Archive for the 'US Judicial' Category
Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
A study of recent Supreme Court decisions show that the current court is one of the best ever at supporting religious liberty. From CBN News: The study, published in The Supreme Court Review, finds that the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts is much more likely to rule in favor of religious liberty than […]
Filed under: Freedom of Religion, SCOTUS
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
From Faithwire: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a former Georgia college student who sued his school four years ago after officials prevented him from distributing Christian literature on campus. The high court sided 8-1 with the student, Chike Uzuegbunam, and against Georgia Gwinnett College. Uzuegbunam has since graduated, and the […]
Filed under: Colleges & Universities, Court Decisions, Free Exercise of Religion, Freedom of Religion, SCOTUS, USA
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Friday, June 21st, 2019
Yesterday (6/20/19) SCOTUS ruled that a WWI memorial cross on state land in Bladensburg, Maryland could stay where it was. From Christianity Today: On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of allowing a memorial cross to remain on a state-owned median in Bladensburg, Maryland, and declared that government efforts to maintain the landmark […]
Filed under: Church and State, Court Decisions, Culture & Religion, Freedom of Religion, SCOTUS, USA
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a ruling against a Christian couple in Oregon who were fined for not baking a cake for a gay wedding. Here’s the story from the Christian Post: … the high court vacated an earlier ruling against Aaron and Melissa Klein, a Christian couple from Oregon who lost their […]
Filed under: Christian Businesses, Court Decisions, Freedom of Religion, SCOTUS
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Friday, March 15th, 2019
(Image Source: Wikipedia) The State of Washington is forcing churches to provide for abortions in their health care package if they offer coverage for maternity care. State officials are literally forcing churches to provide for abortions or pay fines and even go to jail. Cedar Park Assembly of God Church in Seattle is suing […]
Filed under: Abortion, American Church, Christians, Church and State, Culture & Religion, Evangelical Christians, Freedom of Religion, Lawsuits, Politics & Religion, Pro-Life, Progressive Agenda, USA, Washington
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Friday, February 22nd, 2019
We were concerned when California passed a law that would force Pro-Life pregnancy centers in the state to provide referrals to abortion clinics. It was an obvious restriction on free speech. Not only that, the new law would force many to violate their own religious convictions and liberty in the process. But the real concern […]
Filed under: California, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Lawsuits, Pro-Life, US Judicial
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Friday, December 7th, 2018
DNC Chairman Tom Perez blamed ‘religion’ as the major obstacle to the Democratic Party and their pro-abortion message. From PJ Media: On Thursday, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez blamed religion for hamstringing the Democratic message on abortion. … Given the influence of religion on the Right, "it should come as a surprise to […]
Filed under: Abortion, Biblical Teaching, Freedom of Religion, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Politics & Religion, Pro-Life, US Judicial
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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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Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
A lawsuit has been filed against a City of Austin (TX) law which could force churches to hire folks who do not reflect their Biblical and theological beliefs and standards. Meanwhile, the city is not backing down and vows to support their ordinance in court. From the Christian Post: … According to the lawsuit, the […]
Filed under: Discrimination, Freedom of Religion, Lawsuits, LGBT, Texas, Transgender Rights, US Judicial, Woman's Rights
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