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June 2018

June 04, 2018

Supremes Rule Colorado Violated Baker’s Rights in Wedding Cake Dispute

First Amendment protections of religious freedom were affirmed in a narrowly drafted decision today. The...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

10th Circuit Rules First Amendment Protections Don’t Apply to Little Sisters of the Poor

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Little Sisters of the Poor...

July 14, 2015

10th Circuit Rules that Little Sisters of the Poor Because … Well … The 10 Circuit Judges are Idiots.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Little Sisters of the Poor...

July 03, 2015

Celebrating the Fortnight for Freedom 2015

I've overlooked the Fortnight for Freedom this year because of the rush events ranging from...

May 2015

May 21, 2015

Breaking: Federal Court Forces Notre Dame to Follow HHS Mandate

The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the University of Notre Dame's appeal against...

April 2015

April 11, 2015

Gay Marriage Activists are Kinda Making My Point

I wrote a post a couple of days ago in which I asked the question...

April 06, 2015

Religious Freedom is the Right of Every American. Sincerity Doesn’t Enter Into It.

Indiana passed a law a couple of weeks ago with the purpose of allowing religious...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

President Obama is an Idiot 2

I don’t know that I’ve ever used a title that provoked such comment as...

October 2014

October 25, 2014

ACLU Won’t Pursue Legal Action Against Idaho Wedding Chapel, Says It Provides Religious Services

The ACLU has declined to pursue legal action against The Hitching Post wedding chapel in...

August 2014

August 12, 2014

Free Speech is a Civil Right: IRS and the Freedom from Religion Foundation Disagree

So … we’ve got an organization whose sole purpose is to drive religious expression...

July 2014

July 19, 2014

Obama to Issue Special Protection Order to Gays, Transexuals; No Religious Exemption Allowed

I stole this headline from the place where I first found the story: New...

July 19, 2014

Get Real Fellas.

Senators Joe Manchin and Bob Casey are generally pro life. I accept that. But when...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

Supremes Nix Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones

Members of the Supreme Court seem to be thinking alike. Yesterday, they handed down...

June 19, 2014

March for Marriage 2014: What I Believe

This video promoting the March for Marriage 2014 deals with the issue of religious freedom...

June 10, 2014

If You Want to Read the Commission’s Order to the Colorado Baker, Here It Is

This post concerning the egregious violation of the First Amendment rights of Colorado baker Jack...

April 2014

April 10, 2014

Christian Professor Awarded Back Pay, Promotion for Violation of His First Amendment Rights

“No individual loses his ability to speak as a private citizen by virtue of...

April 03, 2014

Mozilla CEO Steps Down Over Donating $1,000 for Prop 8

Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigned from his position with Mozilla. He also resigned from his...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Is Religious Freedom Threatened? Duhhh … Is This a Trick Question?

When the roll is called down yonder, we'll all line up according to our...

March 26, 2014

Hobby Lobby Founders Discuss the Supreme Court Arguments on the HHS Mandate

I'm not going to do a post mortem on the arguments the Supreme Court...

March 14, 2014

We Don’t Do It. You Make Us Do It. It’s Our Right to Do It. But We Don’t Do It.

In the circular cobweb of bizarro accusations, obfuscations, dissimulations and dead flat lies that pass...

March 11, 2014

Atheists File Another Suit Over Ground Zero Cross

American Atheists have filed suit to block inclusion of the ground zero cross in...

January 2014

January 10, 2014

Little Sisters of the Poor and Hiring a Hit Man to Kill Your Neighbor

Supporters of the HHS Mandate often refer to an "opt-out" as a reason why...

December 2013

December 07, 2013

Court Says Priests Must Pay Income Tax on the Rectory

My priest makes a salary. It qualifies him for food stamps, medicaid and government housing....

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Religious Freedom and Gay Marriage: Are They Intrinsically Inimical?

Does the First Amendment apply to individual people or only to the institutional church,...

November 07, 2013

What Are You Gonna Do? Arrest Me for Praying?

The Supreme Court heard arguments this week on whether or not the town of Greece...

November 06, 2013

ENDA and Bully Politics

The United States Senate is quietly passing a law, known by the acronym ENDA, (Employment...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

NM Supreme Court Rules that the Last Living Wedding Photographer in the State Must Photograph Gay Weddings

In a move that should surprise no one, the New Mexico Supreme Court has...

August 2013

August 23, 2013

Edward Snowden, Michael Hastings’ Too-Convenient Death and British Tyranny — What is Happening Here?

It began with a young man who decided that the American people had the...

August 17, 2013

Ding! Ding! Ding! And We Have a Winner!

The Christian Bashers Defense team has pretty much taken over the comboxes on...

July 2013

July 21, 2013

Christians’ Dual Citizenship and Engaging the Culture for Christ

In the video below, Cardinal Wuerl discusses what he calls the "subtle" loss of religious...