Nebraska principal bans all things Christmas, says candy canes symbolize Jesus -- board overrules
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“A school district in Nebraska has clarified that a principal’s recent directives to teachers effectively banning all Christmas and other religious holiday symbols violate school board policy.” - CPost
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Why I’m Still Siding with Scalia on Religious Liberty
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“James Phillips and John Yoo continue to maintain that Justice Antonin Scalia got the Constitution wrong on religious liberty — and that I am in error, too, in defending the late justice’s bottom-line conclusion.” - National Review
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Ohio Senate Debates “Pastor Protection Act”
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“House Bill 36, the “Ohio Pastor Protection Act,” bars any penalty directed at ministers or ‘religious societies’ for refusing to perform or host a marriage ceremony that conflicts with their religious beliefs. But is it necessary?” - BJCRL
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Religious Groups Led by Co-Religionists — It Shouldn’t Be Controversial
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“Driven by an egalitarian desire to eliminate alleged discrimination, the University of Iowa is meddling in the internal leadership decisions of religious groups.” - National Review
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Baptists protest religious liberty restrictions in Bulgaria
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“Bulgarian Baptists participated in a peaceful protest and Baptist World Alliance leaders appealed to Bulgaria’s prime minister after the nation’s parliament gave initial approval to a law significantly restricting religious freedom.” - B. Standard
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Religious Solidarity Is Not Invidious Discrimination
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“A Christian provider of foster-care services should be permitted to serve Christians only.” - N.Review
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The Supreme Court has another chance to defend free speech
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“[T]he more recent case of Aaron and Melissa Klein may present the court with an opportunity to provide clarity and guidance to businesses … on the fundamental question of whether they may operate in accord with their deeply held convictions or be forced to abandon their First Amendment rights when they enter the marketplace.” - W.Examiner
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Former fire chief Kelvin Cochran has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the city of Atlanta
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The settlement ends “a case he brought after the city fired him for writing — and distributing to a select few city employees — a self-published book that articulated an entirely orthodox Christian view of sex and marriage.” - National Review
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In UK version of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ashers Baking Company secures a bigger legal victory
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“Evangelicals in the United Kingdom secured a major legal victory for freedom of conscience today, as the nation’s Supreme Court ruled on behalf of a Christian bakery that declined to fulfill an order for a pro-gay cake.” - CToday
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