Here’s a video report from Citizen Link that explores how the future of our religious freedom in America is currently being compromised by recent court decisions around the country. Just yesterday we looked at the recent refusal of SCOTUS to consider one of these key cases from New Mexico and how that may affect religious […]
(Image via Wikipedia) Today (Tuesday 1/17) the US Supreme Court declined to hear a case coming from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. The Appeals Court had ruled in a 2-1 panel decision last October in Joyner v. Forsyth County (North Carolina) that public legislative meetings could not begin with prayers in the “name […]
( by Zooomabooma via Flickr) Today (1/25/11) the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the rights of Religious non-profit organizations to hire people who share their same faith and a prescribed set of beliefs. Here’s an official statement by World Vision concerning today’s action: World Vision applauds today’s action by the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
The California Court of Appeal has issued a ruling sharply criticizing the Roseville Galleria Mall for arresting a youth pastor that was sharing his faith. The decision was unanimous in favor of the youth pastor who was represented by the Pacific Justice Institute. According to the PJI the Roseville Galleria maintained some rules that attempted […]
(Image via Wikipedia) MADISON, Wis. -Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that the ‘National Day of Prayer’ was unconstitutional saying the day amounted to an ‘official’ call for religious action: “It goes beyond mere ‘acknowledgment’ of religion because its sole purpose is to encourage all citizens to engage in prayer, an inherently religious exercise […]
(Michigan Supreme Court building via Wikipedia) Here is the interesting case of a woman who was injured in 2002 when she was ‘Slain in the Spirit’ and eventually sued the church for her injuries and for slander: Dadd, who is in her 50s, sued the church and its pastor after she was injured while “slain […]
