Tag Archives: Group: Missouri Family Policy Council

Missouri Family Policy Council: A federal judge has upheld Missouri’s new law protecting houses of worship from deliberate incidents of protest and disruption. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the House of Worship Protection Act, which was approved by the Missouri Legislature and signed into law by Governor Jay Nixon last year.

Missouri Family Policy Council: “All Americans, not just those in church organizations, are guaranteed freedom of conscience in their daily lives and in their work,” commented Matt Bowman, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom. “The government has no business putting religious freedom on the negotiating table, or picking and choosing who is allowed to exercise their faith.”

Missouri Family Policy Council: Instead of backing down, the Franklin County Commission adopted a policy formalizing the procedures for prayer before Commission meetings. The new guidelines reflected recommendations from the Alliance Defending Freedom, the nation’s leading Christian legal defense firm . . . Please be praying as well for the lawyers who are protecting our free exercise rights in this case: Brett Harvey of the Alliance Defending Freedom, and St. Louis attorney Tim Belz.

MO Family Policy Council: A federal judge has rejected a motion by the American Civil Liberties Union to block enforcement of Missouri’s House of Worship Protection Act.

Missouri Family Policy Council: Missouri now has the strongest state constitutional provisions protecting the free exercise of religion of any state in the nation. Missouri voters declared in no uncertain terms that religious freedom is a paramount fundamental constitutional right, and they want to see that it is respected and accommodated in the public square.

Nathan A. Cherry at the Engage Family Blog: Already we are seeing where churches and Christians are being penalized, persecuted, whatever you want to call it, because of their religious convictions on issues like marriage. The Alliance Defending Freedom is currently representing Elane Photography after the Christian owned and operated company was convicted of “sexual orientation” discrimination for refusing to provide services for a lesbian civil union. A recent ADF article on the topic wonders what implications for churches exist if this case, and others similar to it, is ultimately lost. The article say . . .

Jordan Lorence appeared on Righting the Right with Glenn Pav. Jordan discusses the Elane Photography ruling and the Florida Personhood Amendment. | MP3 audio 5:32 mins

One News Now: ADF attorney Jordan Lorence . . . “Should the government force a videographer who is an animal rights activist to create a video promoting hunting and taxidermy? Of course not! And neither should the government force this photographer to promote a message that violates her conscience,” he contends. “The Constitution prohibits the state from forcing unwilling artists to promote a message they disagree with.” ADF will appeal the decision to the New Mexico Supreme Court.

“Americans in the marketplace should not be subjected to legal attacks for simply abiding by their beliefs.”

MO Family Policy Council: “Americans in the marketplace should not be subjected to legal attacks for simply abiding by their beliefs,” says ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence. “The Constitution prohibits the state from forcing a photographer to promote a message that violates her conscience.”

Missouri Family Policy Council: Missouri Congressmen Emmanuel Cleaver, Russ Carnahan, and William “Lacy” Clay have voted to block legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives which would have banned sex-selection abortions. The proposal, the Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act, would have prohibited abortions based on the sex or gender of the child.

Missouri Family Policy Council: The proposal, Senate Bill 755, would make it a crime to disrupt a house of worship by disturbing or interrupting a worship service or by interfering with persons seeking access to a house of worship.

Missouri Family Policy Council: A proposed constitutional amendment to protect the religious freedoms of Missouri citizens and schoolchildren will appear on the statewide August 7th ballot.

Missouri Family Update: ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman says the ACLU’s “Don’t Filter Me” project is part of a nationwide campaign of intimidation aimed at public school administrators . . . No school district should be bullied into exposing children to sexually graphic material,” Cortman says. “It is reprehensible that the ACLU is more concerned about advancing an agenda that exposes children to harm than they are about protecting those children. Those who oppose bullying should not be bullies themselves.”

MO Family Policy Council reports.

News from Missouri Family Policy Council: Jim Campbell, staff counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, deplored the judge’s attack on religious freedom. “The government should not be able to force a private Christian organization to use its property in a way that would violate its own religious beliefs. Religious groups have the right to use their private property in ways that are consistent with their religious convictions.”

LifeNews.com: Missouri lawmakers have introduced legislation which would protect the conscience rights of health care workers and religiously-based health care institutions. The proposals would ensure that physicians and nurses would not face employment discrimination for refusing to participate in medical procedures which violate their religious beliefs.

Missouri families won a major victory today in our state courts. The Missouri Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling, upheld the state’s new law regulating sexually oriented businesses

News from Missouri Family Policy Council: Springfield, Missouri attorney is spearheading a statewide campaign to restore respect for “In God We Trust” as our national motto. Dee Wampler is leading an effort to convince county commissions and municipal governments to post copies of the national motto on county courthouse walls and in city halls.

News from Missouri Family Policy Council: The Missouri Senate has taken action to extend tax credits available to Missouri citizens who donate to pro-life pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes.

News from Missouri Family Policy Council: “The ACLU cannot mask its attempts to turn school computers into porn portals for children by expressing a supposed concern for censorship,” says Jeremy Tedesco, legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund. “Parents expect schools to be places where their children learn–not places where they access pornography.”

Missouri Family Policy Council: The State Senate sponsor of new student protection legislation is defending the bill against criticism from members of the Missouri educational community. Senator Jane Cunningham says that attacks on the new statute, which regulates online student-teacher communication, are the result of misinformation and misinterpretation. The section in controversy is one paragraph in a 35-page bill designed to combat sexual misconduct between school district employees and students.

News from Missouri Family Policy Council: Missouri legislative leaders are calling on Attorney General Chris Koster to provide a strong legal defense for the proposed religious liberty amendment to the Missouri Constitution.

Missouri Gov, Jay Nixon, who supports legalized abortion, let a ban on late-term abortions become law today without either signing the bill or issuing a veto of it — likely because the legislature approved it on a wide margin.

MO Family Policy Council: Viable preborn children in Missouri would be protected from the brutality of late-term abortion under bills now on the desk of Governor Jay Nixon.

OneNewsNow: “Missouri lawmakers are proceeding with a constitutional religious liberty amendment . . . ‘We’ve had success with this constitutional amendment in the Missouri House the last two sessions,’ [Joe Ortwerth, executive director of the Missouri Family Policy Council] explains. ‘ . . . Our challenge has been in the Missouri Senate where the issue has faced a filibuster from allies of the ACLU’ . . . The issue has been moved to the Senate floor, where Ortwerth is hopeful there will be enough votes to get Senate Joint Resolution 31 on the ballot this fall.”