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Main speakers invited to “Law of Peace in Heaven and on Earth,” the 8th anniversary of the civilian-led peace agreement in Mindanao, Philippines, after 40 years of conflict between Catholic and Islam communities. Jan 24th was declared the HWPL Peace Day in 2014. National Leaders are urged to support a…
A challenge by two Ontario churches of public health restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic begins Monday, with their lawyers arguing the measures violate the right to freedom of religion and assembly under the Constitution. The proceedings from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in St. Thomas will be before Justice…
Lawyers for Waterloo’s Trinity Bible Chapel, Aylmer’s Church of God begin arguments in St. Thomas court Members of the Aylmer Church of God spent time inside their church building in defiance of Ontario’s emergency orders. Church of God is one of two churches involved in a constitutional challenge of the…
City Hall in Boston. The city refused to fly the flag of Camp Constitution, a Christian organization, saying that it would amount to government endorsement of religion.Credit…Ted Shaffrey/Associated Press WASHINGTON — The City of Boston, which refused to let a private group raise a Christian flag in front of its…
An Oregon appeals court told a state agency Wednesday to reconsider its order for a Christian couple to pay $135,000 in damages for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding on grounds that the state’s actions did "not reflect … neutrality toward religion." However, the panel upheld its…
PMG FILE PHOTO – Aaron and Melissa Klein behind a sign for their former bakery. The Portland Tribune is a KOIN 6 media partner PORTLAND, Ore. ( Portland Tribune ) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has added a twist in its latest decision in the long-running case of a…
Colorado baker faces another lawsuit over LGBTQ wedding cakes 00:00 00:0002:54GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay Two Christian bakers in Oregon who faced a $135,000 fine for refusing to bake a cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding in 2011 received a partial victory in court Wednesday. While the…
Having talked a lot about being a Christian and church life, perhaps I also need to point out some salient issues involving chaplains. When I was a chaplain for the Bella Vista Police Department, I knocked on one door and introduced myself as a chaplain. The person at the door…
The Church of Scientology in Los Angeles. Photo: Bing Guan/Bloomberg News The California Court of Appeal has opened a new front in the legal war over religious exemptions. In Bixler v. Church of Scientology , the court ruled in favor of former members of the church who allege that they…
FILE – This June 8, 2021 photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19…
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Primarily, I want to focus my argument on the effects of mandatory military service on civil liberties since many have already cited the adverse impact on government funding. As Dean Ronald Mendoza of ASoG stated, a “mandatory and poorly funded program is a waste of time for our youth (and…
An American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to a term with…
FILE – This June 8, 2021 photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (AP) — The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion…
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. The court said it will take up lawsuits claiming that Harvard University, a private…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. The court said it will take up lawsuits claiming that Harvard,…
FILE – This June 8, 2021 photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19…
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. The court said it will take up lawsuits claiming that Harvard University , a private…
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. The court said it will take up lawsuits claiming that Harvard University, a private institution,…
Action was dismissed after judge held it had become moot Businessman Declan Ganley had raised points of general public importance in his action, the judge said. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons The High Court has ruled that businessman Declan Ganley is entitled to half of the legal costs he incurred for his…
The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear coach Joe Kennedy’s case over prayer on the field. Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a free speech case with potentially far-reaching implications for employees of public institutions. If college athletes are recognized as employees, they could have a stake…
Three families are suing Maine to require the state to pay tuition to the religious school of their choice. These families and the First Liberty Institute, the Christian Nationalist quasi-law firm defending them, believe freedom of religion includes forcing the state to finance religious education. However, freedom of religion also…
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Shurtleff v. Boston , a key First Amendment case before the court this term. Here’s what you need to know about this case: What is this case about? The City of Boston manages three flagpoles in front of…
A pair of ministers seeking a tax-exempt status shouldn’t be subject to a government “verification” process, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch argued Tuesday. The Supreme Court denied a request for oral argument in the case of New Life in Christ Church v. City of Fredericksburg , which centered on…
High school football players are seen in this illustration photo. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters) The Supreme Court announced Jan. 14 that it would hear an appeal from a former high school football coach in Washington state who says his rights to freedom of speech and religion were violated when he…
High school football players are seen in this illustration photo. CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters The Supreme Court announced Jan. 14 that it would hear an appeal from a former high school football coach in Washington state who says his rights to freedom of speech and religion were violated when he…