Tag Archives: Kristen Waggoner
Questions for Those Who Differ with the SCOTUS Decision in Favor of a Christian Graphic Artist
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision that Lorie Smith, a Colorado-based Christian graphic artist and web designer, did not have to create content that violated her beliefs. In response, the editor-in-chief of Mother Jones, tweeted, “perhaps gay stylists, designers, caterers, and planners should start withholding services from Christian conservatives and see where that goes.”
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty, Sexuality
Tagged Alliance Defending Freedom, Clara Jeffery, Erin Hawley, Jonathan Turley, Kristen Waggoner, Lorie Smith, Michael Imperioli, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor
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Watching a Bully Get Smacked
It appears that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is having a long overdue comeuppance.Seven years ago, inspired by SPLC’s “hate map,” a gunman walked into the Family Research Council (FRC) in Washington, intending to massacre the staff and then stuff Chick-fil-A sandwiches in their faces.FRC is among many Christian organizations targeted by the SPLC for pro-family stances. During the 1990s, FRC helped draft the Defense of Marriage Act and defended the right of the military and the Boy Scouts to adhere to traditional morality. Over the years, FRC has produced a mountain of meta-research papers that debunk the many…
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged 'Hate' Map, Alliance Defending Freedom, AmazonSmile, Boy Scouts, Chick-fil-A, D. James Kennedy Ministries, Family Research Council, Floyd Lee Corkins II, GuideStar USA, Internal Revenue Service, Kristen Waggoner, Ku Klux Klan, Leo Johnson, Liberty Counsel, Morris Dees, Richard Cohen, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, Tom Cotton
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Colorado Cake Artist
Earlier this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a historic ruling, striking down the State of Colorado’s decision against Jack Phillips. Though Jack served all customers, the State of Colorado punished Jack for declining to participate in a same-sex wedding.
Posted in Religious Liberty
Tagged Alliance Defending Freedom, Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, Jack Phillips, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Kristen Waggoner, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, U.S. Supreme Court
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Gov’t Seeking to Impose ‘New Belief System’ on Client
A Colorado baker who declined to bake a cake for a same-gender “wedding” is fighting through an appeal to make sure his constitutionally protected freedoms – as well those of others – aren’t taken away.
In the summer of 2012, Charlie Craig and David Mullins filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division after cake artist Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop refused to endorse their marriage ceremony because of his faith. Last month the Colorado Administrative Law Court ruled Phillips must provide the cakes for homosexuals and prove that he has complied with the court order. Alliance Defending Freedom…
Posted in Religious Liberty
Tagged Charlie Craig, David Mullins, Jack Phillips, Kristen Waggoner, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Nicole Martin
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