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Michael Peabody

Dr. C. Norman Farley passes to his rest

December 9, 2020 by Michael Peabody

We are sad to announce the passing of Dr. C. Norman Farley in November 2020.  He formally served on our Advisory panel beginning in 2016, and he, along with his wife Alice, have been great supporters and volunteers of ReligiousLiberty.TV and Founders’ First Freedom. 

Filed Under: Current Events

Supreme Court not likely to make individual FBI agents pay for allegedly violating Religious Freedom Restoration Act

October 13, 2020 by Michael Peabody

On October 6, 2020, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case on the issue of whether individual FBI agents can be held financially liable if they are found to have violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.  The underlying case involves Muslim-Americans who alleged that individual FBI agents put them on the “no fly” list after they refused to act as informants against fellow Muslims in terrorism-related investigations.

Filed Under: Current Events, Supreme Court Tagged With: Employment Division v. Smith, FBI agent liability, monetary damages, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, sovereign immunity, Tanvir, Tanzir

“I dissent!” A Survey of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Religion Clause Jurisprudence

September 19, 2020 by Michael Peabody

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg wrote little on the religion clauses, but she frequently joined with those Justices who favored a strong separation of church and state. 

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution, Current Events, Supreme Court Tagged With: Church and State, RBG, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ventura County Sues to Stop Church from Meeting Indoors

August 6, 2020 by Michael Peabody

Pastor Bob McCoy - Godspeak Calvary Chapel - Newbury Park, CA

On August 2, 2020, the church again met indoors and Pastor McCoy said he was “willing to go to jail” and “willing for them to take our building” rather than comply with the state and local orders.

Filed Under: Church and State, COVID-19, Current Events, Free Exercise Tagged With: Calvary Chapel, COVID-19, free exercise of religion, health and safety, Ventura County

Court rules agency can decide if employers must provide contraceptive coverage

July 10, 2020 by Michael Peabody

Supreme Court sidesteps the free exercise claim and grants government agencies the power to determine whether to apply the ACA contraceptive mandates to employers. 

Filed Under: Abortion / Contraception, Current Events, Health, Supreme Court Tagged With: Donald Trump, Hobby Lobby, Joseph Biden, Little Sisters of the Poor

Supreme Court: Religious schools immune from teachers’ discrimination claims

July 8, 2020 by Michael Peabody

The ethical and moral onus is now on religious institutions as they decide whether to fire “ministerial” employees for reasons illegal in the secular world, such as age or the need for cancer treatment. Institutions engaging in this kind of discriminatory tactic will still need to answer to a Higher Source who will not be impressed with their ability to obtain summary judgment. The way for religious institutions to “win” these cases is to avoid them in the first place by taking the lead in treating employees with the highest degree of care and concern.

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution, Discrimination, Employment Law, Free Exercise Tagged With: Hosanna-Tabor, Los Angeles Archdiocese, religious exception, Smith

COVID-19 aid package that does not exclude churches passes with bipartisan support

April 10, 2020 by Michael Peabody

Although the Small Business Administration typically works with for-profit enterprises, the CARES Act does not exclude non-profit organizations from this funding, including churches. Banks will distribute these loans to qualifying organizations on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Filed Under: Church and State, COVID-19 Tagged With: CARES Act, clergy housing allowance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, ministerial exception, ministerial exemption

Should churches “stay-at-home”? Martin Luther offers guidance

March 29, 2020 by Michael Peabody

Although Luther wrote it nearly 500 years ago, his advice on how to handle an epidemic is still valid. Trust God and take precautions. 

Filed Under: COVID-19 Tagged With: churches, COVID-19, death, First Amendment, free exercise, Martin Luther, plague

Supreme Court finds Puerto Rico court lacked jurisdiction to seize Catholic assets to pay school pension obligations

February 24, 2020 by Michael Peabody

The Supreme Court ruled today per curiam that the Puerto Rico Supreme Court erred when it determined that the “Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church” was responsible for properly administering a pension plan for the employees of Catholic Schools Trust.

Filed Under: Legal Issues, Religious Institutions, Supreme Court Tagged With: Catholic Church, ERISA, non-profit, Pension, piercing corporate veil

Supreme Court declines to hear Sabbath accommodation case

February 24, 2020 by Michael Peabody

Darrell Patterson - Photo from Becketfund media Kit

The Supreme court has decided against hearing a workplace accommodation case involving a Seventh-day Adventist, but hints that it may revisit employer accommodation standards in the future. 

Filed Under: Discrimination, Employment Law, Religious Accommodation, Supreme Court Tagged With: Hardison v. TWA, religious accommodation, religious freedom, religious liberty, Seventh-day Adventist, workplace religious fredom

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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.

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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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If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.

— Robert H. Jackson

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