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Court blocks New York Governor’s COVID Restrictions on Religious Congregations

November 26, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

In a major victory for religious congregations, delivered late on Thanksgiving Eve, the United States Supreme Court blocked the state of New York from implementing gathering restrictions that the Court ruled discriminate against religious congregations.

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, Supreme Court Tagged With: Churches and COVID-19, COVID-19, religious liberty

Satanic Temple claims abortion is a religious ritual protected by the Free Exercise clause

October 7, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Satanic Temple is asserting a free exercise right to abortion as a religious ritual in lawsuits against the state of Missouri and against a Louisiana advertising agency.

Filed Under: Constitution, Free Exercise, Human Life Tagged With: abortion, Church of Satan, crisis pregnancy center, Free Exercise Clause, Lamar Advertising, Missouri, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, religious freedom, religious liberty, Satanic Temple, waiting period

Supreme Court declines to hear Sabbath accommodation case

February 24, 2020 by Michael Peabody

Darrell Patterson - Photo from Becketfund media Kit

The Supreme court has decided against hearing a workplace accommodation case involving a Seventh-day Adventist, but hints that it may revisit employer accommodation standards in the future. 

Filed Under: Discrimination, Employment Law, Religious Accommodation, Supreme Court Tagged With: Hardison v. TWA, religious accommodation, religious freedom, religious liberty, Seventh-day Adventist, workplace religious fredom

Dept. of Education Releases Guidance on Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Schools

January 17, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Here are the key points of the Dept. of Education’s Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Schools.

Filed Under: Education, Free Exercise Tagged With: Bible reading in school, freedom of religion, prayer in school, public education, religious education, religious freedom, religious liberty, student rights, teacher rights

Primer on U.S. Abortion Law: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Louisiana abortion restriction

October 4, 2019 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear argument in a case involving a Louisiana regulation on abortion doctors. It is similar to a Texas case decided in 2016.

Filed Under: Abortion / Contraception, Supreme Court Tagged With: abortion, abortion trends, assisted suicide, Casey, Conscience exemptions, Federal Court, Gee, Georgia, health care providers, Hellerstedt, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, providers, religious liberty, Roe v. Wade, Virginia

Justices hint interest in revisiting Title VII religious accommodation while declining to hear football coach prayer case

January 30, 2019 by Michael Peabody

It is debatable whether a claim by a public school football coach that he is compelled by religious belief to pray at the 50-yard line following each game is a good vehicle for addressing either free exercise or workplace religious accommodation. However, it does appear that the four justices who signed onto Alito’s response have concerns about the chilling effect of Hardison and Smith on the ability to even raise Title VII religious accommodation and Free Exercise Clause claims. With Patterson v. Walgreen Co., the Supreme Court has the opportunity to revisit religious accommodation claims under Title VII.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Free Exercise, Free Speech, Religious Accommodation, Supreme Court Tagged With: Patterson v. Walgreen Co., religious accommodation, religious freedom, religious liberty, Title VII, TWA v. Hardison

Minnesota Congresswoman’s Proposal to Allow Religious Headwear Deserves Support

December 11, 2018 by Alicia J. Adams

  Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar, elected Nov. 6, 2018, to the U.S. House of Representatives, has co-authored a proposal that, among other things, will make it clear that the House Rules allow religious headwear to be worn inside the House chamber. Omar is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress.   Omar […]

Filed Under: Religious Accommodation Tagged With: Congress, Ilhan Omar, religious accommodation, religious dress, religious freedom, religious garb, religious liberty

John McCain: “No Freedom without Freedom of Religion”

August 24, 2018 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

“Choosing one’s faith is the most personal of choices, a matter of individual conscience. That is why we cherish it as part of our Bill of Rights. That is why Franklin Roosevelt listed as one of his four freedoms the right of everyone to worship God in his own way, everywhere in the world. And that is why people fleeing religious persecution continue to find safety in our country. All people must be free to worship as they please, or not to worship at all. It is a simple truth: There is no freedom without the freedom of religion.”

Filed Under: Human Rights Tagged With: John McCain, religious freedom, religious liberty, Seventh-day Adventist

Trump administration forms office to protect doctors’ religious beliefs

March 4, 2018 by Kelly Larios

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has announced the creation of a Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in their Office for Civil Rights. The division aims to address concerns over sensitive subjects such as birth control, abortions, and treatment of the LGBTQ community. In addition to providing a center for complaints regarding religious discrimination, the division is pushing for the approval of a motion that seeks to protect medical personnel who refuse to perform treatments that violate their personal beliefs. The move has caused concern from human rights groups, who believe this office could be used to discriminate.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Free Exercise, Religious Accommodation Tagged With: freedom of conscience, religious liberty, religiousliberty

The real definition of religious liberty

February 3, 2018 by Michael Peabody

In the book, 1984, George Orwell paints a bleak portrait of a future where Big Brother is watching everything you do, and the thought police can practically read your mind. In order to gain the support of the population, an ironically named Ministry of Truth twists the meaning of words to make terrible concepts seem acceptable with slogans such as War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; and Ignorance is Strength.

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Religion, ReligiousLiberty.TV Tagged With: 1984, definition, George Orwell, Philip Roth, Political Correctness, Privacy, religious freedom, religious liberty, Separation of Church and State

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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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An enforced uniformity of religion throughout a nation or civil state, confounds the civil and religious, denies the principles of Christianity and civility, and that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh.

— Roger Williams

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