Free speech, religious freedom for all
On January 12, a group of odd allies gathered albeit virtually at the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of the First Amendment right to speak freely. The case,
Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, asked whether government officials, including those at public colleges, should be accountable to victims when they violate constitutional rights. Stemming from college administrators’ decisions that barred student Chike Uzuegbunam from sharing his Christian faith on campus at Georgia Gwinnett College, Chike’s defense was supported by friend-of-the-court briefs filed by Muslim groups as well as those on the political left, including the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
Santa Clara to resume indoor church services at 20% after U.S. Supreme Court order
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ordered indoor worship services to resume at 20% capacity in Santa Clara County, overturning the county’s ban on indoor religious gatherings.(Dreamstime/TNS)Dreamstime / TNS
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ordered indoor worship services to resume at 20% capacity in Santa Clara County, overturning the county’s ban on indoor religious gatherings.
Santa Clara County officials were “disappointed” in the decision, the county’s attorney James R. Williams said in a statement Friday evening.
“The Supreme Court order was issued without any analysis at all of the county’s gathering rules, which have always been neutral and applied equally to all gatherings across-the-board,” Williams said.
Supreme Court: Calif. worship restrictions violate religious rights
Robert Barnes, The Washington Post
Feb. 6, 2021
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Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, center left, is accompanied by Chief Justice John Roberts as they walk to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court following an investiture ceremony on June 15, 2017 in Washington, D.C.Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti.
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court s order late Friday night that California must allow churches to resume indoor worship services reveals a conservative majority that s determined to guard religious rights and is more than willing to second-guess state health officials, even during a pandemic.
tomorrow as thousands of gatherings happen across america on the national day of prayer many of those gatherings will focus on matters of concern about the culture and things that are not contributing to the sanctity and dignity of human life and pray for our country in regard to that. what about those who say this is not a conversation we should be having, visit ministration should not be imposing what they view as religious police when it comes to federal money and access to abortion, thinking of the national day of prayer tomorrow americans united for separation of church and state say it is a vehicles for spreading religious misinformation and fundamentalist christian doctrine. first of all the national day of prayer mobilizes unified public prayer for americans, we can call out to god and talk to god about america and one thing we have been really just really
the provision of reproductive health services. are they right or wrong? i think they re wrong. i think today s executive order was a giant step. i look at it, martha, more as a compost on a road map. i think there are more to come. i think it is saying we are changing the direction of government. its attitude towards religion, we are doing a giant u-turn. we will start protecting religious liberty instead of assaulting it. that is what was historic about today. by the way, martha martha: hold that thought, i went to bring on reverend barry lynn, executive director of americans united for separation of church and state. let s pull up this pew poll, it says during political elections, should churches come out in favor of one candidate over another? they say, should not, 66% they should not come out from the pulpit to endorse a candidate. reverend lynn, what are your