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Trump DOJ expands religious liberty protections after major Supreme Court rulings

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DOJ investigating MLB over religious freedom concerns Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany reports on the Department of Justice’s investigation into Major League Baseball after warnings were issued to players for displaying Bible verses on their hats. McEnany emphasizes that federal law, Title VII, requires employers to reasonably accommodate religious beliefs. She also questions MLB’s apparent double … Read more

In frontier Kentucky, American liberty spread its roots and helped define a nation

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Mark and Emily McCafferty aren’t exactly the kind of people that bring to mind Daniel Boone. He’s a percussionist and music professor at a small Midwestern liberal arts college. She writes a blog called “Accidental Hippies.” Her latest post begins, “I hate mattress shopping.” Their vibe is far more Northern California than California, Kentucky. And … Read more

Reflecting on Patrick Henry’s famous “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech

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To celebrate 250 years of America, CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how six top debate competitors from around the country joined together to recite parts of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech. The fiery address is often credited for helping push the colonies toward revolution. Source link

In 1649, religious liberty was new. A Maryland law helped embed it in America’s founding.

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When the Second Continental Congress declared independence from the British crown on July 4, 1776, it would be another 15 years before the Founding Fathers adopted a constitution that enshrined the “free exercise” of religion. But the yearning for that ideal – and the American distaste for established churches – had much earlier roots. In … Read more

Civil liberty advocates sue blue state over ‘show your papers’ gun law

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed a lawsuit against Illinois officials Tuesday over the state’s Firearm Owners Identification Act, also known as the FOID Card Act, a state law that requires Illinois residents to apply for and carry an identification card at all … Read more

Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump’s religious liberty commission

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One member calls for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Another calls for court interventions by the Department of Justice on behalf of Amish parents fighting New York vaccine requirements and Catholic nuns challenging that state’s requirement that they accommodate hospice patients’ … Read more

Trump family’s World Liberty Financial sues crypto billionaire Justin Sun for defamation

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World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture co-founded by President Donald Trump and his sons, on Monday sued Justin Sun for defamation, alleging that the crypto billionaire engaged in a “public smear campaign” to attack the business.  The lawsuit, filed in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Florida, seeks unspecified damages and a public retraction … Read more