Current Events
News Briefs and Commentary – July 16, 2015
The United States, along with China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom has inked a nuclear agreement with Iran. Responding to…
Church and State
Catholic Hospitals Appeal Federal Court Decision Saying They’re Not Catholic Enough
Longstanding, agency-approved exemption of religious hospitals from federal pension law had been overturned, threatening Dignity Health chai…
Homeschooling
California Eliminates Religious Exemption to Mandatory Vaccination
In passing SB 277, the legislature appears to presume either that the religious exemption requests were pretextual and therefore should not…
Church and State
Free Exercise After Obergefell: Warnings from the Dissent
Statements of Justices Roberts, Thomas, and Alito on free exercise of religion in light of the same-sex marriage decision.
Religious Institutions
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court Finds National Right to Same-Sex Marriage
How the Supreme Court's decision could affect the religious liberty rights of religious organizations and individuals
Religious Institutions
When Legislation Fails, Gov Jindal Orders ‘Protection of Conscience’
[dc]W[/dc]hen the Louisiana state legislature failed to pass the “Marriage and Conscience Act” (HB 707) earlier this year, on M…
Religious Institutions
Supreme Court Rules Sign Ordinance Adversely Affecting Church Fails Strict Scrutiny
[dc]A[/dc]fter a lengthy legal battle, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously (see Reed v. Gilbert , decided June 18, 2015) that a to…
Constitution
Bill Would Ban Gov’t Discrimination Based on Religious Views of Marriage
Bills have been introduced in both houses of the U.S. Congress that would prohibit the Federal government from discriminating against indivi…
Employment Law
BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Decision a Victory for Religious Accommodation
The Supreme Court ruled that a prospective employer's perceived need to accommodate religious beliefs as a "motivating factor" not to hire v…
Assisted Suicide
Assisted Suicide Legislation Would Leave Elderly, Disabled, and Depressed Vulnerable
California's proposed assisted-suicide bill does not require psychiatric evaluations which would rule-out depression, fear or anxiety as a p…
