Tag Archives: SCOTUS

Marriage: Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on May 27, 2014 by David E Smith

In the media’s portrayal, people defending marriage as the union of a man and woman have been getting routed ever since the U.S. Supreme Court decision last June — if not before. They point to a string of lower-court rulings striking down state marriage amendments and to public-opinion polling, especially of my peers in the Millennial generation. Many also point to the forced resignation of Brendan Eich and the defeat of Arizona’s religious-liberty bill.

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Brendan Eich, John Roberts, Jonathan Rauch, Robby George, Roger Ailes, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sherif Girgis | Comments Off

Mock ‘Marriage’ and the Death of Freedom

Posted on July 1, 2013 by David E Smith

While poorly decided U.S. Supreme Court cases are a dime a dozen, prior to Wednesday, two stood alone as the most wretched and constitutionally groundless in American History. First was the 1857 Dred Scott decision. Among other things, it robbed African-Americans of both their U.S. citizenship and their dignity.

Next came the 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade. It has robbed over 55 million U.S. citizens of their very lives. For the first time in American history, the high court imagined a phantom constitutional right for women to dismember alive their own pre-born children.

Both of these cases are …

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Chai Feldblum, DOMA, Hollingsworth v. Perry, LGBT, Matthew 24:37, Same-sex marriage, SCOTUS, U.S. v. Windsor | Comments Off

New HHS Rule on Abortion Mandate ‘Inadequate’

Posted on February 2, 2013 by David E Smith

The Obama administration proposed a rule change Friday it says will appease the concerns religious organizations have about the abortion/contraceptive mandate, but legal groups who defend religious liberty called the proposal inadequate and said it fell far short of what is needed.

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Barack Obama, Christian Medical Association, Ella, Gene Rudd, HHS Mandate, Hobby Lobby, Kyle Duncan, Matt Bowman, Plan B, Religious Liberty, SCOTUS, Tyndale House | Comments Off

SCOTUS Healthcare Ruling Endangers Freedom

Posted on June 28, 2012 by David E Smith

As you know by now, in a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled today to uphold the core provisions of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC). By their decision, we now face an egregious threat to American liberty.

This federal legislation contains a highly controversial and unpopular Individual Mandate, which, if not repealed, will force Americans to “buy” federally approved or sponsored healthcare plans or pay a penalty for non-compliance. Contrary to their promises to Congress as well as to the general public, proponents of the PPAC have succeeded in arguing …

Posted in Federal | Tagged Individual Mandate, National Health Care, ObamaCare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPAC, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off