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Archives for April 2015

California Court Rules For-Profit Christian School May Require Teachers’ Faith Statements

April 19, 2015 by Michael Peabody

In March 2015 a Ventura County Superior Court judge upheld the right of a for-profit Christian preschool to compel teachers to make a statement of faith and to obtain a statement by a pastor regarding how frequently they attend church, comment on their faith, and to endorse them as employees a Christian preschool.

Filed Under: Current Events, Employment Law, Religion, Religious Institutions Tagged With: Calvary Chapel, employment law, Hosanna-Tabor, religious liberty, teachers

Court Rules Adventist Entitled to Unemployment Benefits After Being Terminated for Absences

April 9, 2015 by Michael Peabody

On March 17, 2015, the a three-judge panel of the Appeals Court of Georgia ruled unanimously that the denial of unemployment benefits to a Seventh-day Adventist who was fired for refusing to work on Saturdays was unconstitutional.

Filed Under: Employment Law Tagged With: Hobbie, Lester v. Butler, religious freedom, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, religious liberty, RFRA, Sabbath Accommodation, Sherbert v Verner, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Law

Christianity’s Misguided Battle with Atheism and Secularism

April 8, 2015 by Brent Buttler

  By Brent Buttler – Christianity’s ongoing battle with atheism and secularism is not only misguided, but also not what God intended for His church. recently heard a story about the evangelist Billy Graham. What piqued my interest was how almost overnight he transitioned from relative unknown to household name. One day in 1949 he […]

Filed Under: History, Inspiration Tagged With: Atheism, Billy Graham, communism, Secularism

Gibson Filming Project Based on War Hero Who Refused to Carry Weapon

April 7, 2015 by Michael Peabody

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, and director and actor Mel Gibson is working on making a film based on the life of one of the soldiers, Seventh-day Adventist conscientious objector, Desmond T. Doss, who won a Congressional Medal of Honor for saving dozens of lives while refusing to carry a weapon.

Filed Under: Film and Television, History, Military Tagged With: Congressional Medal of Honor, Desmond Doss, Hacksaw Ridge, Maeda Escarpment, Mel Gibson, Okinawa

Understanding RFRA: Is Religious Freedom the New Bigotry?

April 3, 2015 by Nicholas Miller

By Nicholas Miller – Is supporting religious freedom an act of bigotry? This question is seriously being asked in the wake of the recent media eruptions surrounding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) bills passed in Indiana and Arkansas. The firestorm surrounding these bills has brought the tension between religious freedom and gay rights to a new level of public scrutiny and focus.

Filed Under: Church and State, Civil Rights, Constitution, Current Events, Human Rights, Marriage, Religious Accommodation Tagged With: Arkansas, bigotry, Christianity, gay rights, Indiana, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, Supreme Court

Understanding RFRA: Does Indiana’s New Law Allow Businesses to Discriminate?

April 3, 2015 by Jason Hines

By Jason Hines – This week, Governor Mike Pence held a press conference in order to clarify the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act that has received so much criticism lately.

Filed Under: Church and State, Civil Rights, Constitution, Discrimination, Human Rights, Legal Issues, Marriage Tagged With: Discrimination, Indiana, Mike Pence, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA

Understanding RFRA: A History – From an Adventist Mill Worker to Hobby Lobby

April 3, 2015 by Michael Peabody

Tracing the history of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from a Seventh-day Adventist textile mill worker to Hobby Lobby.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Adeil Shebert, Alfred Smith, Archbishop Flores, Boerne, President Clinton, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, Sherbert Test

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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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Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.

— Mikhail Bakunin

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