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Trump judicial nominee Barrett faces religious tests from left and right

September 12, 2017 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

At the committee hearing, Democrat Sen. Feinstein questioned her Catholic beliefs on abortion and Republican Sen. Cruz questioned her on the death penalty.

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution Tagged With: Amy Coney Barrett, Diane Feinstein, judicial nominee, no religious test, religious test, Ted Cruz

States Rights, Slavery, the 14th Amendment and Religious Liberty

August 25, 2017 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Have you ever wondered what legal mechanism existed that permitted the legalization of slavery in the United States after the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791? How it was that men, women, and children were held in bondage after Francis Scott Key wrote the famous words, “land of the free, and the home of the brave” in 1812? How segregation persisted in law until the late 1960s?

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Constitution, History, Human Rights, Politics, Religion Tagged With: 14th Amendment, bill of rights, Civil Rights, Fourteenth Amendment, religious liberty, Roy Moore, states rights

States prohibiting all non-public school funding may escape Trinity Lutheran impact

July 28, 2017 by Michael Peabody

States that have constitutional provisions that prohibit public aid to all private schools, regardless of whether or not they are religiously affiliated, might have a substantial argument against school voucher claims under Trinity Lutheran v. Comer.

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution Tagged With: parochiaid, School Vouchers, Trinity Lutheran v. Comer

Supreme Court asks lower courts to apply Trinity reasoning to school voucher cases

June 27, 2017 by Michael Peabody

Supreme Court sends voucher cases back to the lower courts “for further consideration in light of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc., v. Comer.” 

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution, Education, Supreme Court Tagged With: School Vouchers, Trinity Lutheran

Court may hear same-sex wedding cake religious exception case

June 9, 2017 by Michael Peabody

There are several reasons why the Supreme Court may decide to hear this case when it declined to hear previous religious exception cases.

Filed Under: Constitution, Discrimination, Supreme Court

Trump order essentially affirms Johnson Amendment

May 8, 2017 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The White House building in Washington, DC–© AndreyKr- DepositPhotos.com

Last Thursday, President Donald Trump marked the National Day of Prayer with an executive order that at most expressed the administration’s desire that the Department of the Treasury should not unnecessarily threaten the tax-exempt status of religious non-profit organizations if they engage in political activity. Despite stating during the campaign that he would “destroy” the Johnson Amendment, the administration ultimately made a benign gesture affirming existing law while describing its parameters and limits.

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution, Free Speech Tagged With: Donald Trump, executive order, Johnson Amendment, religious freedom, religious liberty

Supreme Court schedules oral arguments in Trinity Lutheran case

February 28, 2017 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

ver a year after agreeing to hear the case on January 15, 2016, the Supreme Court has finally set a date for the oral arguments in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley.

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution Tagged With: Trinity Lutheran Church

Washington court finds no free exercise right to ignore antidiscrimination law

February 17, 2017 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Supreme Court of the State of Washington has rejected a florist’s claim that state anti-discrimination statutes did not apply to her religion-based refusal to sell flowers for use in a same-sex wedding ceremony.

Filed Under: Constitution, Religious Accommodation

U.S. Civil Rights Commission report gives free exercise of religion second-tier status

September 9, 2016 by Michael Peabody

In a stunning report, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Chairman Martin Castro attacked the Religious Freedom Restoration Act at both the state and federal level, challenged the terms “religious liberty” and “religious liberty” as code for intolerance, and argued that free exercise rights should yield to other civil rights if they come into conflict.

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Constitution, Supreme Court Tagged With: Civil Rights, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA

Why a candidate’s support for the free exercise clause matters

July 5, 2016 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will do more to defend the Free Exercise Clause is an important factor in deciding which candidate to support.

Filed Under: Constitution, Politics Tagged With: Christian Mingle, Donald Trump, Free Exercise Clause, Hillary Clinton

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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.

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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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These establishments metamorphose the church into a creature, and religion into a principle of state, which has a natural tendency to make men conclude that Bible religion is nothing but a trick of state.

— John Leland

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