Written by Jorge Gomez
The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced it will hear 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, a free speech case that could have major implications for religious liberty. This is a case being handled by our friends at the Alliance Defending Freedom.
It involves Lorie Smith, a Christian web designer from the Denver-area who declines to create wedding websites for same-sex couples, because of her religious beliefs. The case is expected to be heard during the Court’s next term, which begins in October.… Continue Reading
Tags: 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Aaron Klein, Alliance Defending Freedom, Amy Coney Barrett, Andrew McCarthy, Anthony Kennedy, Brett Kavanaugh, First Liberty Institute, Jack Phillips, Jorge Gomez, Lorie Smith, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado, Melissa Klein, National Review, Oregon Supreme Court, religious freedom, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Sweet Cakes by Melissa, U.S. Supreme Court
Religious Liberty | David E. Smith |
March 4, 2022 7:00 AM |
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Written by Mike McManus
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week on whether to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision of 48 years ago that legalized abortion.
It is considering a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks – well before the established point of fetal “viability” at around 24 weeks. Many pro-life leaders hope the nation’s highest court will use this opportunity to reverse Roe v. Wade to protect unborn children.
Roe v.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, John Roberts, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Neil Gorsuch, Roe v. Wade, Scott G. Stewart, Susan B. Anthony List, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith |
December 2, 2021 8:00 AM |
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Written by Jorge Gomez
As members of the Democratic Party recently doubled down on their calls to pack the U.S. Supreme Court, Justices Stephen Breyer and Amy Coney Barrett issued a series of responses to those pushing to rig the Court for ideological and political gain.
In an interview with Fox News, Justice Breyer warned of the dangers of altering the structure of the Court. When asked about the idea of increasing the number of justices on the bench, he responded:
“Well, if one party could do it, I guess another party could do it…On the surface it seems to me you start changing all these things around, and people will lose trust in the court.”
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Written by Daniel Horowitz
James Madison once wrote, “Government is instituted to protect property of every sort” and that “conscience is the most sacred of all property.” Yet just before July 4 weekend, the U.S. Supreme Court, by denying an appeal in an important religious liberty case, has essentially abrogated both property and conscience rights, as well as the right to use one’s own property in accordance with deeply held religious beliefs. So much for self-evident truths, inalienable rights, and the institution of government to secure these rights.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Coney Barrett, Anthony Kennedy, Arlene's Flowers, Barronelle Stutzman, Brett Kavanaugh, Calvin Coolidge, Jack Phillips, John Roberts, Joseph Story, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court
Religious Liberty | David E. Smith |
July 8, 2021 7:00 AM |
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Written by Laurie Higgins
Just when you thought Leftists couldn’t be more cynical, hypocritical, dishonest, tyrannical, and cruel, they step up to prove you wrong. When Democrats, by whatever janky standards they’ve made up, think Republicans have gone “low,” they–that is, Democrats–dive headlong into the abyss of hypocrisy and nastiness.
They’ve been doing their theatrical performative best to argue that the attack on the Capitol is particularly heinous because of the building’s symbolic significance—which, of course, it has.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Coney Barrett, AOC, Barack Obama, BLM, Brett Kavanaugh, Chuck Schumer, Clarence Thomas, Cori Bush, Democrats, Dick Durbin, DOJ, Hitler, Hunter Biden, Jack Dorsey, James O’Keefe, Jan Schakowsky, Joe Biden, Josh Hawley, Kristen Clarke, Leftists, Mario Diaz-Balart, Mary Miller, Nancy Pelosi, Parler, Patrick Lahey, President Trump, Project Veritas, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Ted Kennedy, the Capitol, Twitter, Uganda
Media Watch, Political, Religious Liberty | Benjamin D. Smith |
January 15, 2021 4:00 AM |
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Written by Laurie Higgins
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Never-Trumpers in a de facto alliance with leftist Trump-loathers of various stripes have apparently succeeded in their effort to elect a cognitively impaired man who claims to be Catholic while heartily endorsing a legal right to slaughter the unborn and making the public pay for their deaths.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Amy Coney Barrett, Antifa, Antonin Scalia, Big Tech, BLM, Brett Kavanaugh, Catholic, Christ, Christians, Clarence Thomas, CNN, COVID, Equality Act, First Amendment, George Bush, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Leftists, MSNBC, Neil Gorsuch, Never-Trumpers, New York Times, Planned Parenthood, Samuel Alito, Scripture, Trump, United States Supreme Court, Washington Post, Women
Faith & Religion, Federal Elections, Political | Benjamin D. Smith |
December 2, 2020 4:00 AM |
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Written by David E. Smith
This week’s Spotlight features Monte Larrick’s conversation with our friend Peter LaBarbera, Executive Director of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality. Monte and Peter discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s top priorities: advancing gay and transgender rights and passing the Equality Act, or in Peter’s words, the Criminalizing Christianity Act. They examine ways in which the “legal sledgehammer” of this act could affect churches’ and faith-based schools’ hiring practices, as well as possible changes we might experience on a state level.… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
We shine our Spotlight this week on an informative, post-election conversation between Monte Larrick and Eric Scheidler, Executive Director of Pro-Life Action League. They discuss our newest U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Amy Coney Barrett; the likelihood of repealing Roe v. Wade; bubble zones; and various issues that might be revisited by SCOTUS.
After the break, Eric details the Pro-Life Action League’s efforts amidst the pandemic. He also addresses probable and possible goals of a Joe Biden administration: reinstatement of Planned Parenthood’s Title X funding, repeal of the Hyde Amendment, a federal abortion law, and more.… Continue Reading
Written by Thorin Anderson
Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist 78 that the U.S. Supreme Court would be the weakest branch of government because it had “no influence over either the sword or the purse.” Why then the panic and flaming hair on the Democrat side of the isle with the elevation of Amy Coney Barrett to that Court? What gives? She claims to be an originalist, and by definition an originalist ignores his or her own policy preferences and yields to the intention of the U.S.… Continue Reading
Written by Molly Carman
Soon after his release from Walter Reed Military Hospital where he received treatment for the coronavirus, President Donald Trump prioritized communicating the importance of pro-life legislation. Yesterday, President Trump posted a series of tweets concerning his pro-life convictions by reiterating his stance on the abortion issue and drawing attention to Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s position.
Trump’s first tweet drew attention to comments made by Joe Biden during a town hall meeting last night in Miami, Florida.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Amy Coney Barrett, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, March for Life, Mexico City Policy, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, Ralph Northam, Roe v. Wade, Walter Reed Military Hospital
Federal Elections, Political, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith |
October 30, 2020 8:00 AM |
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