Religious Liberty

“The justices heard oral arguments for more than two hours in a designer’s challenge of a Colorado policy that requires her to create custom websites for same-sex weddings in violation of her religious beliefs.” - BPNews

“As the Supreme Court prepares to consider whether a Christian web designer can refuse to make websites for same-sex weddings because of her religious beliefs, …survey shows a jump in the share of U.S. adults who see the Supreme Court as “friendly” toward religion.” - Pew

“according to an AP-NORC poll. …Less than half approve of players wearing a religious symbol like a crucifix or Star of David while on the field, and 11% disapprove.

“Jah Healing Kemetic Temple of the Divine Church claims it is Christian and ‘believes that the fragrant cane ingredient of the holy anointing oil described in Exodus 30:22 is cannabis.’” - RNS

“Kern County Superior Court Judge Eric Bradshaw ruled Friday that Miller acted lawfully while upholding her beliefs about what the Bible teaches regarding marriage.” - C.Index

“NHS England lawyers agreed that Scott is free to offer to pray for and with patients if he does so within agreed General Medical Council guidance” - C.Post

“Jack Phillips, who won a partial Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake a decade ago for faith reasons is challenging a separate ruling that he violated Colorado law by refusing to make a cake celebrating a gender transition.” - RNS

“Backus’s theological rationale of liberty is not that every person should do what he desires, but that every person must reckon with God as an individual.

“We are convening this Christian nationalism briefing because we feel it represents a clear and present danger to our democracy and to an inclusive vision of religious freedom” - RNS

“While we cannot deny that Christians in America today experience discomforts, inconveniences and sometimes even social ostracization, these instances simply do not rise to the level of the horror that countless global Christians face every day.” - RNS