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Supreme Court Upholds Religious Freedom in Hobby Lobby Case
The government can’t compel a “closely held” business such as the Hobby Lobby chain to cover abortion-inducing drugs or devices in employee health plans if doing so would violate the employer’s moral and religious beliefs, the Supreme Court ruled today. In a much-anticipated decision, the justices decided 5-4 that the Obamacare provision mandating such coverage… -
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What Do Millennials Think of Chris Christie’s Spin on Pro-Life?
Are millennials onboard with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s new definition of what “pro-life” means? Speaking today at the Road to Majority conference in Washington, the potential Republican candidate for president made the case for valuing life “from the womb to natural death”—and that includes providing non-violent drug offenders with tools and treatment to get… -
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Care About Religious Liberty? Meet the Most Important Law You’ve Never Heard Of
By now, most have heard of the blockbuster cases before the Supreme Court this month involving religious liberty and the Obamacare HHS mandate. By the end of June, the Court is expected to rule on Hobby Lobby’s challenge to the requirement it provide coverage of abortion-inducing drugs and devices in its employees’ health plans. But… -
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Kerry Asks Sudan to ‘Respect’ Condemned Mom’s Religious Freedom
A day after Christian groups rallied outside the White House seeking presidential action on behalf of a mother condemned to hang in Sudan because of her Christian faith, Secretary of State John Kerry posted a statement of “concern” about her persecution. Kerry appealed to the Sudanese government in the case of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag,… -
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How Religious Liberty Can Unite Conservatives and Libertarians
On Thursday, on his FOX Business show, investigative reporter and libertarian commentator John Stossel engaged in a rapid-fire exchange over marriage policy with Heritage Foundation scholar Ryan Anderson. In a provocative edition of “Stossel,” themed as “Libertarians vs. Conservatives,” Anderson was the sole guest for a segment exploring how the two groups may differ on marriage…. -
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Not All Religious Liberty Cases Are Black and White. Many Are Gray.
Sometimes religious liberty cases are black and white, but normally they’re various shades of gray and require careful critical thinking. They’re not so much a matter of arithmetic as they are geometry or even calculus. That’s one of the lessons from professor Robin Wilson’s law review article, “The Calculus of Accommodation: Contraception, Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage,…