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In Courts of Human Law
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:52 am
by temporal1
Supreme Court Quietly Gives Religious Liberty a Big Win
https://stream.org/supreme-court-quietl ... y-big-win/
.. “If the government can wield its power to silence opinions it disfavors, then everyone is at risk of being punished for holding the “wrong” opinions.
When Thomas Jefferson drafted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom that we commemorate today, he observed that Almighty God created the mind free and that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishment or burdens would beget only hypocrisy and meanness.
This admonition bears remembering in our modern debate over the redefinition of marriage.”
This thread could be used to note various courtroom decisions.
Not all receive big public debates/recognition.
My present perception is, “the courts” are now leaning more in favor of families and religious freedoms (?) .. possibly away from strict “rule by atheists” (?)
Discussion regarding courts revisiting Roe vs Wade seems to be increasing.
The pendulum swings ..
Re: In Courts of Human Law
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:20 am
by Josh
It sure does, and for the simple reason that Trump appointed Gorsuch. Otherwise we’d see more wonderful things like legalised abortion and same sex marriage forced on all 50 states.
Re: In Courts of Human Law
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:43 am
by temporal1
Josh wrote:It sure does, and for the simple reason that Trump appointed Gorsuch. Otherwise we’d see more wonderful things like legalised abortion and same sex marriage forced on all 50 states.
.. that was the trajectory.
Re: In Courts of Human Law
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:53 am
by temporal1
temporal1 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:25 am
Robert wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 7:29 pm
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/suprem ... us-liberty
The Supreme Court sided unanimously with a Catholic foster agency in a dispute against the city of Philadelphia over whether it should be banned from participating in the city's foster program because it excludes same-sex couples.
The group, Catholic Social Services (CSS), claimed that "Philadelphia’s attempts to exclude the Catholic Church from foster care" violated the First Amendment. Lawyers for the city, meanwhile, said that CSS "lacks a constitutional right to demand that DHS offer it a contract that omits the same nondiscrimination requirement every other FFCA must follow when performing services for the City."
In a 9-0 ruling, the justices sided with Catholic Social Services.
"CSS seeks only an accommodation that will allow it to continue serving the children of Philadelphia in a manner consistent with its religious beliefs; it does not seek to impose those beliefs on anyone else," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in a majority opinion. "The refusal of Philadelphia to contract with CSS for the provision of foster care services unless it agrees to certify same-sex couples as foster parents cannot survive strict scrutiny, and violates the First Amendment.
2021: UNANIMOUS. First Amendment ruling: 
“Supreme Court sides with Catholic adoption agency that refuses to work with LGBT couples”
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/17/supreme ... uples.html
.. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in an opinion for a majority of the court that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment by refusing to contract with Catholic Social Services once it learned that the organization would not certify same-sex couples for adoption. ..
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2011: Devastating, shocking news in Illinois (even for non-Catholics)
RELIGION
“Illinois, Catholic Agencies At Odds Over Gay Adoptions”
July 5, 2011 10:23 AM ET
Heard on “All Things Considered”