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The Results: Voters Decide on Same-Sex Marriage, Marijuana, gambling and religious freedom

November 8, 2012 by Michael Peabody

On November 6, 2012 voters in many states had the opportunity to make decisions on a number of state laws through ballot measures. Voters in Maine, Maryland, and Washington voted in favor of measures that would legalize same-sex marriage. Voters in Minnesota rejected a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, and voters in North Carolina voted to define marriage as solely existing between one man and one woman.

Filed Under: Abortion / Contraception, Civil Rights, Current Events, Family, Featured, Health, History, Human Rights, Marriage, Politics, Religion, Religious Accommodation Tagged With: casino, gambling, healthcare, Human trafficking, marijuana, Same-Sex Marriage

Principled Freedom: Religious Liberty Plays Musical Chairs

June 11, 2012 by Nicholas Miller

Nicholas Miller

By Nicholas P. Miller – It is time to examine a position that provides a principled freedom, both religious and civil, the possibility of a public morality, and a common language with which to discuss and debate the issues. he recent presidential campaign has broken out into a disorienting game of religious liberty musical chairs; Catholic […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution, Current Events, Human Life, Human Rights, Marriage, New, Politics, Supreme Court Tagged With: ACLU, Andrews University, Barack Obama, Catholic Bishops, Danbury Baptists, Faith and Freedom, Great Awakening, health care mandate, Latter Day Saints, Mormon, Notre Dame, Presbyterians, Protestant, Protestants, Puritan, Thomas Jefferson, Vatican II

California Senate Approves Controversial Counseling Ban (Pacific Justice Institute)

June 1, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The California Senate today voted in favor of a groundbreaking bill designed to prohibit counselors and therapists from telling young people it is possible to change same-sex attractions.

Filed Under: Current Events, Education, Family, Free Speech, Health, In the News, Marriage Tagged With: California Legislature, Pacific Justice Institute, SB 1172, Ted Lieu

U.S. House Committee Votes to Strengthen Military Chaplains’ Liberty of Conscience

May 23, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has adopted Congressman Todd Akin’s (R-Missouri) amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which creates a statutory conscience protection clause for members of the military in general and military chaplains in particular.

Filed Under: Constitution, Current Events, In the News, Marriage, Military Tagged With: Armed Services Committee, Chaplain, Military, Military Chaplain, Todd Akin, U.S. House

Santorum’s Martyr Complex (SLATE)

February 23, 2012 by Martin Surridge

EXCERPT: Is Rick Santorum suffering for his faith? One of his advisers suggested to the Washington Examiner‘s Byron York that he is, and that Mitt Romney is getting absolution. “Why is Mormonism off limits?” York quotes the adviser as asking. “We’re having to spend days answering questions about Rick’s faith, which he has been open about. […]

Filed Under: Current Events, Family, Human Life, In the News, Marriage, Politics, Religion

Has Obama Waged a War on Religion? (NPR)

January 9, 2012 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

NPR’s Barbara Bradley Hagerty addresses this question.  Here is an excerpt followed by a link to the article: Americans’ religious liberties are under attack – or at least that’s what some conservatives say. Newt Gingrich warns the U.S. is becoming a secular country, which would be a “nightmare.” Rick Santorum says there’s a clash between […]

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, Marriage, Politics, Religion

ANALYSIS: Bishops Claim Religious Liberty Under Assault

November 18, 2011 by Michael Peabody

The Church can assert its right speak in the the public square, but it should not assume power it does not have in order to force the rest of society to follow its lead.

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, In the News, Marriage, Tax Exemption

Some Thoughts on the Implications of the Same-Sex Marriage Trial for Religious Minorities

January 31, 2010 by Michael Peabody

Putting the emotional issues aside, this is the cold reality: If the U.S. Supreme Court takes this case and decides to uphold Proposition 8, this outcome could strip away fundamental principles that also protect religious minorities.

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Current Events, Family, Human Rights, Marriage Tagged With: David Boies, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, Proposition 8, Ted Olson

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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.

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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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The union of the church with the state, be the degree never so slight, while it may appear to bring the world nearer to the church, does in reality but bring the church nearer to the world.

— Ellen White

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