• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom®

ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom®

religious liberty and religious freedom news

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Articles
  • Podcast
Home » Archives for 2015

Archives for 2015

Oregon Bakers’ $135,000 Fine Held in Escrow Pending Appeal

December 29, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV ReligiousLiberty.TV

On Monday, Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of the Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery paid a $135,000 fine levied against them by the state of Oregon for refusing on religious grounds to provide a cake for a same-sex commitment ceremony two years ago.

Filed Under: Current Events

Religious Liberty Advocate John Stevens Has Died

December 7, 2015 by Michael Peabody

We are saddened to learn that long-time religious liberty advocate John V. Stevens passed away on November 30, 2015.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Church State Council, John V. Stevens, religious freedom, religious liberty, Seventh-day Adventist

Davis Appeals to 6th Circuit

November 13, 2015 by Michael Peabody

When the religious beliefs of a government official conflict with the civil rights of citizens, who has the power and who wins?

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution Tagged With: 6th Circuit, Kentucky, Kim Davis, religious accommodation, Rowan County Clerk, Same-Sex Marriage

New Supreme Court Case Could Stretch RFRA to Breaking Point

November 13, 2015 by Michael Peabody

If Congress, which passed both RFRA and Obamacare, believes RFRA’s application goes too far, Congress could decide to repeal all or part of RFRA.

Filed Under: Abortion / Contraception, Constitution, Employment Law, Supreme Court Tagged With: affordable care act, Little Sisters of the Poor, ObamaCare, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA

Angry Red Cups and This Year’s “War on Christmas”

November 13, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

This year’s annual “War on Christmas” is off to a roaring start as Starbucks unwittingly fired the “first shot” by not printing snowflakes or reindeer on their cups, but instead resorted to a simple, plain, red cup.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Starbucks, War on Christmas

Supremacy Clause Prevents States from Ignoring Supreme Court Decisions

October 30, 2015 by Michael Peabody

Supreme Court - DepositPhotos.com

Why attempts to convince state and local governmental officials that they can ignore Supreme Court decisions are legally incorrect and could lead to a Constitutional crisis.

Filed Under: Constitution, Marriage, Supreme Court

Adventist Church Releases World Religious Liberty Report

October 20, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has released a 408-page report outlining international religious liberty demographics and issues.

Filed Under: Human Rights, International Tagged With: international report, religious freedom, religious liberty, Seventh-day Adventist

Mel Gibson’s new film to shine spotlight on Adventist history of conscientious objection

October 7, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV ReligiousLiberty.TV

Mel Gibson’s $55,000,000 film will have Adventists re-exploring this part of their history and considering the future of conscientious objection.

Filed Under: History, Military Tagged With: combat, conscientious objection, History, Mel Gibson, non-combatancy, Okinawa, religious liberty, Seventh-day Adventist, World War II

Why California’s New “Death with Dignity” Law Will Make Suicide Common and Expected

October 7, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV ReligiousLiberty.TV

"death with dignity"

On October 5, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that will permit terminally ill patients to obtain medications that will enable them to end their own lives. The legislation had been opposed by disability rights groups that were concerned that people would choose to end their lives because of financial worries or depression.

Filed Under: Assisted Suicide Tagged With: abortion, assisted suicide, California, death with dignity, euthanasia, Jerry Brown, Roe v. Wade

The Immigration Crisis and the Rule of Law

October 5, 2015 by Norman Farley

religious liberty

Dr. Norman Farley examines the issue of immigration, the rule of law, and the search for solutions.

Filed Under: Constitution, Human Rights Tagged With: 2030 Agenda, Immigration, Norman Farley, religious liberty, united nations

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 6
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Geneva, Switzerland - December 03, 2019: World Health Organization (WHO / OMS) Headquarters - DepositPhotos.com

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.

Random Quote

Religion separated from the political control of the state can be a powerful force for public good. But religion used by the state to further its political purposes will ultimately destroy the state and compromise the effectiveness of the church.

— Lee Boothby, Esq.

Get the ReligiousLiberty.TV Newsletter!

Comes out a couple of times a month. Unsubscribe anytime automatically, no questions asked.
* = required field
unsubscribe from list

powered by MailChimp!

Copyright © 2022 Founders' First Freedom is a registered trademark. All rights reserved.

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Articles
  • Podcast
0
0
0
0