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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The U.S.Supreme Court has made a number of rulings this season that supported the First Amendment. In this case free speech was the First Amendment issue cited as being violated by the State of California. From Christianity Today: The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to block a California law requiring pregnancy centers post referrals to state-funded […]
The last 3 or 4 weeks have been the worst and the best of times including a family emergency and death, along with a blessed vacation with our granddaughter. Meanwhile a lot has happened since I last posted at the end of May. The Best: The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of the Colorado […]
The US Supreme Court has allowed a Mississippi law protecting bakers and other dissenters of same-sex marriage to stand. Here’s the story from the Christian Post: The United States Supreme Court declined to hear appeals on two lawsuits aimed at striking down a Mississippi law that allows businesses to refuse to service same-sex weddings. In […]
Must public officials give up their religious liberty? In past generations this question would have seemed to be ridiculous in the face of the First Amendment but over and over again those serving in public office are now being challenged to conform to secular and atheist notions of ‘Church and State’ rules of conduct that […]
(Supreme Court Building: Wikipedia) The Supreme Court heard arguments today in the case: Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The importance of this case for the future of religious freedom in the USA cannot be overstated. From Christianity Today: The case of a Christian baker in Colorado who refused to make a […]
