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Racist videos show evil on social media, perilous First Amendment protections

These videos should give us pause as we consider exactly what the First Amendment protects and how it should be applied.

July 18, 2022

A win for the University of Alabama, a loss for a pastor and the First Amendment

For six years, Keister’s argued for the right to preach for his god where he sees fit and for the First Amendment.

May 31, 2022

Democrats stall anti-riot bill

Democrats threatened to filibuster through midnight to delay a vote on the bill, and Republicans conceded to carry the bill over.

February 17, 2022

Federal judge: Alabama’s anti-panhandling laws likely violate constitution

Federal court Judge Keith Watkins said the laws against begging and soliciting are likely be to deemed violations of free speech.

August 31, 2021

Supreme Court of the United States building in Washington

Supreme Court: States can limit church attendance during coronavirus pandemic

Friday, Chief Justice John Roberts angered conservatives when he ruled with the four liberal justices that the state of Nevada does have the power to limit Church attendees to just 50 in a 5 to 4 decision that was a serious blow to religious liberty advocates and signals that the Court’s majority will side with … Continued

July 27, 2020

Facade of US Supreme court in Washington DC on sunny day

Supreme Court hands down two rulings expanding religious liberty

The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down two decisions strengthening religious liberty and expanding freedom of religion. In the first case, the Court ruled in favor of the Little Sisters of the Poor, saying that the Catholic nuns do not have to pay for medical procedures that they object to including abortion. The … Continued

July 9, 2020

Trump’s squeaky wheel doctrine

There is an old saying; the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Over the years, groups wanting to affect change have learned, making a lot of noise, grabbing headlines, burning up the phone lines and blowing it out on social media is an effective tool. Most elected officials have a knee jerked response when staffers are … Continued

February 3, 2020

Clergy, criminal justice groups oppose Montgomery’s panhandling ordinance

Today the Montgomery City Council will take up an amendment to the panhandling ordinance that would criminalize passing anything between a car window: this is generally cash; but would also include a lunch or ice cream from a food truck. The original ordinance was passed in July. Members of the clergy, homeless advocates, and the … Continued

November 5, 2019

Christians should protect freedom of expression for all people

It’s an idea that we Evangelicals like because we usually hear it discussed in the vein of protecting our particular right to express and live out a Christian worldview. But do we really know what our constitutional right to religious liberty is rooted in, and what protecting it for the long haul will require of … Continued

October 25, 2019