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Top Religious Liberty Stories of 2012
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Ministerial Exception to Employment Laws On January 11, 2012 the Court ruled unanimously in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC that the anti-retaliation provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) did not apply…
A Critique of Employment Division v. Smith (1990)
The Employment Division v. Smith case from 1990 was a landmark Supreme Court decision that has been widely criticized. This case involved two Native American men, Alfred Smith and Galen Black, who were fired from their jobs after testing positive for peyote, a hallucinogen used as part of a religious ceremony in the Native American…
Black Friday and Blue Laws: Renewed Calls for Uniform Rest Days
In a world of religious diversity coupled with a common system of of commerce, the institution of a common day of rest and its enforcement would necessarily require coercive methods to prevent individuals from carrying out interpersonal business activities, and place greater pressure on observers of other days of rest to violate their conscience by working on their rest days.
December 18, 2012 – PBS to Premiere First Freedom: The Right for Religious Liberty
FIRST FREEDOM: The Fight for Religious Liberty is the human story of how the Founding Fathers viewed faith, and how they radically broke with the Western tradition of religion-by-law to create a nation in which belief in God is a matter of choice. For more information visit PBS. Watch First Freedom: The Fight for Religious…
Federal Judge: Christian Owned For-Profit Company Must Comply with HHS Mandate
Hobby Lobby is appealing the ruling. Ultimately, for the Greens, it may come down to the question of whether a business can serve both “God and mammon.” (Matthew 6:24).