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Supreme Court to Decide: Can states force artists to speak contrary to their faith?

February 23, 2022 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Court to hear whether government can force dissenting artists to speak contrary to their faith.

Filed Under: Arts, Free Speech, Supreme Court Tagged With: Same-Sex Marriage, wedding case

Ten years after CA Prop 8, has same-sex marriage affected churches?

May 30, 2018 by Jason Hines

Ten years ago the state of California found itself embroiled in a debate over the nature of marriage. Listed on the ballot for the Fall elections was Proposition 8, which would amend the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman.

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Marriage Tagged With: Proposition 8, Same-Sex Marriage

Davis Appeals to 6th Circuit

November 13, 2015 by Michael Peabody

When the religious beliefs of a government official conflict with the civil rights of citizens, who has the power and who wins?

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution Tagged With: 6th Circuit, Kentucky, Kim Davis, religious accommodation, Rowan County Clerk, Same-Sex Marriage

Attack on Independent Judiciary Likely to Intensify Following Davis’ Release

September 10, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV ReligiousLiberty.TV

Even though the Court has granted accommodation requested by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, eliminating an independent judiciary is the real target.

Filed Under: Church and State, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Marriage, Supreme Court Tagged With: Kim Davis, religious liberty, Same-Sex Marriage

Opinion: The Spiritual Dimension to the County Clerk’s Refusal to License Same-Sex Marriages

September 9, 2015 by Jason Hines

Davis has made a decision according to her conscience, has had the willingness to not only follow it through, but also to go to jail for it. I am surprisingly both outraged by and sympathetic to her plight. I would love to talk about the legal ramifications of what she is doing (and I still might do that briefly), but tonight my mind turns primarily to the spiritual consequences of Davis’s actions.

Filed Under: Church and State, Marriage Tagged With: christian, Kentucky, Kim Davis, religious freedom, religious liberty, Rowan County, Same-Sex Marriage

Government Official Jailed for the “Right” to Discriminate Against Citizens Based on Official’s Religion

September 7, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV ReligiousLiberty.TV

Rowan County, Kentucky, is the flash point of a culture war that threatens to take us away from a Constitutional democracy and toward an American theocracy.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Obergefell, Rowan County, Same-Sex Marriage

BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court Finds National Right to Same-Sex Marriage

June 26, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

How the Supreme Court’s decision could affect the religious liberty rights of religious organizations and individuals

Filed Under: Current Events, Legislation, Marriage, Religious Institutions, Supreme Court Tagged With: Obergefell v. Hodges, religious liberty, Same-Sex Marriage

Bill Would Ban Gov’t Discrimination Based on Religious Views of Marriage

June 18, 2015 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Bills have been introduced in both houses of the U.S. Congress that would prohibit the Federal government from discriminating against individuals, associations, and businesses that act in accordance with their religious beliefs about marriage.

Filed Under: Constitution, Employment Law, Legislation, Marriage, Tax Exemption Tagged With: Discrimination, First Amendment, Hobby Lobby, Obergefell, religious liberty, Same-Sex Marriage

Supreme Court’s Decision in Obergefell Could Have Far-Reaching Implications

May 5, 2015 by Michael Peabody

On April 28, 2015, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether states can ban same-sex marriages, and if so, whether states that ban same-sex marriages must recognize same-sex marriages from states that perform them.

Filed Under: Marriage, Supreme Court Tagged With: Hollingsworth, marriage, Obergefell, Perry, Proposition 8, Same-Sex Marriage, Windsor

Reviewing 2013 – The Year in Religious Liberty

January 8, 2014 by Stephen Allred

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By Stephen N. Allred – Ultimately, 2013 was a rough year for Christians in many parts of the world who were harassed, raped, murdered and persecuted on account of their faith. In comparison, American Christians, though they faced some challenges, fared rather well.

Filed Under: Employment Law, In the News, Inspiration, International, Religion, Religious Institutions, Supreme Court Tagged With: Adventist, affordable care act, Civil Rights, Contraception mandate, Hobby Lobby, International Religious Liberty, New Mexico, ObamaCare, Saeed Abedini, Same-Sex Marriage, SDA, Togo

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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.

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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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