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VIDEO: 16-year-old boy dies from lack of medical treatment; family plans religious freedom defense

June 19, 2008 by Michael Peabody

A 16-year-old Clackamas, Oregon boy, Neal Beagley, died Tuesday, June 17, following complications from an infected urethra. As he was older than 14 years of age, he could determine which medical treatment he received or did not receive, and he chose the path of faith healing. Physicians felt that a catheter would have saved his life had he […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Civil Rights, Family, Human Life, Human Rights, Religion, Video Tagged With: Carl Worthington, Clackamas, faith healing, Followers of Christ Church, Human Life, Neal Beagley, Raylene Worthington, Religion, Video

VIDEO: 18-minute Speech by Mitt Romney on Religious Liberty

June 18, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

On May 8, 2008, Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann were awarded the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty’s Canterbury Medal for “Courage in the Defense of Religious Liberty.” Mr. Romney’s 18-minute acceptance speech, before friends and supporters of the Becket Fund at the Metropolitan Club in New York, focused on the need for religion […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Politics, Video Tagged With: Becket Fund, Canterbury Award, Courage in the Defense of Religious Liberty, Mitt Romney, Video

OPINION: Courtship of religion complicates McCain and Obama campaigns

June 17, 2008 by Michael Peabody

In an opinion piece published June 9 by Robert Novak, Novak describes the difficulty McCain has had winning the votes of religious right icons such as James Dobson and John Hagee and Catholics.  Hagee, of course, has alienated Catholics with his description of Catholicism as “Godless theology,” something that McCain couldn’t abide, and Hagee has […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, Politics, Religion Tagged With: Barack Obama, Catholicism, Evangelical, James Dobson, Jeremiah Wright, John Hagee, Opinion, political strategy, Religion, religious endorsement, ReligiousLiberty.TV

Religion-politics mix proves perilous (Christian Century)

June 16, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

If anything defines this election season, it is religion and politics, but as the Christian Century astutely points out, this can a troublesome mix. Mitt Romney and his Mormon faith. Mike Huckabee and his “Christian leader” ads. John McCain and John Hagee. Hillary Clinton and her “prayer warriors.” Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright. The 2008 […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, Politics, Religion Tagged With: Barack Obama, Christian Coalition, Jeremiah Wright, John Hagee, Ralph Reed, Religion

The Pope, the President, and the Politics of Faith (Asia Times)

June 16, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The balance between faith and politics is fragile, and Asia Times writer Spengler gives an interesting perspective in today’s paper.  It is worth reading.  A link is provided following this excerpt: It is not only faith, but the temerity to act upon faith, that the pope and the president have in common. In the past […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Politics, Religion Tagged With: Benedict, George W. Bush, Religion, War

PROFILE: Rep. Chet Edwards Champions Separation of Church and State in Congress

June 14, 2008 by Michael Peabody

Rep. Chet Edwards represents President George Bush’s home district (including Crawford, Texas) in the United States House of Representatives. A moderate who considers himself a bridge-builder between left and right, and a Methodist who attends the Calvary Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, Rep. Edwards is a staunch supporter of the separation of church and state. […]

Filed Under: Church and State Tagged With: baptist, chet edwards, crawford, H.Res.423, International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, methodist, Separation of Church and State, Tony Druin, waco

Thought & Crime (Liberty Magazine – March/April 2008) – An Update

June 9, 2008 by Michael Peabody

Update on “Thought and Crime” published in the March/April 2008 issue of Liberty magazine. You may recall that Pastor Stephen Boissoin had gotten himself in hot water with the Alberta Human Rights Commission when he wrote a letter to the editor of the Red Deer Advocate that was critical of the “homosexual agenda.”  The community […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Free Speech, International, Legal Issues Tagged With: alberta human rights commission, boissoin, canada, chipeur, Free Speech, Trials

Balancing Government Secrecy and Accountability – What Should the Next President Do?

June 9, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

In attempting to increase national security, has the Bush administration gone too far in sacrificing accountability for secrecy? What does this mean for the next president? The American Constitution Society (ACS) has recently published a new issue brief by Geoff Stone, entitled, On Secrecy and Transparency: Thoughts for Congress and a New Administration, in which […]

Filed Under: Constitution, Current Events, Free Speech, Privacy Tagged With: American Constitution Society, Free Speech, Geoff Stone, government secrecy, John Yoo, national security, On Secrecy and Transparance, Privacy

VIDEO: John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. on Religious Liberty

June 6, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

It seems like issues of a Presidential candidate’s religion have always been an issue in elections going back to the 1960s. In this video clip, John F. Kennedy discusses how he believes church and state should relate to each other. It also features a brief clip of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Civil Rights, Constitution, History, Politics, Religion, Video Tagged With: Religion, Video

Religious Pluralism & America’s Christian Nation Debate: Revisiting the Intentions of America’s Constitutional Founders

June 6, 2008 by Greg Hamilton

By Gregory W. Hamilton The constitutional system of the United States of America remains the envy of the outside world despite the growing unrest of our European allies towards our country’s Administration, and the continual provocation against it by terrorists and a few hostile Arab-Muslim nations. Yet the greatest threat to our constitutional system comes […]

Filed Under: Constitution, Family, History, Politics Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, bill of rights, christian nation, Due Process Clause, Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause, Greg Hamilton, historical revisionism, national heritage, Northwest Religious Liberty Association, religious pluralism, Separation of Church and State, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson

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Biden admin could hand over US control of health emergencies to WHO next week

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The ultimate control over America’s health care and its national sovereignty will be put up for a vote next week at a meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) governing legislative body, the World Health Assembly (WHA).  On May 22-28, 2022, the 75th World Health Assembly will convene at the United Nations […]

Statement on the Leak in Dobbs

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.

Boston City Hall - photo from Supreme Court Opinion

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.

Active Liberty - a survey of Justice Stephen Breyer's religion clause jurisprudence - Supreme Court

Active Liberty: A Survey of Justice Stephen Breyer’s Religion Clause Decisions

A comprehensive review of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s decisions in Free Exercise and Establishment Clause cases.

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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“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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