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Archives for June 2016

Five legal issues raised by California SB 1146

June 29, 2016 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

SB 1146 is currently up for consideration in the California State Assembly Judiciary this Thursday having already passed the Senate by a vote of 26-13 on May 26, 2016. The heading of the bill states, “The Equity in Higher Education Act among other things, prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis […]

Filed Under: Constitution, Legal Issues, Religious Institutions

Court avoids free exercise minefield of Washington pharmacy case

June 29, 2016 by Michael Peabody

Supreme Court - DepositPhotos.com

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving a Washington state requirement that all pharmacies must fill contraceptives regardless of the religious objections of the owners.

Filed Under: Abortion / Contraception, Supreme Court Tagged With: Hobby Lobby, Justice Alito, Justice Roberts, Justice Thomas, Pharmacy, Plan B, RFRA, selective-exemption, Stromans

California Bill Would Punish Religious Colleges That Discriminate Because of Faith

June 27, 2016 by Michael Peabody

If passed, SB 1146 is unconstitutional because the government is imposing a condition on religious institutions with the intent of pressuring them to compromise their religious beliefs.

Filed Under: Constitution, Discrimination, Education Tagged With: California, Non-discrimination, SB 1146

“I’m on your side,” Trump tells fawning evangelicals

June 22, 2016 by Michael Peabody

Yesterday, in a typical, stream-of-consciousness, rant about his self-perceived greatness, Donald Trump told an assembly of over 900 evangelical leaders in New York that he supports them.

Filed Under: Politics, Religion Tagged With: Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Doug Batchelor, evangelicals

Evaluating Clinton’s claim to “reasonable regulation” of Constitutional rights

June 10, 2016 by Michael Peabody

Constitutional rights, particularly those in the Bill of Rights are guarantees of personal freedoms and are expressed in terms of the government’s limited powers.

Filed Under: Constitution, Supreme Court Tagged With: bill of rights

How will a Brexit impact religious freedom in Britain?

June 9, 2016 by James Standish

By James Standish, JD, MBA – Today, there are those arguing that a Brexit will negatively impact Britain’s dedication to religious freedom. As we shall see, however, a Brexit is, on balance, more likely to protect Britain’s liberal attitude towards religious minorities than to harm it.

Filed Under: International Tagged With: Brexit, European Court of Human Rights, European union, religious liberty

EU not a greater guarantor of religious liberty than UK

June 8, 2016 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

There will be risks to our human rights and religious liberty protections if citizens of the United Kingdom choose to leave the European Union. However, I do think as well that there will also be risks on our human rights and religious liberty protections if voters choose to remain in the EU, and we need to keep a balanced view on the Brexit/Remain debate over human rights and religious liberty.

Filed Under: International Tagged With: Brexit, EU, European union, religious freedom, religious liberty, UK

Religious liberty implications of Brexit

June 5, 2016 by Brighton Kavaloh

The big argument for leaving the EU is that we would regain full national sovereignty and the right as a country to make our laws. However, what provisions will be made for religious liberty if we leave, and what safeguards will be put in place is a question that needs further consideration.

Filed Under: International Tagged With: Adventist, Brexit, religious liberty

Bill Would Limit Scope of Religious Freedom Restoration Act

June 2, 2016 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Rep. Joseph Kennedy (D-Mass) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) have introduced HR 5272 to limit the scope of the Religious Freedom Act (RFRA) of 1993.

Filed Under: Legislation, RFRA Tagged With: Bobby Scott, Do No Harm Act, HR 5272, Joe Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, religious liberty, RFRA

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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.

Random Quote

Everyone claims to be okay with freedom of religion, but the moment you mention God there is a strange tension that fills the air. If there was a 6th sense, that would be it.

— Criss Jami

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