Mixed Support for Religious Liberty
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty just released its annual "survey" on how Americans feel about religious liberty. There is good news and bad news.
Gary Bauer
Gary currently serves as senior vice president of Public Policy and Culture at JDFI, president of American Values, and chairman of Campaign for Working Families PAC. Previously, he served in the Reagan administration as Under Secretary of Education and Head of the Office of Policy Development. Gary became president of the Family Research Council, senior vice president of Focus on the Family, and was appointed by President Trump to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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Defending Religious Liberty
A three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a unanimous decision blocking enforcement of the Biden administration's Obamacare transgender mandate.
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Kudos from JDFI to Kirk Cameron!
The Growing Pains actor, Christian author, and father of six just released a new children's book that teaches biblical values. But he's not just selling a book like so many celebrities these days.
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Christian Persecution
The persecution of Christians is sadly growing in the United States, a country founded on religious liberty. There is a concerted effort employing intimidation and threats of violence to shut down Christian organizations and silence believers.
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303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an important religious liberty case this week. The case, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, represents another clash between our First Amendment rights of religious freedom and free speech, and the demands of the LGBTQ+ movement.
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Hillary Clinton Bashes Pro-Lifers Again
She's back! PBS's Christiane Amanpour recently interviewed the former first lady and 2016 presidential candidate. Amanpour asked Mrs. Clinton what she thought about the "unfinished business" of women's rights around the world.
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“Baby Pesticides”
Back in 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of two drugs/chemicals to abort a developing baby in the womb. In 2016, the FDA, under pressure from pro-abortion groups, ended the "in-person" requirement for prescribing the drugs.
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“House of Mouse” Bombs
The Walt Disney Company had high hopes for its latest animated movie, Strange World. The film premiered over the extended Thanksgiving weekend in 4,174 North American theaters, but appears to have flopped at the box office.
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Respect for Marriage Act Still Endangers Religious Liberty
We warned you recently that a legislative proposal being considered in the "lame duck" Congress poses a significant threat to religious liberty. The Respect for Marriage Act seeks to codify same-sex marriage, but it is written so broadly that many legal scholars believe it endangers Christian churches, schools and other religious institutions if they continue to defend the biblical view of marriage as one man and one woman.
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American Thanksgiving
It is Thanksgiving week 2022, and we have much for which to be thankful. But to whom are we thankful? Who is the source of our blessings? In our increasingly secular age, many Americans can't answer that fundamental question.