Church and State
US House votes to defund IRS investigations of church political endorsements
[dc]Y[/dc]esterday, by a margin of 211 to 198, the U.S. House of Representatives quietly voted to defund IRS investigations of church…
Michael Peabody
268 articles
Civil Rights
Life as One Piece: The Legacy of Dr. Charles Teel
His passion in the classroom was the minor prophets – particularly the biblical books of Amos and Micah. He spoke of justice, and mercy and…
Church and State
States prohibiting all non-public school funding may escape Trinity Lutheran impact
States that have constitutional provisions that prohibit public aid to all private schools, regardless of whether or not they are religiousl…
Church and State
Supreme Court asks lower courts to apply Trinity reasoning to school voucher cases
Supreme Court sends voucher cases back to the lower courts "for further consideration in light of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc.,…
Church and State
Supreme Court: State must include church in public funding scheme
The Supreme Court decision in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer changes 200 years of Establishment Clause precedent and puts churches at risk…
Church and State
Blessed are the Peacemakers: Why Adventist Clergy Stay Away from Partisan Politics
By Michael D. Peabody, Esq. [dc]I[/dc]n a study released June 11, 2017, researchers from Yale and Harvard concluded that Seven…
Constitution
Court may hear same-sex wedding cake religious exception case
There are several reasons why the Supreme Court may decide to hear this case when it declined to hear previous religious exception cases.
Supreme Court
Court: Religious hospitals not subject to Federal pension protections
The pensions of employees of church-affiliated organizations are not subject to federal solvency requirements that apply to secular organiza…
Church and State
Kentucky Appeals Court upholds free speech rights of Christian printer in narrow opinion
In a narrowly drafted opinion, the Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled that the government could not compel a Christian printer to promote m…
Film and Television
Interview: Producer of Oscar-nominated “Hacksaw Ridge” has lived with the story most of his life
Terry Benedict, a producer of Oscar-award nominated Hacksaw Ridge, talks about getting to know Doss, working with Mel Gibson and Andrew Garf…
