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California lifts location and attendance limits on churches following Supreme Court ruling

Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Following Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, California has lifted restrictions on the number of attendees and location of religious services.

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US Supreme Court overturns California restrictions on in-home Bible studies

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

In a decision released Friday night, April 9, 2021, the United States Supreme Court has blocked California’s COVID-19 restrictions on in-home religious gatherings.  

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Free Speech and Social Media Censorship: An Analysis

Posted on January 28, 2021April 6, 2021 by Lemuel Sapian

The guarantee of Free Speech exists next to the religious freedom guarantees in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. These rights often intersect, as the ability to speak according to one’s conscience is innate to almost any conscientious belief system in existence. To apply restrictions to speech would also be applying restrictions to the exercise of religion.

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Court unanimously finds RFRA plaintiffs can sue FBI agents for money damages

Posted on December 13, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that plaintiffs whose religious rights were violated can sue government employees individually for monetary damages.

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Satanic Temple claims abortion is a religious ritual protected by the Free Exercise clause

Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Satanic Temple is asserting a free exercise right to abortion as a religious ritual in lawsuits against the state of Missouri and against a Louisiana advertising agency.

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LA County fails bid to shut down church and must prove why free exercise rights should be infringed

Posted on August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Los Angeles County lost another battle in its bid to stop Grace Community Church from meeting indoors today. Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff found that, contrary to the County’s representation, the Sun Valley megachurch led by Pastor John MacArthur did not violate any court order because no court order prohibited the congregation from meeting indoors.

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Two Southern California Judges Refuse to Shut Down Churches This Weekend

Posted on August 14, 2020August 15, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

With outdoor temperatures expected to pass the 100-degree mark, two Los Angeles area judges have given local churches some comforting news.

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Ventura County Sues to Stop Church from Meeting Indoors

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by Michael Peabody

On August 2, 2020, the church again met indoors and Pastor McCoy said he was “willing to go to jail” and “willing for them to take our building” rather than comply with the state and local orders.

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Supreme Court: Religious schools immune from teachers’ discrimination claims

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 by Michael Peabody

The ethical and moral onus is now on religious institutions as they decide whether to fire “ministerial” employees for reasons illegal in the secular world, such as age or the need for cancer treatment. Institutions engaging in this kind of discriminatory tactic will still need to answer to a Higher Source who will not be impressed with their ability to obtain summary judgment. The way for religious institutions to “win” these cases is to avoid them in the first place by taking the lead in treating employees with the highest degree of care and concern.

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Did the Supreme Court open the door to regulation of religious schools?

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

With the death of state Blaine Amendments this week, religious schools that welcome state money might find that they are now subject to regulation that may undermine their very reason for existence. 

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