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Georgia drops subpoena request for laypastor’s sermons and Bible

November 2, 2016 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

After over 40,000 people signed a petition expressing outrage at the State of Georgia for demanding Seventh-day Adventist lay pastor Dr. Eric Walsh’s sermon notes, transcripts, and Bible, the state has withdrawn the subpoena.

Filed Under: Employment Law

“Ministerial exception” preempts discrimination lawsuit brought by injured church school teacher

August 29, 2016 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

On August 15, 2016, a Federal Court in Maryland upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a 56-year-old injured music teacher at a Seventh-day Adventist school on the basis that, as a “minister,” she had no right to pursue federal claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Filed Under: Employment Law Tagged With: Americans with Disabilities Act, employment discrimination, Family and Medical Leave Act, Hosanna-Tabor, ministerial exception, ministerial exemption, Potomac Conference, religious institution, Seventh-day Adventist

Court rules Title VII parties can recover fees on procedural wins

May 25, 2016 by Michael Peabody

The Supreme Court’s ruling in CRST Van Lines v. EEOC (5/19/16) allows potential award of attorney fees even if court does not reach merits.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Legal Issues Tagged With: attorney fees, eeoc, Title VII litigation

Trump’s troubling evasion of basic religious liberty questions

April 18, 2016 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Donald Trump evades questions about whether employers should have right to discriminate on basis of religion and the tax-exempt status of religious organizations.

Filed Under: Church and State, Employment Law, Politics

New Supreme Court Case Could Stretch RFRA to Breaking Point

November 13, 2015 by Michael Peabody

If Congress, which passed both RFRA and Obamacare, believes RFRA’s application goes too far, Congress could decide to repeal all or part of RFRA.

Filed Under: Abortion / Contraception, Constitution, Employment Law, Supreme Court Tagged With: affordable care act, Little Sisters of the Poor, ObamaCare, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA

Catholic Hospitals Appeal Federal Court Decision Saying They’re Not Catholic Enough

July 15, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Longstanding, agency-approved exemption of religious hospitals from federal pension law had been overturned, threatening Dignity Health chain of U.S. hospitals with ruinous penalties

Filed Under: Church and State, Employment Law, Religious Institutions Tagged With: Dignity Health, religious hospitals, religious liberty, Thomas Mor eSociety

Bill Would Ban Gov’t Discrimination Based on Religious Views of Marriage

June 18, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Bills have been introduced in both houses of the U.S. Congress that would prohibit the Federal government from discriminating against individuals, associations, and businesses that act in accordance with their religious beliefs about marriage.

Filed Under: Constitution, Employment Law, Legislation, Marriage, Tax Exemption Tagged With: Discrimination, First Amendment, Hobby Lobby, Obergefell, religious liberty, Same-Sex Marriage

BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Decision a Victory for Religious Accommodation

June 2, 2015 by Michael Peabody

The Supreme Court ruled that a prospective employer’s perceived need to accommodate religious beliefs as a “motivating factor” not to hire violates Title VII.

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Discrimination, Employment Law, Legal Issues, Supreme Court Tagged With: Abercrombie and Fitch, head scarf, religious accommodation, workplace religious freedom

What Allen West Really Got Wrong About ‘Not Steve’

May 12, 2015 by Michael Peabody

If there’s any doubt about the truth of the aphorism that you should not assume things, this is Exhibit A.

Filed Under: Discrimination, Employment Law, Religious Accommodation Tagged With: Allen West, Not Steve, religious accommodation

California Court Rules For-Profit Christian School May Require Teachers’ Faith Statements

April 19, 2015 by Michael Peabody

In March 2015 a Ventura County Superior Court judge upheld the right of a for-profit Christian preschool to compel teachers to make a statement of faith and to obtain a statement by a pastor regarding how frequently they attend church, comment on their faith, and to endorse them as employees a Christian preschool.

Filed Under: Current Events, Employment Law, Religion, Religious Institutions Tagged With: Calvary Chapel, employment law, Hosanna-Tabor, religious liberty, teachers

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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.

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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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Faith is either something that informs one at all times or it isn’t anything at all, really. When the Chinese government tells its citizens that they can worship in a certain building on a certain day, but once they leave that building they must bow to the secular orthodoxy of the state, you have a cynical lie at work. They’ve substituted a toothless “freedom of worship” for “freedom of religion”.

— Eric Metaxas

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