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Archives for May 2009

The dangers of relinquishing liberty for a quiet and “safe” life

May 29, 2009 by Michael Peabody

In recent months, it has become increasingly clear that religious freedom, or any individual liberties for that matter, are best respected in lands where private property and financial resources are respected by the state.  Mark Steyn explores the themes of private property and financial responsibility in this speech describing the dangers other nations are facing when […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Free Speech, Politics, Privacy Tagged With: deficit, Free Speech, freedom of travel, health care, Mark Steyn, Privacy

Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor’s rulings on religious issues

May 26, 2009 by Michael Peabody

University of Toledo law professor Howard M. Friedman has compiled a list of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s rulings on religion clause issues at his blog, Religion Clause. Sotomayor has served on the Second Circuit since 1998. She served as a federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York from 1992 to 1998.

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, Employment Law, In the News, Supreme Court Tagged With: Barack Obama, Coughlin, DiNapoli, Establishment Clause, Flamer, Free Exercise Clause, Mehdi, Religion Clauses, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Utkor

On the Table

May 20, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

 A collection of the latest news and opinions.   VIRGINIA: Laid-off religious workers denied jobless benefits Under Virginia law, as in many states, tax exemptions for religious organizations include freedom from paying unemployment taxes, though the IRS requires they pay Social Security and withholding taxes.  For workers who are left jobless, unemployment benefits are a […]

Filed Under: Current Events, On the Table

China and Brazil Plan to Dump Dollar (FT)

May 19, 2009 by Administrator

This news will have significant repercussions for the United States economy.  Editor Brazil and China will work towards using their own currencies in trade transactions rather than the US dollar, according to Brazil’s central bank and aides to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president. The move follows recent Chinese challenges to the status of the […]

Filed Under: Economics

US Commission on International Religious Freedom Issues 2009 Report – 13 Nations of concern

May 12, 2009 by Administrator

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Friday, May 1, announced its 2009 recommendations to Congress, the White House and the State Department that 13 nations-Burma, China, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam-be named “countries of particular concern,” or CPCs.  USCIRF is a […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Commission on International Religious Freedom, USCIRF

TURKMENISTAN: Old “offences” still used to punish current religious activity (Forum 18)

May 12, 2009 by Administrator

EXCERPT: By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service Former prisoner of conscience Shageldy Atakov, is the latest victim of Turkmenistan’s use of old “offences” to punish current activity, Forum 18 News Service has learnt. Officials under orders from the central authorities are now threatening to confiscate Atakov’s property, if he does not pay an enormous […]

Filed Under: In the News

Around the globe, religious freedom under assault (Read it News)

May 12, 2009 by Administrator

EXCERPT: At a time when religious persecution is at the heart of the world’s most violent conflicts, religious freedom matters. That’s why the 2009 report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom should be required reading for policymakers in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. Released on May 1, the report documents in chilling detail the […]

Filed Under: In the News

Pope urges religious reconciliation (Al Jazeera)

May 12, 2009 by Administrator

Excerpt: Pope Benedict XVI has called on followers of the three major monotheistic religions to put their differences behind them and work towards reconciliation. … “Jews, Muslims and Christians alike call this city their spiritual home… Thereshould be no place within these walls for narrowness, discrimination, violence and injustice,” Benedict said. “Believers in a God […]

Filed Under: In the News

North Korea Freedom Week – CBN.com

May 8, 2009 by Administrator

North Korea has long been recognized as one of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedom. This week in Washington, D.C., North Korean defectors and human rights activists came together to bring attention to the situation… From The Christian Broadcasting Network CBN

Filed Under: Featured Video Tagged With: North Korea, religious freedom week

Oregon Senate Passes Workplace Religious Freedom Act

May 7, 2009 by Greg Hamilton

WORKPLACE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PASSES OREGON STATE SENATE! Tuesday,  May 5, 2009 at the Oregon Legislature, with the leadership of Senator David Nelson (R-Pendleton District) and the bipartisan support of Republicans and Democrats, we finally realized the fruits of our labor in the Senate passage of our Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act, SB 786-A (see attached). The […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Employment Law Tagged With: Oregon State Legislature, Oregon State Senate, SB 786, Workplace Religious Freedom Act

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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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