After the U.S. Supreme Court decided to no longer strictly scrutinize most laws that substantially burden religious liberty, outraged people of all ideological hues vowed to restore the legal protection refused by the court. The Senate passed the bill 97-3. The House passed it unanimously. RFRA instructs courts to invalidate any law or government action […]
emergency contraception
Posted inNews
Poor logic on Hobby Lobby decision
According to a majority of the 10th Circuit, the businesses owned by the Green family are religious “persons,” and, therefore, can have the benefit of RFRA. But the court’s reasoning is utterly divorced from RFRA’s history and the larger context of federal law generally. It is critical to understand that due to the doctrine of […]
Posted inNews
Pondering religious freedom
Perhaps Weigand could explain how Hobby Lobby’s claim to religious freedom entails that its owners’ religious freedom is more important than that of their employees. How is the religious freedom of employees an issue here? Is taking emergency birth control a religious act or obligation? If it is, how does refusing to finance an employee’s […]
Posted inNews
Contraception and population
Within the past 100 years, the world population has grown by approximately 5 billion people. I realize the Bible says to be fruitful. However, the Bible didn’t account for 7 billion people with extended life expectancies thanks to the kind of medicine that Pedulla practices. It stands to reason that if mankind did not make […]
Posted inNews
Whole lotta crazy going on
How about this simple analogy: Republicans, with super majorities in the House and Senate, are like children who suddenly find themselves in a free candy store. They’re gorging. “Will it eventually make them sick?” ask hopeful progressives. Democrats call it a whole lot of crazy going on. “Excuse us,” argue Republicans. “Aren’t we simply fulfilling […]
Posted inNews
Consistent religious beliefs
If Hobby Lobby really wanted to do something to decrease the number of abortions in America, it could sell products made in America, giving Americans jobs instead of the Chinese. If they want to base their decisions on religious beliefs, then they should base all their decisions on religious beliefs. Somehow, I think most of […]
Posted inNews
Balanced journalism
Our society, especially Oklahoma, needs more objective and factual articles such as Dr. Stone’s piece on this controversial aspect of human reproduction. Juxtaposition of that article with the letter below it, “What about the public good?” by Nathaniel Batchelder, was probably just coincidental. However, both pieces of writing well-illustrate the balanced journalism sadly needed in […]