Religious Liberty

“The analysis by Reuters found that the Court’s shadow docket’ in which emergency applications are decided hurriedly, provided religious applicants a win in every case.” - RNS

“While a baker from the same state won his challenge, court upholds Colorado anti-discrimination requirements for the owner of a creative agency..” - C.Today

“Whilst he was in a gathering and therefore in breach of regulation 7, however, the parties were together and were allowed to rely on articles 9, 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights. Their gathering was limited in duration, and they were entitled to gather for street evangelising.” - PCN

“A federal appeals court on Friday slammed the University of Iowa for punishing InterVarsity Christian Fellowship because it limits leadership to Christians. The court said the school violated the organization’s free speech rights.” - WORLD

“First IRF summit led by civilians not governments pulls off bipartisan participation as attendees welcome news on next ambassador.” - C.Today

“Religious freedom advocates praised a federal appeals court opinion that protects the freedom of churches and other religious groups in the face of government interference in employment decisions.” - BPNews

“A bipartisan three-day summit of persecuted religious minorities, advocates and politicians kicks off Tuesday in Washington, D.C., seeking to continue the momentum established by the U.S. State Department’s two ministerials promoting religious freedom worldwide.” - C.Post

“Mark Dever’s church has its legal fees covered in the latest legal victory among congregations who sued over worship service limits during lockdown.” - C.Today

“The conclusion of a syllogism cannot be valid if either premise is false. In this case, I think there is good reason to doubt both premises. To demonstrate that, I want to begin with the second premise, with plans to address the first premise in a future post.” - Ben Edwards

The judge: “Free speech includes not only the inoffensive but the irritating, the contentious, the eccentric, the heretical, the unwelcome and the provocative provided it does not tend to provoke violence. Freedom only to speak inoffensively is not worth having.” - C.Post