RELIGION vs CONSTITUTION - What Faith Leaders Say

IMO:  Any attempt to make a religious belief into a law that punishes citizens for NOT practicing that belief is unconstitutional.  It is NOT allowing people to follow their beliefs and morals, it IS theocrasy.

"Faith leaders discuss how their religions approach the divisive issue of abortion" PBS NewsHour 8/11/2022

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SUMMARY:  While many say the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v.  Wade is the answer to decades of prayer, some faith leaders fear their religious rights will be infringed amid new abortion restrictions.  Amna Nawaz spoke with three faith leaders about how their religions approach the issue of abortion.

U.S. SUPREME COURT - Memorial and Religion

COMMENT:  While I am a staunch supporter of separation of church and state, in this case the decision is correct.

"Why Supreme Court ruled removing cross memorial would be hostile to religion" PBS NewsHour 6/20/2019

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SUMMARY:  A Maryland World War I memorial in the form of a cross will remain on public land, after the Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling, 7 to 2.  What does the decision mean for hundreds of challenges pending in lower courts over religious monuments on public lands, which critics say violate the First Amendment's Establishment Clause?  John Yang talks to Scotusblog.com's Tom Goldstein.

SUPREME COURT - The 'Cake' Case

"Supreme Court sides with Christian baker who denied cake to same-sex couple" PBS NewsHour 6/4/2018

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SUMMARY:  The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to design a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.  But the decision did not resolve the issue of whether a business may even invoke religion to refuse service to LGBTQ people.  The 7-2 decisions was a significant but narrowly tailored victory for advocates of religious freedom.  Amna Nawaz reports.

"Why the Supreme Court made a narrow ruling in the Colorado baker case" PBS NewsHour 6/4/2018

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SUMMARY:  The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a cake for a gay couple.  Marcia Coyle of National Law Journal joins Amna Nawaz to explain the decision and why it’s what the court didn’t say that’s significant.