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Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2013 Introduced in U.S. Senate

January 15, 2013 by Michael Peabody

On December 17, 2012 Senator John Kerry (D-MA) introduced “The Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2013” (S.3686) which would Amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of religion specifically in the areas of “garb, grooming, and scheduling.”

Filed Under: Action Needed, Discrimination, Employment Law, In the News, Legislation Tagged With: Civil Rights Act, Senator John Kerry, Title VII, Workplace Religious Freedom Act, WRFA

Florida Amendment 8: A Trojan Horse That Could Regulate Churches’ Free Speech

October 29, 2012 by Michael Peabody

Florida Amendment 8 - Trojan Horse

Florida’s Amendment 8 is being promoted under a guise of “religious freedom,” but accepting state funds will subject religious institutions to increased regulation that would actually restrict free speech.

Filed Under: Action Needed, Current Events, In the News, New, Politics, Religious Accommodation Tagged With: 2012, Amendment 8, election, Free Speech, religious freedom, religious liberty

Seventh-day Adventist Pastor Selected to Serve as Idaho State Senate Chaplain

October 26, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Jim Wibberdin

BOISE, IDAHO – Seventh-day Adventist pastor Jim Wibberding has been selected to serve as Idaho state senate chaplain for the 2013 Legislative Session. Wibberding, who earned a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership degree from Andrews University presently serves as the pastor of the Cloverdale Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Northwest Religious Liberty Association has issued the […]

Filed Under: Current Events, In the News

Oxford University Introduces Journal of Law and Religion

October 18, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Oxford Journal of Law and Religion will have a range of articles drawn from various sectors of the law and religion field, including: social, legal and political issues involving the relationship between law and religion in society; comparative law perspectives on the relationship between religion and state institutions; developments regarding human and constitutional rights to freedom […]

Filed Under: Current Events, History, Human Rights, In the News Tagged With: Academic, Journal, Oxford University

Pew Forum Reports “Rising Tide of Restrictions on Religion”

October 18, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life has on September 20, 2012 released the third in a series of reports analyzing the extent to which governments and societies around the world impinge on religious beliefs and practices. The new report looks at the extent and direction of change in religious restrictions from the year ending in mid-2009 […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Human Rights, In the News, International Tagged With: Pew Forum, restrictions on religion

BREAKING NEWS: Iran Pastor Nadarkhani Released from Prison

September 8, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The American Center for Law and Justice announced this morning that Iranian Pastor Youcef Nardarkhani has been released after spending 1,062 days in prison for his Christian faith. Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has reportedly been acquitted of apostacy (death penalty), and sentenced for time served for evangelizing Muslims. Pastor Nadarkhani is released from prison in Iran (ACLJ […]

Filed Under: Current Events, In the News, International Tagged With: christian, Iran, Iranian pastor, muslim, Tehran, Youcef Nadarkhani

Kmiec: Is Paul Ryan Romney’s New Religion Problem? (Huffington Post)

August 14, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Constitutional law scholar Douglas Kmiec shares his views on how the Paul Ryan pick will affect the Catholic vote in an article published today in the Huffington Post. Read the full article at the Huffington Post.

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, In the News, Labor Unions, Politics, Religion Tagged With: Douglas Kmiec, faith, Huckabee, McCain, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, religious freedom, religious liberty

Judge Allows Muslims to Use Murfreesboro Mosque (NYTimes.com)

August 12, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Excerpt: “What the judge did was wrong in that he held the mosque to a much higher standard than any other institution applying for a land-use permit in Rutherford County,” said Eric Rassbach, a lawyer with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a nonprofit law firm that helped file the lawsuit on behalf of the […]

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Current Events, Discrimination, Human Rights, In the News Tagged With: Mosque, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County

Publisher Pulls David Barton’s Controversial Thomas Jefferson Book, Citing Loss Of Confidence. (NPR)

August 10, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Citing a loss of confidence in the book’s details, Christian publisher Thomas Nelson is ending the publication and distribution of the bestseller, The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You’ve Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson. The controversial book was written by Texas evangelical David Barton, who NPR’s Barbara Bradley Hagerty profiled on All Things Considered Wednesday. […]

Filed Under: Current Events, History, In the News Tagged With: David Barton, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Wallbuilders

Hawaii Judge Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban (Honolulu Civil Beat)

August 8, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Excerpt:  A U.S. District Court judge in Honolulu has rejected arguments from two lesbians who said that Hawaii’s 1998 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. According to court documents released Wednesday, Judge Alan Kay dismissed the lawsuit, Jackson v. Abercrombie, saying that a decision like this should be left to the Legislature – not the […]

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Current Events, Discrimination, In the News, Legal Issues Tagged With: marriage, Same-Sex Marriage

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Biden admin could hand over US control of health emergencies to WHO next week

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The ultimate control over America’s health care and its national sovereignty will be put up for a vote next week at a meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) governing legislative body, the World Health Assembly (WHA).  On May 22-28, 2022, the 75th World Health Assembly will convene at the United Nations […]

Statement on the Leak in Dobbs

The leak was intended to disrupt the processing of the decision and we are not going to dignify the leak or the unidentified leaker by analyzing it prematurely. As a constitutional republic we cannot go down that road without doing severe damage to the institution of the Supreme Court where there must be professional courtesy between the justices and their staffs.

Boston City Hall - photo from Supreme Court Opinion

Supreme Court rules 9-0 that Boston violated 1st Amendment in refusing Christian flag at City Hall

This morning the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Shurtleff v. Boston (Dec’d 5/2/2022) that the city of Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian group when it refused to allow them to participate in a city flag raising program.

Active Liberty - a survey of Justice Stephen Breyer's religion clause jurisprudence - Supreme Court

Active Liberty: A Survey of Justice Stephen Breyer’s Religion Clause Decisions

A comprehensive review of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s decisions in Free Exercise and Establishment Clause cases.

Canadian gov’t calculates that expansion of assisted suicide will save taxpayers millions of dollars

In Canada, it is easier for the disabled who do not suffer terminal illness to get approval for assisted suicide than approval for affordable housing. The government has calculated the cost of providing healthcare versus providing assisted suicide.

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