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Archives for August 2018

California lawmaker withdraws bill that would criminalize religion-based “gay conversion therapy”

August 31, 2018 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Earlier today, California Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) withdrew a bill that would have outlaws the sale of any service, including certain forms of advertising, that were intended to change an individual’s sexuality or gender identity. Assembly Bill 2943 had already passed the Assembly and Senate and was one vote away from the governor’s desk.

Filed Under: Free Exercise, Human Life

November Election a “Referendum on Your Religion” Trump warns Evangelical leaders

August 30, 2018 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The White House building in Washington, DC–© AndreyKr- DepositPhotos.com

The President’s threat that the November election will be a “referendum on your religion” is troubling because it assumes that the success of Christianity is dependent on the result of a political vote. The fact that some very influential Christian leaders are buying into this argument is even more disturbing.

Filed Under: Church and State

Love: The Driving Force of Freedom

August 28, 2018 by Rob and Jacquie Randall

By Rob and Jacquie Randall – Because God is love and desires a universe where love reigns, where love is the motive behind our behavior, behind our worship, because love is the motive behind His actions, there needs to be absolute freedom in worship and religion.

Filed Under: Inspiration

John McCain: “No Freedom without Freedom of Religion”

August 24, 2018 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

“Choosing one’s faith is the most personal of choices, a matter of individual conscience. That is why we cherish it as part of our Bill of Rights. That is why Franklin Roosevelt listed as one of his four freedoms the right of everyone to worship God in his own way, everywhere in the world. And that is why people fleeing religious persecution continue to find safety in our country. All people must be free to worship as they please, or not to worship at all. It is a simple truth: There is no freedom without the freedom of religion.”

Filed Under: Human Rights Tagged With: John McCain, religious freedom, religious liberty, Seventh-day Adventist

Constitutional rights of religious students on public college campuses outlined in new document

August 23, 2018 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Public university students who want to take their faith seriously sometimes face opposition on campus. In a 4-page pamphlet released this morning, The Constitution on Campus: Rights Every Public University Student Should Know They Have, the Pacific Justice Institute describes 12 specific rights in the context of real cases.

Filed Under: Colleges and Universities Tagged With: campusfreedom, religiousliberty

CA Bill legalizing encouraging terminally ill to commit physician-assisted suicide passes Assembly

August 20, 2018 by ReligiousLiberty.TV ReligiousLiberty.TV

A bill making its way through the California legislature would make it legal to encourage the terminally ill to engage in physician-assisted suicide.

Filed Under: Current Events

Cake Wars Round II – Colorado baker files lawsuit to stop cake trolls

August 17, 2018 by Michael Peabody

Although his Supreme Court case was bolstered by a cake troll on the right, cake trolls on the left are making life miserable for Colorado baker Jack Phillips.

Filed Under: Current Events

US Senate strikes Johnson Amendment repeal from spending bill

August 15, 2018 by Michael Peabody

The Senate has stripped language from a House spending bill that would have stopped the Internal Revenue Service from revoking the tax-exempt status of non-profit organizations that engage in campaigning for political candidates.

Filed Under: Current Events

Kavanaugh on the Religion Clauses

August 14, 2018 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

During Kavanaugh’s 12 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, he wrote decisions addressing the Establishment Clause that provide a hint of how he might decide if he is seated on the United States Supreme Court.

Filed Under: Supreme Court

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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

“Cruelty and wrong are not the greatest forces in the world. There is nothing eternal in them. Only love is eternal.”

— Elisabeth Elliot

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