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Tag Archives: Religious Freedom

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In pivotal ruling, U.S. Supreme Court removes barrier to protecting First Amendment

The case is a significant win for the First Amendment and protection of religious speech on the campus of a public college. It portends more thoughtful administration of speech policies on campuses.

March 9, 2021 in Commentary.
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Maine governor’s restrictions on churches are ‘unacceptable,’ bishop says

Less than 10 churches in Maine will be able to increase capacity under the new ruling, despite the large capacity of churches like the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland and the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston.

February 19, 2021 in U.S..
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U.S. Supreme Court rules against Newsom, ends statewide in-person worship ban

While the court blocked California from enforcing its total ban on in-person worship in Newsom’s Blueprint, Tier 1 restrictions, it allowed California to impose a 25 percent capacity for houses of worship located in the tier. It also allowed the governor’s ban on singing and chanting to continue, noting that the singing ban could be addressed later.

February 8, 2021 in U.S..
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Americans view religion as an ‘identity,’ not a ‘hobby.’ Policymakers should take note

A new survey has provided unique insights into what faith-based Americans have been thinking about their beliefs in the wake of COVID-19—and how they feel about state officials imposing pandemic-induced lockdowns.

December 21, 2020 in Commentary.
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Levine unaware of new cases at New Hope Bible Church

Health Commissioner Mark Levine is unaware of any new Covid-19 cases stemming from the disputed test positive at the New Hope Bible Church in Irasburg.

December 8, 2020 in TNR News.
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John Klar: Vermont church wrongly targeted in COVID tracing

Vermont’s Health Department clearly made errors in Irasburg. Instead of owning those mistakes, Governor Scott has tried to scapegoat a defenseless church.

December 6, 2020 in Commentary.
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Irasburg church, Vermont Health Department at odds over facts

An Irasburg church and the Vermont Department of Health disagree whether a worshipper  attended church Sunday Nov. 22 and tested positive.

December 2, 2020 in TNR News.
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Vermont impacted by Supreme Court religion ruling?

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roman Catholic Diocese v. Cuomo shut down New York Covid restrictions on religious attendance, Vermonters began asking: how does the ruling affect Vermont’s emergency order regulation of church attendance?

December 2, 2020 in TNR News.
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Supreme Court calls New York’s COVID-19 restrictions ‘discriminatory,’ sides with religious leaders

The Supreme Court has sided with religious organizations challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus restrictions and called the New York Democrat’s measures “discriminatory” in its injunction for emergency relief.

November 27, 2020 in U.S..
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The Mayflower Compact and the foundations of religious liberty

“The radical left would like to offer 1619, the year when enslaved Africans were first brought to our shores, as an alternative date for the American Founding,” says Heritage President Kay James in the series’ introduction. “But the year 1620 would be a better candidate.”

November 25, 2020 in Commentary.
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Here we go again: Cuomo, de Blasio blame Jews for jump in COVID-19 cases

This past week — under the guise of fighting COVID-19 — New York City attempted to shut down this religious gathering by using physical intimidation, screeching sirens, and loud megaphones. The display of force was jarring. The crowd refused to surrender their First Amendment religious liberties.

October 12, 2020 in U.S..
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DoJ alleges Vermont discriminates against students attending religious schools

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief in favor of a parochial high school student and her parents who say that the state of Vermont violated the First Amendment by excluding the student from a state program that pays for high school students to take college courses.

September 21, 2020 in TNR News.

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