In the last couple of weeks, the issue over whether religious employers should be required to fund contraceptives has become a hot issue. What do you think? Join the discussion at https://www.facebook.com/groups/religiouslibertytv/
The High Cost of China’s One-Child Policy
In 1979, China introduced a one-child policy which was brutally enforced. This excellent documentary by Shorewood High School students tells the story.
RLTV Podcast: The Rock v. The Gates and the Role of the Remnant
A presentation by Michael Peabody at the Corona Seventh-day Adventist Church – February 4, 2012.
Watch “Bonhoeffer Speaks Out Against Hitler”
War on the Weak: Eugenics in America
Supreme Court was right to side with Mennonites | The Des Moines Register
An interesting take on religious accommodation. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120208/OPINION03/302080032/1048/ENT02/?odyssey=nav%7Chead
Musical Interlude: “No Compromise” By Peter Furler
“There are few things that stimulate the brain the way music does,” says one Johns Hopkins otolaryngologist. “If you want to keep your brain engaged throughout the aging process, listening to or playing music is a great tool. It provides a total brain workout.” Research has shown that listening to music can reduce anxiety, blood…
HSLDA | Swedish Pol to Social Services Minister: Take Homeschooled Kids!
EXCERPT: In a controversial opinion article in Aftonbladet, a prominent Swedish newspaper, Lotta Edholm, one of the leaders of Sweden’s liberal party, has called for a change in the country’s social services law to encourage social workers to take children away from homeschooling families. Edholm writes in her blog “That the Deputy Minister of Social…
The U.S. Supreme Court made the Right Decision When It Upheld the Ministerial Exception
In ruling the way it did, the Supreme Court protected the right of a religious organization to select its clergy without government interference and avoided placing church doctrine under government interpretation. Civil magistrates will not be in a position to where they are forced to determine which religious view, that of the clergy member or the church, is correct.
Campaigning for Candidates from the Pulpit is a Bad Idea
As it now stands, churches and charities are welcome to speak truth to power on the issues that matter – from opposing human trafficking, to lobbying for workplace accommodation for religious employees, to pursuing justice. Religious organizations just cannot support or oppose particular candidates or political parties. This is a good thing.