Who Speaks for the Children?
If the unborn child can be a homicide victim when the mother wanted the child, what changes about the child’s nature when she does not?
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Author: Michael Peabody
Inconsistent Liberty: How the Ninth Circuit Both Wields and Wrecks Employment Division v. Smith within 72 Hours
Federal appellate jurisprudence often demands a strong stomach, yet rarely has a single court exhibited such breathtaking intellectual acrobatics in seventy-two hours. The bone…
9th Circuit Upholds $7.8 Million BART Verdict as Vaccine Battles Redefine “Religious Liberty”
A federal appeals court upheld a 7.8 million dollar jury verdict for six transit workers fired by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit…
The Table-Turner’s Foreclosure: Why Jesus Wasn’t Just Losing His Temper
We’ve all seen the dramatic Sunday school depictions: Jesus, eyes wild, braiding a whip in a sudden fit of rage, sending coins flying and doves…
The Pulpit, the Ballot, and the Law
How American houses of worship speak out on contentious public issues without forfeiting their tax exemption.
The False Mercy of the Missed Connection
Attributing survival on September 11 to divine intervention offers comfort to the living, but it distorts the teachings of Jesus on human suffering.
Faith, Mercy, and the Necessary Limits of Religious Exemptions
When a neutral public-health or child-protection law imposes an incidental burden on a religious practice, the law must stand unless it crosses into overt discrimination.
ACLU Appeals Texas Ten Commandments Law to Supreme Court
A coalition of parents from diverse faith traditions is asking the justices to overturn a contentious ruling that declared a decades-old church-state precedent defunct.
When the Fringe Enters the Ballot Box: The Bilzerian Ad and a Bipartisan Reckoning
The normalization of bigotry under the guise of "political provocation" or "edgy internet culture" has metastasized into a direct threat to social cohesion.
The Scaffolding of Faith: Why Religious Freedom Matters Every Day
Regardless of whether the end of time is one year away or several centuries away, we are called to faithfully steward the time, communities, and…