Opinion: The Spiritual Dimension to the County Clerk’s Refusal to License Same-Sex Marriages
Davis has made a decision according to her conscience, has had the willingness to not only follow it through, but also to go to…
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Category: Legal Issues
September 2015
August 2015
If Theocracy was Good for Ancient Israel, Why Isn’t It Good for America?
(The following is taken from an appendix to the book Patriarchs and Prophets). “The question has been raised, and is now much agitated, If a…
July 2015
The Theology of the Tax Exemption
By Jason Hines, PhD, JD - Has Christianity in America become so materialistic that we conflate our freedom to worship with our ability to…
Catholic Hospitals Appeal Federal Court Decision Saying They’re Not Catholic Enough
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
June 2015
Free Exercise After Obergefell: Warnings from the Dissent
Statements of Justices Roberts, Thomas, and Alito on free exercise of religion in light of the same-sex marriage decision.
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court Finds National Right to Same-Sex Marriage
How the Supreme Court's decision could affect the religious liberty rights of religious organizations and individuals
When Legislation Fails, Gov Jindal Orders ‘Protection of Conscience’
[dc]W[/dc]hen the Louisiana state legislature failed to pass the “Marriage and Conscience Act” (HB 707) earlier this year, on May 19, Governor Bobby Jindal…
Supreme Court Rules Sign Ordinance Adversely Affecting Church Fails Strict Scrutiny
[dc]A[/dc]fter a lengthy legal battle, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously (see Reed v. Gilbert , decided June 18, 2015) that a town…
Bill Would Ban Gov’t Discrimination Based on Religious Views of Marriage
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…
BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Decision a Victory for Religious Accommodation
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.