April 29, 2009 by Brighton Kavaloh

The main purpose for writing this article is to respond to the relentless attempts in recent times to legislate in the European Union, Sunday as an official weekly rest day. The lobbyists championing this cause have been among other associations, the Roman Catholic Bishops (COMECE), some Protestants church representatives and certain Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).[1] I will now provide a synopsis of the background on this issue and show how it has developed to the present day.

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, Economics, Employment Law, International, New Tagged With: Brighton Kavaloh, COMECE, European Community, European Court of Justice, European Parliament, MEP, Sunday law, Sunday rest, Treaty of the European Union, weekly rest day, Working Time Council Directive

Interview: Scott Ritsema talks about his new book “The Way, the Truth and the Sword”

April 24, 2009 by Michael Peabody

Scott Ritsema tackles the current controversy surrounding issues of faith and political power in his new book, The Way, the Truth and the Sword: A New Christian Civics in an Age of Coercive Power. I recently caught up with him to discuss the book, which is available online at http://www.lulu.com/content/3160866 RLTV: Your book has a fascinating […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, History, Politics Tagged With: Scott Ritsema, the Truth, The Way, unholy alliance

Richard Land and Jim Wallis: Faith and Politics

April 13, 2009 by Administrator

Moderated by Krista Tippett, host of American Public Media’s Speaking of Faith, this panel of conservative evangelical Dr. Richard Land and liberal evangelical Jim Wallis separates faith from any one party and defines a broad faith-oriented agenda – University of Minnesota

Filed Under: Featured Video Tagged With: Jim Wallis, Richard Land

Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony on the Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act

April 13, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

SALEM, OREGON –  On April 9, 2009, the Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on the Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act (SB 786).  House Speaker Dave Hunt, Bureau of Labor and Industry director Brad Avakian, and Senator David Nelson led the testimony in favor of the bill followed by Northwest Religious Liberty Association president Gregory […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Discrimination, Employment Law Tagged With: Dave Hunt, Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act, SB 786, Title VII, Workplace Religious Freedom Act

Canada: Fundraisers planned for Alberta pastor punished for expressing beliefs

April 7, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

You may recall that Pastor Stephen Boissoin got himself in hot water with the Alberta Human Rights Commission when he wrote a letter to the editor of the Red Deer Advocate that was critical of the “homosexual agenda.”  The community newspaper published the letter and the pastor was promptly sued.  Limits on free speech can […]

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Current Events, Discrimination, Free Speech, Human Rights, International Tagged With: alberta human rights commission, Ezra Levant, homosexuality, Red Deer Advocate, Stephen Boission, Stephen Boissoin

Alan Greenspan: Gold and Economic Freedom (1966)

April 5, 2009 by Michael Peabody

[Given the recent state of the economy, it is important to explore whether there is a strong correlation between religious freedom and economic freedom, or individual property rights and the interest of the state. The following was published in Ayn Rand’s “Objectivist” newsletter in 1966, and reprinted in her book, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, in 1967.  Regardless […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Economics Tagged With: Alan Greenspan, gold standard

London Telegraph Describes G20 Plan For Bank Of The World, Global Currency

April 3, 2009 by Administrator

EXCERPT: A single clause in Point 19 of the communiqué issued by the G20 leaders amounts to revolution in the global financial order. “We have agreed to support a general SDR allocation which will inject $250bn (£170bn) into the world economy and increase global liquidity,” it said. SDRs are Special Drawing Rights, a synthetic paper […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Economics, International Tagged With: global monetary system, IMF, new world order, Special Drawing Rights, world bank

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Biden admin could hand over US control of health emergencies to WHO next week

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.

Boston City Hall - photo from Supreme Court Opinion

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.

Active Liberty - a survey of Justice Stephen Breyer's religion clause jurisprudence - Supreme Court

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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Among the most inestimable of our blessings is that … of liberty to worship our Creator in the way we think most agreeable to His will; a liberty deemed in other countries incompatible with good government and yet proved by our experience to be its best support.

— Thomas Jefferson

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