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Tag Archives: Churches
Immigration Article of the Day: A Legal Sanctuary: How the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) Could Protect Sanctuary Churches by Thomas Scott-Railton
A Legal Sanctuary: How the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) Could Protect Sanctuary Churches by Thomas Scott-Railton, Yale law students, Yale Law Journal, Forthcoming Abstract Across the country, places of worship are declaring themselves sanctuaries and providing shelter to undocumented… … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration law
Tagged Article, Churches, Could, freedom, immigration, legal, Protect, Religious, Restoration, RFRA, Sanctuary, ScottRailton, Thomas
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Churches and Restaurants Losing Property
On January 25, 2011, The Wall Street Journal reported in "Churches Find End is Nigh" that churches are losing their sanctuaries to foreclosure because their congregations are shrinking in donations due to unemployment, higher utilities rates, and housing crisis, making … Continue reading
Ban On Firearms In Churches Does Not Infringe Free Exercise Rights
In GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. v. State of Georgia, (MD GA, Jan. 24, 2011), a Georgia federal district court upheld the constitutionality of a Georgia statute that prohibits the carrying of firearms in any place of worship. The suit was brought by … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Law
Tagged Churches, exercise, Firearms, free, Infringe, Rights
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California Divorce Assistance Requested From Churches
I almost passed over an Internet news story about people requesting help to prevent divorce. Something caught my eye just as I was turning away from the headline. The story was that people were asking churches in California to help … Continue reading