Click here to view original article www.alreporter.com The recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court, which classifies frozen embryos as children under state law, is not merely a legal precedent; it is a societal earthquake that shakes the very foundations of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments and, more broadly, personal…
Alliance Defending Freedom isn’t representing you, but Christian Nationalism broadly | Opinion
Click here to view original article www.yahoo.com In a recent Idaho Statesman guest opinion , Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador complained that those who criticized him for placing Idaho’s legal affairs into the hands of the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) were “whiners.” The opinion boasted that ADF’s legal services were…
Arizona Senate passes bill to allow Ten Commandments in public school classrooms
Click here to view original article www.indystar.com Madeleine Parrish The Arizona Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would allow the Ten Commandments to be posted and read aloud in public school classrooms. Senate Bill 1151, sponsored by Sen. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, would add the Ten Commandments to a list…
Feldman: Embryos now considered children in Alabama
Click here to view original article www.columbian.com In a stunningly bad decision, the Alabama Supreme Court has held that frozen embryos in a lab count as children for the purposes of the state’s wrongful death law. It would take some time to enumerate everything that’s wrong with the holding. To…
Friday letters: Religion in school, religion in government
Click here to view original article www.postindependent.com Post Independent Letters to the editor graphic Are we forgetting about the First Amendment? It is unfortunate when people misstate, misinterpret, or misunderstand history. It is worse when they do so to further an agenda. Mr. Villareal does so in his letter (P.I.…
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Courthouse holiday displays spread cheer, hope
Click here to view original article triblive.com A menorah and a Christmas tree in the courtyard of the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg, Dec. 13. The return of a holiday display — a Christmas tree and a framed depiction of a menorah — in the public square outside the Westmoreland…
Religion has no place in abortion rights | The Perfectly Imperfect Human Condition
Click here to view original article dailyfreepress.com Columns , Opinion , The Perfectly Imperfect Human Condition Having a uterus is a fatal flaw. Most girls can say this from a devastatingly young age. I know I did. I know my sister did. I know my mom did. There are several…
James C. Nelson: Mr. Speaker starts with list of negatives
Click here to view original article helenair.com James C. Nelson Rep. Mike Johnson, R-LA, the new Mr. Speaker proposed by the Freedom Caucus and anointed by the GOP, is a curiosity to science. He’s composed of anti-matter. Here’s what he’s against — anti-: the LGBTQIA+ community (he says homosexuality should…
Trump, Biden and the old Christian nation: Letters
Click here to view original article www.ocregister.com This in response to the letter Nov. 15 from Mr. Welborn. First, he insinuated that, should Trump be elected in 2024, “the wall between church and state would crumble” because the Constitution would be superseded by the Christian Bible. No one person or…
Religion in America today
Click here to view original article www.mvtimes.com The First Amendment’s two religion clauses require the government to “make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Historically, the Supreme Court has interpreted these clauses by saying, for example, that a government official like a public…
Mike Johnson: The Christian Nationalist Speaker
Click here to view original article dailymontanan.com Commentary Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, delivers remarks with fellow Republicans on the East Front steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 25, 2023 in Washington, D.C. After a contentious nominating period that…
The New Mr. Speaker
Click here to view original article www.counterpunch.org November 7, 2023 House Speaker Mike Johnson on FoxNews Sunday. Mike Johnson (R-LA), the new Mr. Speaker proposed by the Freedom Caucus and anointed by the GOP, is a curiosity to science. He’s composed of anti-matter. Here’s what he’s against—anti-: the LGBTQIA+ community…
LOCAL CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLAR TO SPEAK AT NEW ORLEANS SECULAR HUMANIST ASSOCIATION MEETING AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Click here to view original article www.jeffparish.net NEWS RELEASE JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JEFFERSON, LA – Andrew L. Seidel, a constitutional attorney and author, will speak on the topic of “American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom ,” at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, October 21, 2023…
Commentary: One nation under God
Click here to view original article www.nvdaily.com Hardly a day goes by when there is an attempt by a segment of our society to remove organized religion from our everyday lives. As a child I remember reciting the Lord’s Prayer in public school as well as reciting the Pledge Of…
‘Warped history’: how the US supreme court justified gutting gay rights
A pride flag flies in front of the US supreme court, in Washington. The extreme religious right’s mission to roll back civil rights from abortion to public accommodations is being fueled by false facts and false history. Recent articles in the New Republic have documented the shaky factual foundation behind…
White Christian nationalism threatens U.S. democracy
White nationalists attend a rally on October 28, 2017 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. The event billed as a “White Lives Matter rally” is hosted by Nationalist Front, which is a coalition of several white supremacist organizations. (Photo by Scott Olson | Getty Images) You may be among the 35% of Americans…
White Christian nationalism threatens U.S. democracy
White nationalists attend a rally on October 28, 2017 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. The event billed as a “White Lives Matter rally” is hosted by Nationalist Front, which is a coalition of several white supremacist organizations. (Photo by Scott Olson | Getty Images) You may be among the 35% of Americans…
Peoria school board member will stop quoting scripture at public meetings—legal warnings, public opinion prompted compliance
Peoria Unified School District Administration Building Last month the Peoria Unified School District received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation stating grounds of “imposing religion” on those in public attendance and if continued, “could subject the district to unnecessary liability and potential financial strain.” During Thursday’s meeting, Bible…
The Roberts Court takes aim at the Establishment Clause
Texas wants to post the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Other states want to bring religion back to schools and public spaces. It ought to be a no brainer — they cannot do that. The Supreme Court long ago said all this was unconstitutional. But don’t be surprised if…
Crawford County Sheriff’s Office asked to stop engaging in religious practices, events
The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) is asking the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office to stop promotion of religious programs, events and other activities that violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. On April 24, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook more than…
Crawford County Sheriff’s Office asked to stop engaging in religious practices, events
The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) is asking the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office to stop promotion of religious programs, events and other activities that violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. On April 24, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook more than…
FFRF demands that Conn. police dept. end chaplaincy program
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the East Hartford Police Department to immediately disband a chaplaincy program and the city to cease promotion of it on social media outlets. A concerned East Hartford resident reported that on March 8, multiple Christian religious leaders were sworn in as official police…
A new monarch who is a divorcee would once have scandalised. But Charles’ accession shows how much has changed
King Charles III is the first British monarch who has previously had a civil marriage and a civil divorce. In 1981, Charles, then the Prince of Wales, married Lady Diana Spencer in a fairytale wedding watched by 750 million people worldwide. However, the royal couple separated in 1992 and they…
Taking the Ten Commandments to school
A law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in all classrooms has been passed by the Texas Senate and could be on its way to becoming law. Republican Lt Governor Dan Patrick has said he sees this move as a way to help students become better Texans. Others see…
Religious liberty group defends Bible after Utah parent calls it ‘porn,’ demands removal from school
A nonprofit religious liberty law firm fired off a letter to the Sensitive Materials Review Committee of a school district in Utah arguing that keeping the Bible in its libraries is both reasonable and legal after a parent complained that the book is pornographic. Attorneys with the First Liberty Institute…