Iranian Oil Smuggling Brought Destruction to Israeli Waters
While providing Syria with fuel.
March 18, 2021
Why the Equality Act Threatens Religious Liberty
It deliberately prevents accommodations for believers.
Passed by the House of Representatives in 2019, and again last month, the Equality Act—which President Biden has promised to sign—must still pass the senate. This bill extends basic civil-rights protections to homosexuals and transsexuals, protecting them from discrimination much as existing law protects women and racial minorities from discrimination. But it does more than that, especially insofar as it is written so as to prevent any exemptions on religious grounds. It is possible, for instance, that the act would allow a suit against a Catholic church or Orthodox synagogue for choosing not to hire a gay priest or rabbi. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. argues that it poses a distinct danger to freedom of religion:
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How the Pandemic Has Improved Israeli-Arab Perceptions of the IDF
And even spiked interest in enlistment.
Why the Equality Act Threatens Religious Liberty
It deliberately prevents accommodations for believers.
Matzah Is the Bread of Freedom Precisely Because It Is the Bread of Affliction
Appreciating the frugal life in an age of abundance.
Can Reasonableness Defeat the Campus Anti-Semites?
A new book provides a “conservative case for liberal education,” and takes on BDS.