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Author: Michael Peabody

Campaigning for Candidates from the Pulpit is a Bad Idea

Posted on January 27, 2012January 27, 2012 by Michael Peabody

As it now stands, churches and charities are welcome to speak truth to power on the issues that matter – from opposing human trafficking, to lobbying for workplace accommodation for religious employees, to pursuing justice. Religious organizations just cannot support or oppose particular candidates or political parties. This is a good thing.

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GOP to Consider Accommodating Saturday Sabbath Observers in Nevada Primaries

Posted on January 20, 2012January 20, 2012 by Michael Peabody

In the Republican primaries this year, there is a bright spot for religious freedom and diversity. Amy Tarkanian, the state GOP chairwoman told The Associate Press that she has asked the Republican National Committee to weigh in on whether the religious voters should be accommodated by moving their voting to Saturday night, or moved forward…

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10th Circuit Rules Oklahoma Amendment Barring Islamic Law was Unnecessary and Discriminatory

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Michael Peabody

OKLAHOMA -The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling that blocked the implementation of the “Save Our State” amendment. The amendment, approved by 70 percent of Oklahoma voters in 2010, barred “Islamic law” in the state, even though there was no movement to impose sharia law in Oklahoma. Judge Scott…

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New York City ‘Workplace Religious Freedom Act’ Clarifies Religious Accommodation Requirements for Employers

Posted on December 2, 2011December 2, 2011 by Michael Peabody

On August 30, 2011, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the “Workplace Religious Freedom Act”  (Int. 632-A) into law clarifying what requirements employers are required to meet to demonstrate that they have done all that is necessary to make a reasonable attempt to accommodate the bona fide religious needs of employees. Under pre-existing law,…

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Should Congress Continue to Fund the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom?

Posted on December 1, 2011December 2, 2011 by Michael Peabody

(This article was written as a contribution to a Liberty Magazine Round Table discussion. Read the other responses and contribute your thoughts at http://www.libertymagazine.org/index.php?id=1665 ) By Michael D. Peabody – In August 2011, the Pew Research Institute released a study, Rising Restrictions on Religion, which found that more than a third of the population of the world…

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ANALYSIS: Bishops Claim Religious Liberty Under Assault

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Michael Peabody

The Church can assert its right speak in the the public square, but it should not assume power it does not have in order to force the rest of society to follow its lead.

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State and Federal Legislators Introduce Bill to Outlaw Local Criminalization of Circumcision

Posted on July 22, 2011July 22, 2011 by Michael Peabody

California Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) and Assembly member Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) have introduced a bill that would directly ban local bans on circumcision. In a press conference held in Los Angeles yesterday, July 21, 2011, Ma and Gatto said that the bill would render the San Francisco ballot measure moot.

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Speak Now – A Response to the European Sunday Alliance

Posted on July 18, 2011July 19, 2011 by Michael Peabody

In its Founding Statement, the European Sunday Alliance argues that, in the interest of synchronicity, Sunday is the appropriate day of rest for all of Europe, and makes no allowance or acknowledgment of what should be done for those whose faith requires them to rest on a day outside of Sunday. In fact, it is not hard to see how those who rest on a different day might be an annoyance or hindrance to Sunday rest, and even in the debate may be portrayed as roadblocks, troublemakers, or even anti-religious. Businesses who open on Sunday could be fined, and those who conduct their own entrepreneurial endeavors on Sunday could also find themselves operating against the law.

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Count the Cost – The Hidden Dangers of School Vouchers

Posted on July 5, 2011August 9, 2011 by Michael Peabody

This year 42 state legislatures are considering creating or expanding school voucher programs. Private parochial educators face serious pitfalls with some of these programs that could eliminate the effectiveness of their religious mission.  In an ancient story of twin brothers, Esau, next in line for the patriarchal blessing, returns famished from a hunting trip. When…

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Church, State, and the Postal Service: The Contentious History of Sunday Mail Delivery

Posted on May 12, 2011February 14, 2013 by Michael Peabody

Between its inception in 1775 and 1912, postal employees delivered mail seven (7) days a week. In the early 1800s, religious leaders became concerned that employees were forced to work on the “Christian Sabbath,” or Sunday, and began to petition Congress to use its Article I powers to disallow Sunday delivery. This concern reached a fevered pitch in 1810 when Congress required post offices to open at least one hour on Sunday. Outraged that Congress had thus enforced Sunday desecration, religious leaders began to clamor for legislation that would outlaw Sunday operations.

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