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Vermont Families Sue State Over Foster-Care Policies, Citing Religious Discrimination

Posted on June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 by ReligiousLiberty.TV ReligiousLiberty.TV

Vermont families challenge state’s foster-care policies in federal lawsuit, alleging discrimination based on religious beliefs about human sexuality.

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10th Cir. reverses summary judgment in Title VII Sabbath accommodation case

Posted on January 19, 2018January 20, 2018 by Michael Peabody

On January 17, 2018, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court improperly granted summary judgment against plaintiffs in a holy day observance case.

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New Law – California will not participate in any federal religious registry

Posted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that will prevent state and local agencies and employees from disclosing information about a person’s religious beliefs to the federal government for use in creating a database for law enforcement or religious purposes.

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EEOC files suit against physician who mandated daily religious meetings

Posted on September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

[dc]T[/dc]he U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit on behalf of four former employees of a Texas physician who allegedly discriminated against them on the basis of religion by unlawfully requiring them to attend daily Bible studies, requiring them to discuss religious matters in these meetings, and for terminating them for religious reasons….

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Liberty Institute Files EEOC Charge of Discrimination on Behalf of Dr. Eric Walsh

Posted on September 29, 2014September 29, 2014 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

ATLANTA, GA, September 23, 2014—Today, Liberty Institute and Parks, Chesin & Walbert, attorneys for Dr. Eric Walsh, a leading public health expert, who holds both a medical degree and Ph.D. and serves as lay minister with the Seventh Day Adventist Church, filed an official charge of discrimination with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Georgia Department of Health offered Dr. Walsh a job in May, which he accepted, announced his employment publicly, but then top officials laughed about their decision to terminate his position as Director of Public Health for the region of northeast Georgia based upon Dr. Walsh’s religious beliefs.

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Arizona SB 1062 is a Bad Idea and Should Be Vetoed!

Posted on February 26, 2014February 27, 2014 by Michael Peabody

Arizona Bill SB 1062 is on Governor Jan Brewer’s desk where she is expected to sign it, veto it, or ignore it and let it become law by default within the next few days. This bill modifies Arizona’s 1999 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to permit business owners to deny service to gay customers, or potentially members of any other group, so long as they are doing it because of the religious beliefs of the owners. SB 1062 could potentially cause more harm than good.

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Pew Research Reports Six-Year Peak in Religious Hostilities

Posted on January 16, 2014March 14, 2014 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

According to an in-depth study by the Pew Research Center, 33% of the 198 countries and territories had high religious hostilities in 2012, which has increased from 20% as of mid-2007, with interval studies demonstrating a steady increase. The study indicates that the largest increase in hostilities was in the Middle East and North Africa…

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Why Using “Landmark Status” to Block the NY Mosque is a Threat to Religious Land Use Rights

Posted on July 22, 2010December 31, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

I recently received a message from Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) calling on Christians to protest plans to build a mosque in Manhattan near Ground Zero. (http://www.aclj.org/TrialNotebook/Read.aspx?ID=973 ) Although the ACLJ, not to be confused with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), does not try to hide the fact…

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Why Using “Landmark Status” to Block the NY Mosque is a Threat to Religious Land Use Rights

Posted on July 22, 2010September 7, 2010 by Michael Peabody

I recently received a message from Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) calling on Christians to protest plans to build a mosque in Manhattan near Ground Zero. (http://www.aclj.org/TrialNotebook/Read.aspx?ID=973 ) Although the ACLJ, not to be confused with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), does not try to hide the fact…

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EEOC issues New Guidelines on Religious Discrimination

Posted on August 6, 2008December 10, 2009 by Michael Peabody

Thanks to the tireless efforts of many the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released new guidelines that make clearer recommendations regarding workplace religious discrimination and accommodation of religious practices.  The full guidelines, available at http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/religion.html , are remarkable in that the EEOC has clarified definitions and provided clear examples of prohibited conduct that can…

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