Archive for the 'Free Speech' Category
Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
On Friday, a federal judge issued a permanent injunction against a 2015 California law that forced ‘pro-life’ counseling centers to refer to area abortion clinics. The injunction is in response to a Supreme Court ruling on this matter. From The Christian Post: A federal judge has formally barred California from enforcing a law requiring pro-life […]
Filed under: Abortion, California, Constitutional Rights, Court Decisions, Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Pro-Life, Progressive Agenda, SCOTUS, US Judicial
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Saturday, October 27th, 2018
(Image: Wikipedia) The European Court of Human Rights ruled this week that free speech does not extend to defaming Islam’s founder- Muhammad. Even if what is said might be true? Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff was originally fined and given a jail sentence for calling Muhammad a pedophile after noting that the 56 year old prophet of […]
Filed under: Blasphemy Laws, Court Decisions, Europe, Free Speech, Sharia Law
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Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Two Christian high Schools in 2015 were playing in a state football championship game at Florida’s Citrus Bowl. The school’s traditional pre-game prayer was outlawed by state officials in charge of the game supposedly because it was being played in a government owned stadium. Adding to the confusion was the fact that the stadium itself […]
Filed under: Christian Schools, Church and State, Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Lawsuits, Prayer, Schools and Religion
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2018
FREEDOM OF SPEECH **UPDATE: Student reinstated in the class along with an impartial observer. A senior university student saying that there are only two genders was kicked out of a class he needed for graduation. From the Daily Wire: Lake Ingle, a religious studies major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was kicked out of […]
Filed under: Colleges & Universities, Free Speech, USA
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Thursday, February 15th, 2018
FREEDOM of RELIGION FREE SPEECH Is freedom of religion a lessor right than free speech? Not according to the Constitution but in the last 9 years or so religious freedom has been assailed and attacked on so many different fronts that it may seem like it is a civil right that is far more limited […]
Filed under: Civil Rights, Court Decisions, Culture & Religion, Discrimination, Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Lawsuits, LGBT
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
A California judge has ruled in favor of a baker who was sued by the state for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding. Here’s the story from the Blaze: Kern County Judge David Lampe ruled that the state could not force Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery, to bake a cake that […]
Filed under: Constitutional Rights, Court Decisions, Discrimination, Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Gay Activists, LGBT, Same-Sex Marriage, USA
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Friday, June 16th, 2017
School Division Administrators in Alberta, Canada are asking a Christian school to delete several Bible passages their student handbook. The scriptures in question have to do with morality and sexuality from a Christian perspective. Here’s the story from the Blaze: Now the Cornerstone Christian Academy, a former private school that joined the division in 2009, […]
Filed under: Canada, Culture & Religion, Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Politically Correct, Politics & Religion, Progressive Agenda, Schools, Schools and Religion
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Friday, April 21st, 2017
Recently, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean tweeted that: “Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment.” Constitutional lawyer Emily Zanotti took exception to Dean in an interview. From The Blaze: For Friday’s episode of “Pure Opelka,” host Mike Opelka invited constitutional lawyer Emily Zanotti to discuss how very wrong […]
Filed under: Blasphemy Laws, Church and State, Civil Rights, Constitutional Rights, Culture & Religion, Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Homosexual Rights, LGBT, Politically Correct, Progressive Agenda, Transgender Rights, UN, USA
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
According to the US Constitution, free speech is still protected in this country. Last week hundreds of students at Berkeley (U of CA) disagreed and rioted to block a scheduled visit by a conservative who they considered to be a purveyor of ‘offensive’ speech. Ironically, over 50 years ago students at the same institution initiated […]
Filed under: Constitutional Rights, Culture & Religion, Culture Wars, Education, Free Speech, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Politically Correct, Schools, Schools and Religion, US Judicial, USA
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
UPDATE: The proposed rule was passed. From Townhall: The amended ethics rule now bans the offensive conduct only if the lawyer knows or reasonably should know it is harassment or discrimination. … The guidance that comes with the rule, however, defines discrimination as “harmful verbal or physical conduct that manifests bias or prejudice toward others.” […]
Filed under: Culture & Religion, Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Politically Correct, USA
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