Abortion / Contraception
Hands Off! Religious Liberty Furor Over Birth Control (Liberty Magazine)
The real sleeper issue here, as it is with much of the political warfare of the present day, is money. Liberty magazine has consistently war…
Legal Issues
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Legal Issues
Soldier alleges military pattern of Christian bias (AP)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - An atheist soldier suing over prayers at military formations claims a larger pattern of religious discrimination exists…
Constitution
So Much For Religious Liberty (Forbes)
By Richard Epstein EXCERPT: What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. One glaring weaknesses of the modern law on religious…
Constitution
Significant Differences Emerging Between McCain and Obama in Prospective Judicial Nominees (NY Times)
It is looking more and more likely that either Barack Obama or John McCain will be the next President of the United States. They will leave…
Land Use
After 6-Year Fight, California County Drops Bid to Turn Church Into Bar
Guatay, CA - A church is in high spirits after six years of litigation with the County of San Diego for abruptly shutting them down. The Cou…
Constitution
U.S. Civil Rights Commission report gives free exercise of religion second-tier status
In a stunning report, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Chairman Martin Castro attacked the Religious Freedom Restoration Act at both the stat…
Employment Law
Court Rules Adventist Entitled to Unemployment Benefits After Being Terminated for Absences
On March 17, 2015, the a three-judge panel of the Appeals Court of Georgia ruled unanimously that the denial of unemployment benefits to a S…
Church and State
2nd Circuit Rules Town Should Encourage Diverse Groups to Pray at Town Meetings
[dc]O[/dc]n May 17, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Galloway v. Town of Greece, 0-3635-cv) ruled that the town of Gr…
Church and State
Ventura County Sues to Stop Church from Meeting Indoors
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 build…
Constitution
Declaring the United States a “Christian Nation” does not make it one
Why attempt to change the Constitution to declare the United States is a Christian Nation is a pointless exercise - satire from the American…