Orthodoxy in America and Religious Freedom
This week, two things have come to my attention that warrant a brief reflection on Orthodox Christianity and religious freedom here in America. First, there is the recent debate concerning the HHS’s...
View ArticleNorth Dakota and Measure Three
A couple posts back I mentioned the upcoming vote concerning religious freedom in North Dakota. Christopher Dodson, the Executive Director and General Counsel for the North Dakota Catholic Conference...
View ArticleReligious Freedom Debates Across America and North Dakota
As most (if not all) readers of this blog know, North Dakotans will soon have an opportunity to vote on Measure 3, which seeks to pattern North Dakotan religious freedom protection after that which...
View ArticleInter-Faith Views on Religious Freedom on C-Span
In my last post, I mentioned that discussions concerning religious freedom were taking place across America right now. There is one event I should have also mentioned, but forgot. So, I wish to...
View ArticleReligious Minorities Have Most to Lose if Measure 3 Fails
Religious minorities in North Dakota have the most to lose if Measure 3 fails. Indeed, Measure 3 will be, in part, a test of whether North Dakota is truly resilient enough to defend the religious...
View ArticleReligious Freedom After Measure 3
Measure 3 was defeated with some ease on Tuesday. As KVLY reported, a significant reason had to do with the $1 million of antagonistic ads from Planned Parenthood. I also think a factor was the...
View ArticleEngaging the ELCA in Post-Measure 3 Dialogue
Although I think a combination of Planned Parenthood money and typical North Dakotan skepticism is what ultimately did in Measure 3, the resolution presented as a press release by the ELCA diocese of...
View ArticleWhen States Force A Particular Secular Perspective
Recently, in a comment, Andrew raised the choices before Roman Catholic adoption agencies when states have mandated that all adoption agencies must be willing to adopt children to homosexual couples....
View ArticleWhy Christians Should Defend the Choice to be an Atheist
Since we’re in North Dakota, we might not have heard of this, but in Arizona, some Republicans want to pass legislation stating that one cannot graduate from high school if one is an atheist. Don’t...
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