WASHINGTON (BP) – Southern Baptist ethicist Russell D. Moore and other religious leaders have met with President Obama to discuss the continuing effort to pass immigration reform this year. The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president joined Obama and others in an oval office meeting April 15 as the attempt to reform the immigration system awaits action in the U.S. House of Representatives. Flaws in both the system and its enforcement have resulted in an estimated 11 million to … [Read more...]
Feds admit abortion mandate at Hobby Lobby hearing
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Obama administration’s acknowledgment that its stance would require businesses to underwrite abortions without the right to a legal challenge may have been a particularly telling moment in a March 25 U.S. Supreme Court case that likely will be a landmark in religious liberty. It seemed that way to some who oppose the government’s position, and they expressed an opinion that it seemed that way to some of the justices. The Supreme Court heard 90 minutes of oral … [Read more...]
Ex-congressman brings common sense politics
HANNIBAL – Bob McEwen told those at the Worldview Conference at Hannibal-LaGrange University, April 3, how economics in politics works and how it should work. The former U.S. Congressman from Ohio gave a historical perspective of God’s role in politics. In a two-part speech, McEwen said there are three power sources – economics, politics/military, and spiritual. “The first two won’t save the U.S.A.,” McEwen said. While many today squelch Christianity, McEwen proclaimed that “America is … [Read more...]
Hobby Lobby attorney: Return to self-government
HANNIBAL – As a member of the legal team that defended Hobby Lobby before United States Supreme Court, University of Missouri law professor Joshua Hawley told participants at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Worldview Conference, April 3, that they must bring their faith to bear in the public sphere. “We are charged to carry into politics and into public God’s purpose for government and political society,” Hawley said, “to advocate for a truly just society, for human freedom, for the … [Read more...]
HOBBY LOBBY: A titanic legal case that could fundamentally change America
Tom Strode/Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) – The fate of religious freedom for Americans, especially business owners, could hang in the balance as the U.S. Supreme Court considers arguments by two family-owned corporations against the Obama administration’s abortion/contraception mandate (Obamacare). The justices heard oral arguments Mach 25 in the case pitting Hobby Lobby, a nationwide retain chain based in Oklahoma City, and Conestoga Wood Specialties, a Pennsylvania business against … [Read more...]
A real ‘drag’ on our military
Near the end of my 10 years as an Air Force journalist, I was selected for a special assignment as a correspondent in Tokyo, Japan, for Stars & Stripes, the worldwide newspaper that has served the men and women of America’s armed forces since 1861. In fact, it was started by Union troops occupying Bloomfield, Mo., during the War Between the States (a museum still commemorates the occasion). It is read by more than 350,000 people worldwide. The list of distinguished journalists who … [Read more...]
Huckabee, Hawley on Hobby Lobby
On Sunday, Fox News host and former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee interviewed Josh Hawley about the status of Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius and the impact the case will have on our First Amendment rights. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com He also spoke to John Gizzi of NewsMax about the case, noting that he was “encouraged” by the justices’ questions, saying “There seemed to be a genuine concern and skepticism from a majority of the justices about the government’s claim … [Read more...]
Pro-Hobby Lobby side remains hopeful
WASHINGTON (BP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court contemplated the right of business owners to exercise their religious beliefs in the face of a government decree upon their companies during oral arguments in a case that is expected to have a long-lasting impact. On Tuesday (March 25), the justices heard lawyers for the Obama administration and two corporations debate the constitutionality of the federal government's abortion/contraception mandate, which requires employers to provide … [Read more...]
Blunt on Hobby Lobby Case
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, member of First Baptist Church of Branson, speaks in support of religious freedom in Hobby Lobby case. WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Hobby Lobby v Sebelius, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) joined U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), Tom Coburn (Okla.), and Jim Inhofe (Okla.) in a colloquy on the U.S. Senate floor to highlight their continued fight to protect Americans’ religious freedoms, which are protected by the First … [Read more...]
AG will defend Missouri marriage laws
Joe Ortwerth/Missouri Family Policy Council JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has initiated the legal defense of Missouri’s marriage laws against a challenge filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Koster has instructed his staff to proceed with actions to defend Missouri’s constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of eight same-sex “couples” currently living in Missouri who … [Read more...]
A disaster in the desert: what the veto of Arizona 1062 means
Brandon McGinley/Pennsylvania Family Institute Arizona is populated largely by warty, crooked-fingered Christians who were waiting excitedly to eject LGBT people from their restaurants, flower shops, and laundromats until Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed Senate Bill (SB) 1062. This is the only conclusion one can draw from the hysterical claims peddled by LGBT activists, business leaders, and several prominent Republicans about the infamous religious liberty bill. If the bill were to have been … [Read more...]
Hobby Lobby Q&A with Attorney Joshua Hawley
Joshua Hawley, associate professor of law at the University of Missouri, will speak at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) annual Worldview Conference here, April 3, less than two weeks after he stands before the United States Supreme Court in a landmark case on religious liberty. Hawley serves on the legal team that will defend Hobby Lobby before the Supreme Court, March 25. The Green family – the Southern Baptist owners of Hobby Lobby – filed a lawsuit against the Department of … [Read more...]
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