”Christian Baker Wins Supreme Court’s Masterpiece Cakeshop Case”
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/ ... free-.html
.. “Mark Rienzi, president of Becket (formerly the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty), called the decision “a strong message to governments across the country that they must respect—rather than punish—religious diversity on important issues.” ..
.. Writing for the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Joe Carter noted that the implications of today’s ruling are limited. He concluded:
What is significant about the case, though, is that the Court reiterated, as Justice Kagan says, that “state actors cannot show hostility to religious views; rather, they must give those views “neutral and respectful consideration.” ..
it’s tremendously encouraging this vote was 7-2.
so many recent rulings are decided by 1 vote .. which, to me, is hardly a decision, at all.
lib reporters are jumping on the word, “narrow,” for this particular case - when they routinely indulge in wild celebrations over cases they approve of, determined by 1 vote, or, other truly narrow margins. no matter how small, narrow, or minor their “victories,” they report these as “landslides.”
the nature of this ruling is limited due to the case presented.
but, its importance is as significant as any other.
i am so weary of lib propagandists.
this case is discussed in another thread: (a political prayer thread)
http://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.php ... 2&start=40
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Dan Z wrote:Religious liberty is the next great legal issue of our times.
It a core tenet of this country's founding - I can only hope it stays in tact.
Sounds like this verdict did not settle things, but at least it is a step in the right direction.
Like others, I'm thankful for the verdict.
Yes. Decades of ignorance, and ambivalence cannot be corrected in one vote, or in lots of votes.
It will require years of sustained effort, including prayer, to make a real difference.
There is much at stake.
Ireland
Presently, i’ve been unsettled to witness the
May 25 vote in Ireland to allow abortion.
“The winners” appear in news reports to be lots of young Irish women somehow convinced that at-will abortion is the answer to all their life’s problems. They are recorded dancing in the streets, not unlike celebrating a big soccer win.
From what i read, in Ireland, much of the vitriol in the vote was directly against the Catholic Church, possbly greater-than the issue of free-will abortion. This is something for Christians to be thinking about regarding, “what makes people vote the way they do?” - and, as Dan is saying, these votes on religious freedoms are very serious, even in the near future.
Those who hate religion, REALLY hate. They are not lukewarm.
It’s unsettling, in the least. imagine how prolife young women must feel in face of that?
it has to be daunting. young people need our prayers. they really do.
Of course, that’s not all. It never is, is it?
Now, “the winners” want to craft law to completely silence any prolife talk; i’m sure they’d like to banish prolife thought, as well .. and, will do their level best to get there.
So strange.
To think, if not for free speech, free society, free vote, these folks would have been silenced long ago.
“To be fair,” they were allowed. Now they’ve reached enough strength they feel they might have a chance to not only dominate, but to obliterate.
So twisted. Leave it to human reasoning to get to such a poor place.