To Flag or Not to Flag: The Debate Over National Flags in Christian Churches
Churches should consider whether a flag enhances or detracts from their mission to glorify God and foster unity.
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California Churches’ Legal Battle Over COVID-19 Restrictions: A Recap and Update for 2024
The legal battle between California churches and COVID-19 restrictions continues in 2024, raising crucial questions about public health and religious freedom.
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Project 2025: The Heritage Foundation’s Blueprint for a Conservative America
Project 2025, launched by the Heritage Foundation, aims to reshape American governance with a conservative agenda. It proposes sweeping changes to federal policies, emphasizing deregulation, civil service reform, and conservative social policies.
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European Sunday Alliance Issues Manifesto for Work-Free Sunday
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ReligiousLiberty.TV
- June 8, 2024
- 24/7 economy
- civil society
- cultural diversity
- digital revolution
- e-commerce
- ESA
- Eurocentric norms
- European Day for a Work-Free Sunday
- European social agenda
- European Sunday Alliance
- flexible working hours
- France Sunday work
- Germany Sunday laws
- gig economy
- globalization
- globalized economy
- inclusive policies
- labor rights
- mental health
- religious groups
- religious minorities
- social cohesion
- Sunday rest
- Sunday trading laws
- synchronized quality resting time
- trade unions
- UK Sunday trading
- work-free Sunday
- work-life balance
- worker well-being
On March 1, 2024, the European Sunday Alliance issued a new manifesto reaffirming its commitment to a work-free Sunday.
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West Virginia Governor Signs Intelligent Design Education Bill Into Law
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ReligiousLiberty.TV
- June 6, 2024
- Differences Between Intelligent Design and Creationism
- Intelligent Design Controversy
- Intelligent Design in Public Schools
- Intelligent Design Proponents and Critics
- Intelligent Design Theory
- Intelligent Design vs. Evolution
- Irreducible Complexity Explained
- Specified Complexity in Biology
- west virginia
- West Virginia education
West Virginia’s new law, Senate Bill 280, signed on March 22, 2024, by Governor Jim Justice, allows public school teachers to discuss intelligent design. Advocated by Senator Amy Grady, this legislation aims to promote academic freedom by addressing questions about life’s origins.
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Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Methodist Church’s Property Rights Amid Disaffiliation Dispute
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ReligiousLiberty.TV
- June 5, 2024
- Alabama-West Florida Conference
- Book of Discipline
- church judicial framework
- church property disputes
- civil court limitations
- denominational schisms
- doctrinal disagreements
- ecclesiastical doctrine
- eligibility statements
- Establishment Clause
- First Amendment
- future of congregations
- human sexuality
- Justice Bryan
- Justice Cook
- lawsuit dismissal
- Methodist churches
- ordination of gay clergy
- property retention
- religious matters
- religious property disputes
- Supreme Court of Alabama
- UMC
- UMC internal processes.
- United Methodist Church
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The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, dismissing a lawsuit by 44 Methodist churches seeking to disaffiliate over doctrinal disputes about human sexuality while retaining their properties. The court’s decision, based on the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, underscores the limitations of civil courts in resolving ecclesiastical issues, leaving the churches to navigate the UMC’s internal processes for resolution.
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Michigan Appeals Court Upholds Convictions of Abortion Protesters for Resisting Arrest and Trespassing
The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of four anti-abortion protesters for resisting arrest, disturbing the peace, and trespassing at the Women’s Health Clinic in Flint. The defendants, who staged a “red rose rescue” protest, argued their actions were protected by their religious beliefs. However, the court ruled that passive resistance constitutes obstruction under Michigan law and maintained that the law was applied neutrally. The protesters were sentenced to 45 days in jail, highlighting the judiciary’s stance on the limits of religious and protest activities within legal boundaries.
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Louisiana Bill Mandating Ten Commandments in Public Schools: Controversy and Implications
In Louisiana, controversy brews as the state considers mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Critics warn of the dangers to church-state separation.
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Guns, Banks, and the Beast: Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Latest Ruling
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ReligiousLiberty.TV
- June 1, 2024
- advocacy groups
- banking access
- constitutional rights
- de-banking
- de-banking consequences
- financial access
- financial discrimination
- financial exclusion
- financial freedom
- financial institutions
- financial oversight.
- financial regulation
- financial services industry
- First Amendment
- Free Speech
- gun rights
- legal implications
- legal precedent
- New York State Department of Financial Services
- NRA banking issues
- regulatory overreach
- religious liberty
- risk management
- Second Amendment
- Vullo case
- Vullo v. NRA
The Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Vullo v. NRA underscores the illegality of using regulatory power to coerce financial institutions to de-bank organizations based on their political beliefs, reinforcing free speech protections.
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Supreme Court Unanimous: Government Officials Cannot Leverage their Positions to Suppress Dissent
The implications of this case are profound and far-reaching. It sends a clear message to regulatory bodies nationwide: exercise your power cautiously, for the line between guidance and coercion is perilously thin. Vullo’s actions were perceived as an attack on the NRA’s very right to exist and advocate.
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