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Archives for August 2012

GOP Platform Includes War on Religion Claim (BJC)

August 30, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Republican Party platform adopted yesterday includes a section on religious liberty, repeating the claim that the Obama Administration has engaged in a “war on religion.”  The problem is, it ignores the facts… read more here >>> http://bjcmobile.org/gop-platform-includes-war-on-religion-claim/

Filed Under: Current Events, Politics

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on International Religious Freedom (Carnegie Endowment)

August 22, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

A transcript of the event is available at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

Filed Under: Featured Video

Why Liberty of Conscience Is the Most Important Issue in 2012

August 14, 2012 by Stephen Allred

By Stephen N. Allred – hen it comes to discussing political viewpoints with fellow church members silence is often eloquence. After all, haven’t we been wisely counseled to check our political viewpoints at the door when we come together as believers in Christ?[i] Besides, most of us have learned this from experience. I’ve been “un-friended” […]

Filed Under: Current Events, New

Kmiec: Is Paul Ryan Romney’s New Religion Problem? (Huffington Post)

August 14, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Constitutional law scholar Douglas Kmiec shares his views on how the Paul Ryan pick will affect the Catholic vote in an article published today in the Huffington Post. Read the full article at the Huffington Post.

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, In the News, Labor Unions, Politics, Religion Tagged With: Douglas Kmiec, faith, Huckabee, McCain, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, religious freedom, religious liberty

Judge Allows Muslims to Use Murfreesboro Mosque (NYTimes.com)

August 12, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Excerpt: “What the judge did was wrong in that he held the mosque to a much higher standard than any other institution applying for a land-use permit in Rutherford County,” said Eric Rassbach, a lawyer with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a nonprofit law firm that helped file the lawsuit on behalf of the […]

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Current Events, Discrimination, Human Rights, In the News Tagged With: Mosque, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County

Publisher Pulls David Barton’s Controversial Thomas Jefferson Book, Citing Loss Of Confidence. (NPR)

August 10, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Citing a loss of confidence in the book’s details, Christian publisher Thomas Nelson is ending the publication and distribution of the bestseller, The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You’ve Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson. The controversial book was written by Texas evangelical David Barton, who NPR’s Barbara Bradley Hagerty profiled on All Things Considered Wednesday. […]

Filed Under: Current Events, History, In the News Tagged With: David Barton, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Wallbuilders

Hawaii Judge Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban (Honolulu Civil Beat)

August 8, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Excerpt:  A U.S. District Court judge in Honolulu has rejected arguments from two lesbians who said that Hawaii’s 1998 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. According to court documents released Wednesday, Judge Alan Kay dismissed the lawsuit, Jackson v. Abercrombie, saying that a decision like this should be left to the Legislature – not the […]

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Current Events, Discrimination, In the News, Legal Issues Tagged With: marriage, Same-Sex Marriage

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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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“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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