“Global Respect Act” Disrespects Religious Liberty; Christians Win in European Court of Human Rights; Chinese Communists “Walk in Footsteps of Taliban”; To Forward a Spiritual Revival? University and Smithsonian to Study Role of Religion in Jan 6 Capitol Riot; Patheos Pulls Plug on Negative Religious Criticism “Global Respect Act” Disrespects Religious Liberty HR 3485 undermines religious liberty and freedom of speech say, critics, by advancing a far left, controversial gender ideology that amounts to “ idealogical colonialism ” against countries and cultures that uphold traditional beliefs. And it risks undermining the foundations of the human rights system long supported by America and freedom lovers around the world by replacing a vision of unalienable rights available to everyone with one rooted in identity politics. Christians Win Cake Fight In 2018 the UK Supreme Court rejected the case brought by Gareth Lee that he was discriminated against by Ashers Baking Co. by declining to ice the words ‘Support Gay Marriage’ on a cake for a gay rights event. Judges at the UK’s highest court ruled that the issue was about the message, not the messenger; Equality law does not compel people to say something with which they profoundly disagree; There was […]
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