Tag Archives: Freedom of Conscience

Pregnancy Centers Win Second Injunction against Illinois Abortion Referral Mandate

Posted on August 10, 2017 by David E Smith
A Federal District Court has granted a preliminary injunction in a right-of-conscience case, the controversy of which the Illinois Family Institute has been following for several years. The religious liberty defending law firm of Mauck & Baker, LLC is reporting some very good news out of that Federal District Court regarding an Illinois law mandating that pro-life medical personnel provide their clients with positive information about abortion services:
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Four Problems and a Response to Obama’s LGBT Executive Order

Posted on July 21, 2014 by David E Smith
Earlier today, President Barack Obama issued an executive order barring federal contractors from what it describes as “discrimination” on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Employers should respect the intrinsic dignity of all of their employees, but as I explain in greater detail at the Heritage Foundation’s Daily Signal, today’s executive order undermines our nation’s commitment to pluralism and religious liberty.
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