Tag: Freedom of religion

• The Supreme Court puts freedom of religion above freedom from dying

  So this is what a conservative majority of the Supreme Court looks like, eh? With her recent confirmation, we have a 6-3 conservative majority with the addition of now Justice Amy Coney Barrett. In one of Justice Barrett’s early decisions, she quickly showed the conservative majority’s power and proved Chief Justice John Roberts the newest…

  Mark

  November 28, 2020

  Politics 2020

  Abortion laws, Amy Coney Barrett, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Freedom, Freedom of religion, Justice Roberts, Supreme Court

• Kim Davis’s rights are apparently more equal than yours

  Kim Davis, the elected county clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky is sitting in a jail in Ashland, Kentucky tonight. She is in jail after being held in contempt of court by a U.S. district court judge for refusing to issue marriage licenses. The thrice-married Davis has been refusing all applicants (gay and straight) since the…

  Mark

  September 3, 2015

  Politics 2015

  Civil Service, Freedom of religion, Kim Davis, Oaths, Republicans, Rights, Supreme Court

• Indiana tries the “freedom of religion” ruse

  States are starting to learn that while they have the power to legislate against people they don’t like, it’s generally not a good idea to use it. The latest case in point, of course, is the State of Indiana. Its governor Mike Pence recently unwisely signed into law a “Religious Freedom Restoration Act”. It essentially…

  Mark

  March 30, 2015

  Politics 2015

  14th Amendment, Bigotry, Citizens United Decision, Freedom, Freedom of religion, Freedom of speech, Indiana, RFRA