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RLTV PODCAST: Ryan Bell – “I’m a Social Justice Christian”

Posted on April 5, 2010April 7, 2010 by Michael Peabody

Ryan Bell, pastor of the Hollywood Seventh-day Adventist Church talks with Michael Peabody about Glenn Becks’ recent controversial comments against “social justice Christians” and why Christians should work toward social justice.

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Oregon Governor Signs Bill Repealing Ban on Teachers’ Religious Dress

Posted on April 1, 2010February 15, 2012 by Michael Peabody

SALEM, OREGON – On April 1, 2010, Governor Ted Kulongoski signed a bill (HB 3686) that will repeal Oregon’s 87-year-old ban on teachers wearing religious dress.

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Maryland State Legislature considers a Workplace Religious Freedom Act (HB 381)

Posted on March 31, 2010March 31, 2010 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland State Legislature is presently considering a state-level Workplace Religious Freedom Act” (HB 381).  The bill, currently working its way through the House where it was heard on February 10, 2010, addresses employee requests for observance of holy days. Modeled on the Maryland Flexible Leave Act, the Maryland Workplace Religious Freedom Act would require…

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Should Europe recognize Sunday as the official day of rest? (BBC Video)

Posted on March 30, 2010March 30, 2010 by Administrator

Dr. Michael Schluter, founder of Keep Sunday Special, debates business entrepreneurs and representatives of other faith groups on the issue of whether Europe should adopt Sunday as a uniform day of rest. Part I Part II Related stories: ANALYSIS: European Sunday Weekly Rest Day Legislation Remains Unlawful “This matter deserves a full debate engaging all…

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NJ county’s Sunday buying ban may be checking out (AP)

Posted on March 29, 2010 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Thanks to RLTV reader Doug Beasley for finding this story. EXCERPT: The Sunday shopping ban in New Jersey’s largest county – among the nation’s last remaining blue laws – may be lifted to satisfy the state’s hunger for more sales tax revenue. The budget proposed last week by new Republican Gov. Chris Christie assumes $65 million in new…

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9th Circuit Upholds the Term ‘God’ in Pledge and on Currency

Posted on March 21, 2010March 29, 2010 by Michael Peabody

Although this was a lawsuit brought by an atheist, had he won, the result might have actually been more protective of the honor of God. After these rulings stripping the name of God of any religious meaning, those who have so long clamored for God’s name to be mentioned as a statement of this nation’s religious faith might want to re-think their position.

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9th Circuit Holds ‘Ministerial Exception’ Bars Seminarian Employment Case

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Administrator

EXCERPT: This “ministerial exception” helps to preserve the wall between church and state from even the mundane government intrusion presented here. In this case, plaintiff Cesar Rosas seeks pay for the overtime hours he worked as a seminarian in a Catholic church in Washington. The district court correctly determined that the ministerial exception bars Rosas’s claim and dismissed the case on the pleadings.

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Washington State Bill to Unionize Child Care Centers Dies in Committee

Posted on March 18, 2010March 25, 2010 by Administrator

Washington State Bill to Unionize Child Care Centers Dies in Committee We have good news from the State of Washington. You may have read our last newsletter about the bill that labor unions were trying to pass that would unionize private child care centers, and including faith-based preschools, and categorize their workers as government employees…

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Oregon Legislature Votes Down 1923 Ban on Teachers Wearing Religious Dress

Posted on March 17, 2010March 25, 2010 by Administrator

Oregon Legislature Votes Down 1923 Ban on Teachers Wearing Religious Dress By Michael Peabody – This month we have a couple of big stories coming out of the great Pacific Northwest. In Oregon, the legislature has passed a bill championed by the Northwest Religious Liberty Association that overturns a 87-year-old law that prohibited teachers from…

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Texas education board rejects in-depth study of First Amendment (DallasNews.com)

Posted on March 12, 2010March 12, 2010 by Administrator

EXCERPT: AUSTIN – Republicans on the State Board of Education soundly rejected a Democratic-backed proposal Thursday that would have required Texas students to be taught the reasons behind the prohibition of a state religion in the Bill of Rights. The contentious decision in curriculum standards for U.S. government classes appeared to signal the unhappiness of several board…

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