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Doug Kmiec on a Court Packed with Catholics (Wall Street Journal)

Posted on June 1, 2009June 1, 2009 by Michael Peabody

If Judge Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed by the United States Senate, she will be the 6th Catholic among the 9 United States Supreme Court justices. Doug Kmiec, my constitutional law professor in the area of the Bill of Rights at Pepperdine University, discusses what this will mean in a recent interview with Suzanne Sataline of…

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Oregon House of Representatives passes Workplace Religious Freedom Act

Posted on June 1, 2009July 19, 2009 by Greg Hamilton

SB 786 has passed both houses of the legislature and is now on the Governor’s Desk.

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The dangers of relinquishing liberty for a quiet and “safe” life

Posted on May 29, 2009May 29, 2009 by Michael Peabody

In recent months, it has become increasingly clear that religious freedom, or any individual liberties for that matter, are best respected in lands where private property and financial resources are respected by the state.  Mark Steyn explores the themes of private property and financial responsibility in this speech describing the dangers other nations are facing when…

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Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor’s rulings on religious issues

Posted on May 26, 2009May 26, 2009 by Michael Peabody

University of Toledo law professor Howard M. Friedman has compiled a list of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s rulings on religion clause issues at his blog, Religion Clause. Sotomayor has served on the Second Circuit since 1998. She served as a federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York from 1992 to 1998.

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Oregon Senate Passes Workplace Religious Freedom Act

Posted on May 7, 2009June 3, 2009 by Greg Hamilton

WORKPLACE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PASSES OREGON STATE SENATE! Tuesday,  May 5, 2009 at the Oregon Legislature, with the leadership of Senator David Nelson (R-Pendleton District) and the bipartisan support of Republicans and Democrats, we finally realized the fruits of our labor in the Senate passage of our Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act, SB 786-A (see attached). The…

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ANALYSIS: European Sunday Weekly Rest Day Legislation Remains Unlawful

Posted on April 29, 2009June 5, 2016 by Brighton Kavaloh

The main purpose for writing this article is to respond to the relentless attempts in recent times to legislate in the European Union, Sunday as an official weekly rest day. The lobbyists championing this cause have been among other associations, the Roman Catholic Bishops (COMECE), some Protestants church representatives and certain Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).[1] I will now provide a synopsis of the background on this issue and show how it has developed to the present day.

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Interview: Scott Ritsema talks about his new book “The Way, the Truth and the Sword”

Posted on April 24, 2009July 27, 2013 by Michael Peabody

Scott Ritsema tackles the current controversy surrounding issues of faith and political power in his new book, The Way, the Truth and the Sword: A New Christian Civics in an Age of Coercive Power. I recently caught up with him to discuss the book, which is available online at http://www.lulu.com/content/3160866 RLTV: Your book has a fascinating…

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Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony on the Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act

Posted on April 13, 2009June 3, 2009 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

SALEM, OREGON –  On April 9, 2009, the Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on the Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act (SB 786).  House Speaker Dave Hunt, Bureau of Labor and Industry director Brad Avakian, and Senator David Nelson led the testimony in favor of the bill followed by Northwest Religious Liberty Association president Gregory…

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EXCERPTS: Douglas Laycock on dangers of protecting liberty ‘only for ourselves’ (Baptist Joint Committee)

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Administrator

From: http://bjconline.org/news/news/0209laycock.htm Douglas Laycock is the Yale Kamisar Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He is one of the nation’s leading authorities on religious liberty law. He made these remarks on January 15 in accepting the National First Freedom Award from the Richmond, Va.,-based First Freedom Center. EXCERPTS: If I…

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Documentary: The End of America by Naomi Wolf

Posted on March 24, 2009March 24, 2009 by Administrator

In a stunning indictment of sweeping policy changes during the Bush years, best-selling author Naomi Wolf (The Beauty Myth) makes a chilling case that American democracy is under threat. Investigating parallels between our current situation and the rise of dictators and fascism in once-free societies, Wolf uncovers a number of deeply unsettling similarities-from the use…

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