It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN, not the campus Read more…
I challenge you to this experiment: Spend a few days reading nothing but technology news. Then spend a few days reading nothing but political news. For the first few days [you will] see an exciting world of innovation and creativity where everything is getting better all the time. In the Read more…
Yesterday one-third of the people on the planet celebrated the most holy day of their faith – Easter.
Yesterday was just another Sunday for two-thirds of the people on the planet.
As I understand it, tomorrow marks the last day of Passover, a high point of the Jewish faith. Passover celebrates the exodus from slavery as Moses led the people of Israel toward the promised land. For those reading this blog who are Jews, I sincerely hope you have a wonderful and blessed time of celebration.
For everyone else, I sincerely hope you had a relaxing weekend, maybe got to sleep in late. I’m quite serious. I hope you had a nice, fun, refreshing weekend.
Here’s what religious freedom looks like:
There is an old joke poking fun at denominationalism. That’s the idea that my denomination is right and since you and I have some subtle doctrinal differences, you are completely wrong.
Here it goes…
A guy was walking along on a hill near the edge of a cliff enjoying scenery that can’t help but make you think of God. He slipped over the edge. As he was holding on for dear life he screamed for help.
Another guy heard the screams and ran to assist. After huffing and puffing and pulling, the rescuer pulled the helpless fellow back to safety.
“Thanks be to God for your help,” said the rescued.
Here are two questions that are far more difficult than they first appear:
One of the many big challenges is having someone outside a faith tradition look into that group’s beliefs. You will likely see what seems to be weird stuff. Silly stuff.
(reposted from a January post at my other blog)
In a huge ruling today, the Supremes agreed that religious schools may hire and fire ministers of the gospel without being subject to court review of their decisions.
Specifically, a terminated employee who is in a ‘minister’ role can not sue such an employer for discrimination.
UPDATE: After reading a few articles, it looks like this was a much more serious case than I thought. By the time the SCOTUS looked at the case, it may have developed into a general attack on all churches who have any pastors.
You will be hearing a lot more about this case. I am guessing there will be a substantial ripple effect on other cases working through the appeal process.