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Click here to view original article ffrf.org Idaho is at the forefront of implementing cruel anti-abortion restrictions on top of already existing abortion bans. The Christian nationalist Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is launching its latest attack on abortion rights and life-saving medical treatments in the state. It is calling on…
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…
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should Trump be elected in 2024, “the wall between church and state would crumble” because the Constitution would be superseded by the Christian Bible.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…
Click here to view original article www.dailysignal.com Inside of a church with a large cross A Texas church is suing the local government, claiming that “illegal excessive” fees to install a water tap violate the U.S. Constitution and the state’s religious freedom law . First Liberty Institute, a legal organization…
Click here to view original article news.bloomberglaw.com An entrance to Seattle Pacific University in displayed. University says AG probe violates First Amendment rights Appeals ruling that it lacked standing, suit intruded on state The Ninth Circuit on Thursday will explore what may be the next frontier in the workplace clash…
Click here to view original article www.kmov.com Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser heard arguments Thursday in a case brought by clergy challenging Missouri’s abortion ban.(Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch | Pool photo by Robert Cohen, St. Louis Post-Dispatch) ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – More than a year after Missouri’s near-total ban on abortion…
Click here to view original article www.oklahoman.com Guest columnists Three members of the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board tell why they think a virtual Catholic school is no threat to religious liberty. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board’s recent vote approving St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School was…
Click here to view original article www.oklahoman.com Oklahoma Supreme Court The Oklahoma Supreme Court has denied a request by State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters to intervene in a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Gentner Drummond seeking to stop the creation of what would be the nation’s first religious charter…
Click here to view original article paisano-online.com Storm Goodman The boundaries between religious freedom, the separation of church and state and the principles of public institutions have been debated for years. In the United States, the First Amendment assures the free exercise of any religion, yet it also prohibits the…
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…
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…
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…
Click here to view original article www.yahoo.com A Puyallup pastor endorsed two city council candidates from his pulpit Sunday, Oct. 29, in what appears to be a violation of the Johnson Amendment , a law that prohibits churches and other houses of religion from participating in political campaigns. Motion Church…
Click here to view original article religionunplugged.com (ANALYSIS) In 1996, a school board in eastern Texas created a program called Clergy in Schools. Beaumont Independent School District recruited volunteer clergy to counsel K-12 students on topics such as self-esteem, peer pressure and violence. The goal, officials said, was to create…
Click here to view original article catholicreview.org Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond sued Oct. 20, 2023, to challenge the constitutionality of the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approving the funding of a religious charter school. The board approved an application for the school submitted by the Archdiocese of…
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Click here to view original article news.google.com On October 18, the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board executed a contract with St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, creating the nation’s first religious charter school. The board approved St. Isidore’s application earlier this year. Enforcing Oklahoma’s ban on religious charter…
Click here to view original article www.deseret.com Alex Cochran, Deseret News The heartbeat of this nation is our unwavering commitment to religious freedom — the ability to pray and worship without persecution. The following remarks are adapted from a speech given by Sen. Mike Lee on Oct. 18 at the…
Click here to view original article www.pawhuskajournalcapital.com Oklahoma’s attorney general on Friday, Oct. 20 filed a lawsuit against what he characterized as a violation of the religious freedom rights of the state’s residents. Attorney General Gentner Drummond sued the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board for approving what would be…
Click here to view original article news.yahoo.com OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Attorney General has filed a lawsuit over the controversial religious public charter school saying it violates the state and U.S. Constitutions. Attorney General brought the suit against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board for approving what…
Click here to view original article journalrecord.com The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board meets Monday at the Oklahoma History Center to consider a charter contract for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Charter School. The board voted 3-2 to approve the contract. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice) Listen to this…
Click here to view original article www.enidnews.com The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board meets Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Oklahoma History Center to consider a charter contract for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Charter School. ( Nuria Martinez-Keel / Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY — The nation’s first Catholic charter…
Click here to view original article www.oklahoman.com Oklahoma Voice The nation’s first Catholic charter school cleared its final bureaucratic hurdle and could open next year, barring a court order forbidding it. St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Charter School will be the first state-funded religious school. The school, created by the…
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…
Click here to view original article lsolum.typepad.com Peter J. Smith (George Washington University – Law School) & Robert W. Tuttle (George Washington University Law School) have posted Establishment Clause Mythology on SSRN. Here is the abstract: For 75 years, the Supreme Court’s opinions have reflected stark conflict between two competing…