Tag Archives: Clarence Thomas

The Schemes of Fallen Humans to Destroy Life

Posted on May 11, 2022 by David E Smith

Following the unprecedented leak of the entire U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion on the controversial abortion case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, morally and emotionally unhinged, pro-human slaughter women and their collaborators became apoplectic. Next, U.S. Senate leftists terrified at the possibility that diverse citizens in diverse states will pass diverse laws to protect prenatal humans began clamoring for the elimination of the filibuster, so they—Senate leftists—can codify human slaughter in federal law. So much for diversity and federalism.

The self-identifying Catholic Joe Biden said, “If the Court does overturn Roe, it will fall on our nation’s elected officials …

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, Amy Klobuchar, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, Donald J. Trump, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Francis Beckwith, Gavin Newsom, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Lacie Wooten-Holway, Maga crowd, Nathanael Blake, Neil Gorsuch, Rasmussen polling, Roe v. Wade, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, Women’s Health Protection Act | Comments Off

Citing Racial Discrimination, Black Leaders Target Roe v. Wade

Posted on April 6, 2022 by David E Smith

An Alabama lawsuit on behalf of unborn black babies that’s making its way through the state’s courts is alleging that the abortion industry is deliberately targeting black Americans and other minorities. If successful, the attorneys and activists behind the case claim that it might ultimately lead to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 precedent-setting U.S. Supreme Court opinion that struck down state laws against abortion.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged 14th Amendment, Alabama Supreme Court, Alan Guttmacher, Alveda King, Amie Beth Shaver, Baby Q, Black Lives Matter, Box v. Planned Parenthood, Brent Helms, Catherine Davis, Clarence Thomas, Col. John Eidsmoe, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, equal protection under the law, Equality Proclamation, Human Life Protection Act, Kay Ivey, Ku Klux Klan, Maafa 21, Margaret Sanger, Miss Alabama, Ninth Amendment, Roe v. Wade, Sam McLure, Steve Marshall, The Epoch Times | Comments Off

Quick Analysis of Dobbs Oral Arguments at the SCOTUS

Posted on December 2, 2021 by David E Smith

The significance of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case cannot be overstated. Pro-life citizens across the nation were praying fervently for the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court as they heard oral arguments Wednesday morning.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Elena Kagan, John Roberts, Joseph Dellapenna, Planned Parenthood v. Case, Roe v. Wade, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Don’t Jump Out of The Boat

Posted on October 25, 2021 by David E Smith

We recently read a great little sermon illustration in which a young boy asked his father, “Dad, I was watching a TV show about marine biologists. Why do scuba-divers jump backwards into the water?” His father wittily responded, “Because if they jumped forward, they'd still be in the boat!”

Posted in Faith | Tagged 40 Days for Life, Abortion, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Ceasar LeFlore, Clarence Thomas, Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Elena Kagan, Health Care Rights of Conscience Act, IFI Prayer Team, Illinois Parental Notice Act, John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, Qualified Immunity, Rescuing Our Children, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

The Cutting Issues in Ministerial Exception Cases

Posted on August 28, 2021 by David E Smith

The U.S. Supreme Court in Hosanna-Tabor (2012) and Our Lady of Guadalupe (2020) embraced what Justice Samuel Alito described as the “so-called ministerial exception,” a doctrine that exempts religious organizations from discrimination laws when dealing with certain employees. Why “so-called”? Because the exemption covers more than just ministers or the top officials of a religious organization. But whom else? Certainly some teachers in church elementary schools, as the U.S. Supreme Court held in both of those cases.

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Clarence Thomas, Gordon College, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Neil Gorsuch, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, Samuel Alito, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Illinois Pro-Life Lawmakers Given National Voice to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Posted on July 30, 2021 by David E Smith

A nationwide group of state legislators and attorneys have crafted an amicus (friend of the court) legal brief in support of the State of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, seeking to overturn the unlawful Roe v. Wade decision.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, Elena Kagan, John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, Roe v. Wad, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Handmaids of Bigotry

Posted on October 13, 2020 by David E Smith

Well, they dusted off those colorful “Handmaid’s Tale” outfits that were so visible at Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS confirmation hearings in 2018.

Posted in Federal | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, Bernie Sanders, Black Lives Matter, Brett Kavanaugh, Brian Buescher, Clarence Thomas, Cory Booker, Democratic National Committee, Dianne Feinstein, Donald J. Trump, Kamala Harris, Margaret Atwood, Mike Pompeo, People of Praise, The Handmaid’s Tale | Comments Off

Chief Justice Roberts Votes with Liberals Against Tiny Humans and Women

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Benjamin D. Smith

In June Medical Services v. Russo, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts again disappoints conservatives. Roberts voted with the politically “progressive”/morally regressive majority to strike down a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have hospital privileges within 30 miles of the slaughterhouse in which they kill tiny humans and occasionally end up killing or maiming their mothers. This law would have required abortuaries in which surgical procedures are performed to adhere to the same safety regulations as all other ambulatory surgical centers.

Posted in Federal, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abner Mikva, Abortion, Alan Dershowitz, ambulatory surgical centers, Archibald Cox, Clarence Thomas, Earl Warren, Edward Lazarus, Gordon Gekko, human slaughter, Jeffrey Rosen, John Hart Ely, John Roberts, Kermit Roosevelt, Laurence Tribe, Louisiana, Michael Kinsley, Richard Cohen, Roe v. Wade, Science, SCOTUS, Sophie Lewis, Supreme Court, surgery, William Saletan | Comments Off

Shocking SCOTUS Decision Shockingly Written by Gorsuch

Posted on June 15, 2020 by David E Smith

In a shocking U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch voted with the axis of evil—that is, with Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor. In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the axis of evil decided that in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the word “sex” includes “sexual orientation” and “gender identity”—both subjectively constituted conditions. As a result, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on “race, color, religion, sex, and national origin,” now prohibits …

Posted in Federal, Sexuality | Tagged Bostock v. Clayton County, Brett Kavanaugh, Civil Rights Act, Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, Gay, Georgia, J.K. Rowling, Jack Phillips, John Roberts, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, Neil Gorsuch, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, transgender | Comments Off

Lawsuit Against State of Illinois’ Unconstitutional Ban on Counseling for Minors

Posted on July 30, 2018 by David E Smith

IFI is asking for help from supporters in moving forward an important lawsuit against the state of Illinois. In light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers in California (NIFLA v. Becerra) and with the encouragement of IFI and others, Mauck & Baker, a Chicago-based law firm committed to protecting religious liberty, is considering a lawsuit against the Illinois law that bans counseling for children and teens who experience unwanted same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria.

Background

The plaintiffs in the NIFLA case (i.e., pro-life crisis pregnancy centers) sued the state of …

Posted in Faith, Sexuality | Tagged Bruce Rauner, Clarence Thomas, conversion therapy ban, FACT Act, HB 217, King v. Governors of New Jersey, Mauck & Baker, NIFLA v. Becerra, Pickup v. Brown, Youth Mental Health Protection Act | Comments Off

U.S. Supreme Court Recap for First Amendment Cases

Posted on July 6, 2018 by aswillis

It has been an eventful term for the U.S. Supreme Court, which has provided many closely decided cases and ended with the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. For those interested in free speech and religious liberty, there have been plenty of decisions to keep track of and digest. Here is what you need to know.

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

The story is well-known. Jack Phillips, a Christian cake shop owner from Colorado, refused to create a cake for the same-sex “wedding” of two men. They filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which …

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anthony Kennedy, Arlene’s Flowers Inc. v. Washington, Barronelle Stutzman, Bill Jack, Clarence Thomas, Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Donald Trump, Jack Phillips, Janus v. AFSCME, John Roberts, Korematsu v. United States, Mark Janus, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, Reproductive FACT Act, Rowan County v. Lund, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Town of Greece v. Galloway, Travel ban, Trump v. Hawaii, U.S. Supreme Court, Washington Supreme Court | Comments Off

SCOTUS Allows Lower Court to Ban prayer from Public Square

Posted on July 3, 2018 by David E Smith

In case you thought that the potential to flip Justice Kennedy’s seat alone will bring us back to the constitutional promised land, think again. So long as the lower courts are not restrained, we will never return to the Constitution and the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

Posted in Faith, Federal, Religious Liberty | Tagged Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Daniel Horowitz, Establishment Clause, First Amendment, John Roberts, Prayer, SCOTUS, Town of Greece v. Galloway | Comments Off

Might NIFLA Help Overturn Bans on Same-Sex Attraction Counseling

Posted on June 29, 2018 by David E Smith

So much good news from the U.S. Supreme Court this week, including the announcement of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s impending retirement and the 5-4 decision in the NIFLA v. Becerra case, which asserts that the speech of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers is, indeed, protected speech.

Justice Kennedy surprised the nation by announcing his retirement at the end of July, giving President Donald Trump another opportunity to continue to restore respect for constitutional principles and historical American values. Perhaps we will see that proverbial long arc of justice bending more often toward justice.

Justice Kennedy surprised again, this time in NIFLA v. …

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged American Psychological Association, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Curtis Schube, Donald Trump, First Amendment, King v. Governors of New Jersey, NIFLA v. Becerra, Pennsylvania Family Policy Institute, Pickup v. Brown, SCOTUS, sexual orientation change efforts, SOCE | Comments Off

Scalia the Bold Leader for Originalism

Posted on February 16, 2016 by David E Smith

The importance of Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away this past weekend, is based not just in what he said in his U.S. Supreme Court opinions, but how he said it. As the life and work of Justice Scalia are honored and remembered, conservatives would do well to be grateful for his bold leadership on behalf of the originalist moorings of constitutional jurisprudence.

Posted in Federal | Tagged Antonin Scalia, Citizens United, Clarence Thomas, McIntryre v. Ohio Election Commission, Obergefell v. Hodges, U.S. v. Jones | Comments Off

Anti-Christian Activists Will Defeat Themselves

Posted on May 12, 2014 by David E Smith

For years now, anti-Christian activists have been pushing the hate button and accusing those of us who hold to biblical morality and family values of being intolerant, hate-filled bigots (and worse).

But this strategy, seen most recently in the attack on godly twin brothers, Jason and David Benham, will inevitably defeat itself. After all, when the alleged victims are the bullies and the alleged tolerant ones are full of bigotry, their rhetoric cannot be taken seriously.

Back in 2008, as Californians voted to preserve marriage with the Proposition 8 marriage amendment, the amendment was quickly dubbed Prop Hate, as …

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Benham brothers, Chuck Colson, Clarence Thomas, Dan Savage, David Benham, Fred Phelps, Gary Bauer, Jason Benham, LGBTQ, Phyllis Schafly, Proposition 8, Ronald Reagan | Comments Off