9th Circuit: Christian counselors can’t offer "quack medicine"
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“According to a federal appeals court in San Francisco, California legislators did not infringe on the free-speech rights of Christian counselors when they adopted a bill banning reparative therapy for minors.” WORLD
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End prohibition on church political speech, senator's commission recommends
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“The Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations stated that its members and 66 others who served on three panels created by the commission had ‘much accord’ that ‘a member of the clergy should be permitted to say whatever he or she believes is appropriate in the context of a religious worship service without fear of government reprisal, even when such communications include content related to political candidates.’”
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First Amendment liberties: "fewer than 1 in 4 are able to name the freedom of religion"
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“Can you name the five freedoms guaranteed to American citizens by the First Amendment?
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans are able to name the freedom of speech. Yet fewer than 1 in 4 are able to name the freedom of religion, according to new research from the First Amendment Center. (Meanwhile, more than one-third of Americans are unable to name any of the five.)”
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American street preacher arrested in London for "hate speech"
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“Last Monday afternoon, he preached on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12, calling on people who have engaged in sexually immoral lifestyles—lust, premarital sex, and homosexuality—to repent.” WORLD
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