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Freedom for Religion, Not From It

Posted on May 12, 2014 by David E Smith
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court once again affirmed that the so-called “wall of separation” that exists between church and state is not quite the edifice that liberals would like it to be.... The narrow vote along the usual 5-4 conservative/liberal lines is bound to incite many on the left to express fears about the court trying to turn the U.S. into a “Christian nation.”
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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This federal legislation contains a highly controversial and unpopular Individual Mandate, which, if not repealed, will force Americans to “buy” federally approved or sponsored healthcare plans or pay a penalty for non-compliance.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 …

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SCOTUS Upholds Church Autonomy in Employment Decisions

Posted on January 24, 2012 by David E Smith

The United States Supreme Court has issued a monumental decision protecting the independence of American churches in church governance matters.

The High Court ruled that churches have the constitutionally guaranteed freedom to make their own employment decisions free from government interference.

The case involved an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a teacher against the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran School in Redford, Michigan. She had been commissioned as a “minister of religion” within the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

The Supreme Court upheld what has become known as the “ministerial exception.” That theory of constitutional law, previously enunciated by appellate courts, stated that churches …

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