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30 Apr 2016, 9:27 am by Rebecca Tushnet
  The Westboro Baptist Church doesn’t have anything to offer, but their presence contributed to a conversation by others and didn’t slow the progress towards sexual equality. [read post]
23 Mar 2016, 2:35 pm by Mark Walsh
Little Sisters of the Poor in the Supreme Court cafeteria (Art Lien) All three are the leaders of church-affiliated entities that are involved in today’s case, Zubik v. [read post]
20 Mar 2016, 6:14 pm by Marty Lederman
 The church exemption, argue the plaintiffs, demonstrates that the purportedly compelling government interests must not be so compelling--otherwise, why would the agencies allow the employees of churches to potentially go without coverage? [read post]
18 Mar 2016, 1:18 pm by Matthew Santiago
While groups such as the Georgia Baptist Mission Board [advocacy website] see the bill as a First Amendment victory, opponents argue [CNN report] that the bill promotes discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. [read post]
21 Dec 2015, 2:30 pm
Last Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union joined a diverse collection of advocates at the White House, including the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, the Center for Inquiry, the Hindu American Seva Societies, Muslim Advocates, the National Council of Churches, the Sikh Coalition, and others to help build knowledge and tolerance in this time of increasing divisiveness about religious liberty – a value we believe is at the heart of the American experience. [read post]
17 Dec 2015, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
City of Atlanta, (ND GA, Dec. 16, 2015), a Georgia federal district court allowed the city of Atlanta's former fire chief, Kelvin Cochran-- who was also a deacon at his Baptist church-- to move ahead on many of his claims growing out of his termination after he self-published book which included statements that God intended marriage to exist exclusively between a man and a woman, and that homosexual conduct is immoral. [read post]
24 Nov 2015, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
There are many Protestants like the Presbyterians who are broken down into mainstream and fundamentalist segments, or the Baptists, which encompass Southern Baptist Convention and American Baptist Church members. [read post]
10 Nov 2015, 7:17 am by Ken White
We routinely protect the freedoms of people who scorn freedom: Nazis marching at Skokie, Westboro Baptist Church members protesting at funerals, and other assorted nitwits who dream of an America where their whims are law. [read post]
6 Nov 2015, 11:15 am by Lyle Denniston
  Filed by a non-profit group that promotes the Catholic Church’s position against abortion, along with one of the organization’s directors and two employees. [read post]
16 Oct 2015, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
 Democracy & Freedom Watch reports on the suit, brought by Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, Seventh Day Adventist and three other Christian groups. [read post]
2 Sep 2015, 2:47 pm by Brian Clarke
  In their view, the best way to ensure freedom for ALL citizens was to ensure that the beliefs of the majority could not limit the freedom of the minority. [read post]
12 Aug 2015, 11:45 am by Mays & Kerr LLC
Some religious leaders, including the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, hailed the ruling as a victory for religious freedom. [read post]
28 Jun 2015, 6:40 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
” Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, declared that the finding “will have wide-ranging and perilous consequences for the stability of families and for freedom of religion. [read post]
17 Jun 2015, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
Fox 13 News reports that Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd delivered a sermon last April at the First Baptist Church in Lakeland, wearing his sheriff's uniform. [read post]
10 Jun 2015, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
Baptist Press reported yesterday:The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) have published "Protecting Your Ministry," a legal manual for Southern Baptist churches, schools and ministries. [read post]
19 May 2015, 1:44 pm by Ken White
" Trope Two: "Like shouting fire in a crowded theater" Example: " There is no freedom to shout 'fire' in a crowded theater. [read post]
29 Apr 2015, 1:08 pm by Amy Howe
In the past few years, the Roberts Court has been very supportive of the freedom of speech, ruling in favor of protests by the Westboro Baptist Church at a soldier’s funeral, violent video games for children, videos depicting dog-fighting, and lies about receiving prestigious military medals. [read post]