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Archives for July 2009

When work and religion collide

July 21, 2009 by Jim Evans

Because religious beliefs are protected and there is a more diverse workforce, religious accommodation issues have increased. This article was written by originally published in the July 19, 2009 Zanesville TimesRecorder and is reprinted here with the permission of the author. By Jim Evans This is not your father’s workplace. A snapshot of today’s workforce looks dramatically […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Discrimination, Employment Law Tagged With: Jim Evans, religious accommodation, workers' rights, workplace religious freedom

Governor signs Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act

July 21, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Northwest Religious Liberty Association Press Release – July 21, 2009 The Stage Was Set On a sweltering Friday summer evening, and just two minutes prior to going on stage before approximately 2,000 Seventh-day Adventist Christians at the Gladstone, Oregon Campmeeting, the Honorable Representative Dave Hunt (D), Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Oregon Legislature, […]

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Current Events, Discrimination, Employment Law, New Tagged With: Dave Hunt, Greg Hamilton, Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act, SB 786, Ted Kulongoski, WRFA

Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Essex County, New Jersey (DOJ Release)

July 19, 2009 by Administrator

The Department filed a lawsuit today against Essex County, N.J., alleging that it discriminated against a Muslim corrections officer on the basis of her religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The suit alleges that the county refused to permit Yvette Beshier to wear a religiously mandated headscarf while working as a corrections officer.

Filed Under: Current Events, Discrimination, Employment Law Tagged With: Department of Justice, Essex County, muslim

SB 786: Workplace Religious Freedom Act

July 17, 2009 by Administrator

Speaker Dave Hunt delivers a floor speech on the Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act.

Filed Under: Featured Video

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signs the Workplace Religious Freedom Act

July 17, 2009 by Administrator

Breaking News:  We have received word that Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has signed the Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act (SB 786). SB 786 requires employers to make credible attempts to accommodate religious holy day observance and religious dress. Prior to SB 786, employers in Oregon could make only the bare minimum effort to meet accommodation […]

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Current Events, Discrimination, Employment Law, New Tagged With: Dave Hunt, Greg Hamilton, Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act, SB 786, Ted Kulongoski, Workplace Religious Freedom Act

Oregon law is too strict on teachers’ religious garb (Oregonian)

July 17, 2009 by Administrator

EXCERPT: In nearly every state in the union, local school districts have the discretion to say whether teachers can wear religious garb such as yarmulkes, turbans and head scarves while on the job. Not around these parts. Oregon is one of only two states with laws that expressly forbid public school teachers from wearing religious […]

Filed Under: Current Events

Law Professor Alan Brownstein on California marriage debate (Liberty Magazine)

July 15, 2009 by Administrator

Religious liberty and equality is predicated on the right to be different. Its underlying principle is that we do not have to accept the truth or value of someone else’s religious beliefs in order to agree that those beliefs and practices deserve protection against discriminatory treatment.

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Current Events, Family

Shabbat in Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King

July 10, 2009 by Administrator

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue and Turner Memorial A.M.E. Church present the fifth annual Shabbat in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, celebrating their legacy of social justice and equality.

Filed Under: Featured Video Tagged With: d, Darryl Walker, Larry Paul, Martin Luther King, Peter Edelman, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Turner Memorial A.M.E. church

July 2009 News and Opinion – The Economy, Marriage, and More

July 3, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

July 2009 News and Opinion – The Economy, Marriage, and More Posted using ShareThis

Filed Under: Current Events

Bronwyn Winter: Uncovering the French Headscarf Debate

July 3, 2009 by Administrator

The hijab is arguably the most discussed and controversial item of women’s clothing today. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for Muslims and non-Muslims alike, and is the focus of much debate in the confrontation between Islam and the West. Nowhere has this debate been more acute or complex than […]

Filed Under: Featured Video Tagged With: Bronwyn Winter, feminism, feminist, France, hijab

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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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