Reed Smith The Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which amends Title VII to include sexual orientation and gender identity, has long-reaching applications. The Court cannot say, on the one hand, that “because of … sex” unambiguously includes sexual orientation and gender identity and, on the other hand, that the interpretation of the multitude of statues containing such […]
Ken Liu Christian Legal Society presented a free webinar, Asylum in the United States: An Overview of the Law and Recent Changes & Special Considerations for Christian Legal Aid Clinics, for anyone interested in learning about serving those who are persecuted abroad. Asylum-seekers are refugees who are physically present in the United States who fled persecution in their home […]
Brent Amato It was probably written around A.D. 55 or 56-a long, long time ago! It is part of the Bible, which means it is inspired by God (II Timothy 3:16), eternal (Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 5:18), not subject to any revocation or amendment (Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32) and profitable to everyone who reads it (II Timothy […]
Reed Smith Long before the first presidential debate, bad things happened in Philadelphia. Bad things were already happening in Philadelphia in 2018, when the City of Philadelphia ended its relationship with Catholic Social Services (“CSS”). The Catholic Church had been providing adoption services in Philadelphia for over 200 years. However, the City ended the relationship […]
Kim Colby Note: This article was originally published as part of a SCOTUSblog symposium on the Roberts court and the religion clauses. It is re-posted here by kind permission. Americans’ religious freedom depends on a patchwork of protections scattered throughout federal and state laws. Religious freedom is protected to a limited degree by the First Amendment’s free exercise clause; to […]
Brent Amato As I shared in my previous two posts, God is not taken by surprise by COVID-19, and around 1000 B.C., He inspired a psalmist to write and sing Psalm 91. This Psalm is most certainly for us in such a time as this. In view of this and other deadly prospects, it gives […]
Ken Liu Sadly, the elderly are being hit from multiple fronts during this coronavirus pandemic. Not only are they the most susceptible to contracting the virus, the social isolation leads to greater loneliness, makes it harder for them to get needed help, and makes them more susceptible to physical abuse and financial manipulation. In previous generations, care for seniors […]
Brent Amato As we shared in the last devotional, God is not taken by surprise by COVID-19. In fact around 1000 B.C., He inspired a Psalmist to write and sing Psalm 91. This Psalm is most certainly for us in such a time as this. How many sixteen-verse passages of Scripture reference “pestilence” twice and […]
As COVID-19 hit this spring and workers were let go by the millions across the country, the federal government and many state governments ordered moratoriums on evictions. All of these moratoriums have either recently expired or about to expire, at the same time that extra federal unemployment benefits are also ending. Even before the pandemic, 25% of all renters in the U.S. were already overburdened, paying more than half their income in rent.
“Pestilence”: Any extremely poisonous, injurious or fatal contagious or infectious disease, especially one of epidemic proportions, as a plague” Sound familiar?
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