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The Freedom From Religion Foundation has decided, wisely, to end its battle over a huge unconstitutional tax break for religious leaders. The perk is known as the “Parsonage Exemption” and it’s the loophole that allows ministers to deduct the cost of rent of their church-owned houses from their taxable income.…
Barronelle Stutzman, the owner of Arlene’s Flowers in Washington, is expected to appeal her case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court may soon get another chance to consider whether businesses can claim religious motivations for refusing service to LGBT people. The case likely will come from the…
Newlyweds Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed celebrate their marriage and win over bigotry. The Washington State Supreme Court on June 6 upheld its previous decision in Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuit against a Richland florist. The court again found that Arlene’s Flowers violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act and the Washington…
The Gay Pride Flag is seen on Sept. 2, 2016 State high court reaffirms ruling in favor of same-sex couple No sign of intolerance on behalf of bodies that considered case The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in favor of a Christian baker doesn’t change a ruling that a Christian florist…
Barronelle Stutzman, the owner of Arlene’s Flowers in Washington, is expected to appeal her case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court may soon get another chance to consider whether businesses can claim religious motivations for refusing service to LGBT people. The case likely will come from the…
Washington’s court system did not act with religious animus when it ruled that a Richland florist broke the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to sell flowers for a same-sex wedding, a unanimous Washington Supreme Court said on Thursday. The state Supreme Court reaffirmed a ruling it made in 2017 ,…
Unanimous bench finds SCOTUS Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling irrelevant AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON For the second time, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled that the discrimination claims brought by Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed, as well as by the state attorney general, against Arlene’s Flowers for its owner, Barronelle…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (BP) — Barronelle Stutzman’s commitment to operate her florist business according to Christian convictions again found an unreceptive audience in Washington’s highest court. Baronnelle Stutzman The state Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision June 6 that Washington’s judicial system did not demonstrate religious animosity toward Stutzman when…
A florist who refused to create floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after a Washington state court ruled Thursday that she violated the state’s civil rights law. The case presents the high court with an opportunity to decide whether conservative religious believers can…
FILE – This March, 6, 2013 file photo shows Arlene’s Flowers on Lee Boulevard in Richland, Wash. The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday, June 6, 2019, ruled state courts did not act with religious animus when they ruled that the Richland florist broke the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing on…
Fox News Flash top headlines for June 7 This week, the Washington state Supreme Court disregarded the U.S. Supreme Court when it reaffirmed its earlier decision to allow the state to punish Barronelle Stutzman, the owner of Arlene’s Flowers, for living out her religious beliefs in her business. The Washington…
“I could lose my business and life savings simply because I declined to celebrate and participate in a sacred event that violates my faith,” Barronelle Stutzman says. (Photo: Alliance Defending Freedom) By Kevin Daley, Daily Signal, June 07, 2019 A florist who refused to create floral arrangements for a same-sex…
The case of a Washington state florist who was fined for refusing to make a floral arrangement for a gay wedding in 2013 could go back to the US Supreme Court. On Thursday, the Washington state Supreme Court stood by its earlier ruling against Baronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene’s Flowers.…
On Thursday, the Washington state Supreme Court stood by its earlier ruling against Baronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene’s Flowers. As CBN News reported last year, the US Supreme Court had rejected Washington’s previous ruling, ordering the state justices to review their decision against Stutzman and consider whether they violated her…
Curt Freed, left, and his husband Robert Ingersoll pose for a photo after a hearing before Washington’s Supreme Court, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in Bellevue, Washington. Washington state’s top court ruled for a second time on Thursday that a Christian florist discriminated against a same-sex couple by refusing to sell…
A Christian florist is appealing to the Supreme Court after Washington state’s highest court ruled against her for refusing to create floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding on the grounds that doing so would violate her religion. Barronelle Stutzman, who owns Arlene’s Flowers, first asked the Supreme Court to consider…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — State courts did not act with animosity toward religion when they ruled that a florist broke the state’s anti-discrimination laws by refusing on religious grounds to provide flowers for the wedding of a gay couple, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday. The court reaffirmed…
Florist’s same-sex wedding case handed back to lower court In a hotly anticipated decision, the Washington Supreme Court ruled against a florist who was fined for not providing services for a gay couple’s wedding. The court had previously heard the case, State of Washington v. Arlene’s Flowers, ruling that Barronelle…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — State courts did not act with animosity toward religion when they ruled that a florist broke the state’s anti-discrimination laws by refusing on religious grounds to provide flowers for the wedding of a gay couple, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday. The court reaffirmed…
Christians and Abortion New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse recently wrote an op-ed in which she argues that recent anti-abortion laws are unconstitutional. According to her, they violate the Constitution’s First Amendment, which states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free…
What happens when employers and employees no longer see eye to eye The Toronto Humane Society in Toronto. Google Street View By Shaun Bernstein and Stuart Rudner When we provide counsel to employers, we continually repeat one key phrase: “Your workplace, your rules.” Generally speaking, an employee’s refusal to carry…
In a recent article in Newsweek , a writer suggested that there may be people whose religion requires them to perform abortions, and therefore laws restricting the practice violate the Bill of Rights’ guarantee of the free exercise of religion. In a similar vein, the New York Times ’s Linda…
Image source: YouTube/Christian Concern A medical professional who attempted to offer a Bible to a cancer patient was “rightly sacked” from her job, a court has heard. British nurse Sarah Kuteh was fired from Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Kent back in 2016 for talking to several patients about her…
A medical professional who attempted to offer a Bible to a cancer patient was “rightly sacked” from her job, a court has heard. British nurse Sarah Kuteh was fired from Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Kent back in 2016 for talking to several patients about her faith in Jesus and…
Douglas Strang Douglas Strang looks at the case law on religious discrimination in the workplace. Some of the most challenging HR/employment law issues of the recent years have related to religious discrimination and in particular the question of whether an employee can rely on their religious beliefs as justification for…