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Breaking News: Discrimination Illegal in Indiana
For the first time in its history, there is a law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Indiana.Here is the language that has been added to the Religious Freedom...
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Happy May Day!
May 1st is International Workers’ Day. It seems like the United States may be closer to being ready to actually celebrate this holiday, which has in the past been rejected as something for socialists...
View ArticleThey’re Made Out Of Meat
I recently had the story “They’re Made Our Of Meat” by Terry Bisson drawn to my attention. It is available to be read online, and it offers a nice, brief mirror to the way humans are prone to scoff at...
View ArticleEmployers’ Freedom vs. Employees’ Freedom
Hemant Mehta has gotten to the heart of the issue in one debate about the Affordable Care Act and the question of whether employers can be required by law to provide health insurance that covers things...
View ArticleWalking the Extra Mile With Pastries for Gay People
Rachel Held Evans has written about the legislation currently under discussion in Arizona. Her words are insightful. I quoted part of her post above. Here is a little more: You know who was actually...
View ArticleCorporate Religious Rites
Hasn't this been America's official religion for a long time, with voices or prophetic protest against it denounced as Communists? Pete Newlove has a nice article problematizing the notion of Christian...
View ArticleThe Ingersoll Doctrine
The quote comes from “The Liberty of Man, Woman, and Child.” It can be found in The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll. For more about Ingesoll, see Bruce Gerencser’s recent post.
View ArticleDo No Harm Act
Via the blog Joe My God, I learned about an effort to amend the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, called the “Do No Harm” Act. Here is a quote from the press release: The Do No Harm Act would...
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