Tag Archives: Bill of Rights

The Battle Over Free Speech

Posted on February 10, 2023 by David E Smith

In a free society, why should only one political side dominate the media? Yet social media, the networks, the cable channels, newspapers, and satellite programming are all completely dominated by the left. Recently, we saw quite a kerfuffle when DirecTV, owned by giant AT&T, decided to ignominiously drop Newsmax-TV from their lineup.

Posted in Media Watch | Tagged "All Things Considered", Bill of Rights, Committees of Correspondence, Dennis Prager, DirecTV, Elon Musk, First Amendment, Free Speech, James Russell Lowell, Jon Voight, Kevin McCarthy, Kevin Sorbo, Mike Huckabee, Newsmax, Once to Every Man and Nation", One America News, Richard Land, Ron DeSantis, Ted Cruz | Comments Off

The Nightmare of Roe Ends, But Undoing the Damage Continues

Posted on June 24, 2022 by David E Smith

Today we give thanks to God for the wisdom and courage of U.S Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett for holding that the “Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey are overruled; [and] the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.”

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, Antonin Scalia, Bill of Rights, Brett Kavanaugh, Casey v. Planned Parenthood, Clarence Thomas, Dobbs v. the Jackson, Due Process Clause, Griswold v Connecticut, Hugo Black., Jane’s Revenge, Lawrence v. Texas, Neil Gorsuch, Obergefell v. Hodges, Robert Bork, Roe v. Wade, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS | Comments Off

In Times Of Crisis, Elected Officials Must Be Held to One Consistent Standard – The U.S. Constitution

Posted on June 13, 2020 by David E Smith

When those entrusted with power to protect the God given rights of the people do so selectively, arbitrarily picking and choosing which freedoms are worthy of protection and to what extent, then we are no longer a nation governed by the rule of law but by the whims of men.

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Bill of Rights, Chris Cuomo, CNN, COVID–19, First Amendment, George Floyd, lockdown, Phil Murphy, Tucker Carlson | Comments Off

The Bill of Rights is Not Dead Yet

Posted on June 8, 2020 by David E Smith

Until recently, several states—including Minnesota—declared that it was unlawful to engage in the free exercise of religion in groups of ten or more. When churches dared pursue legal recourse to correct that issue, politicians, pundits and journalists offered criticism. As one of the attorneys on the receiving end of that criticism on more than one occasion, it left me perplexed. “What’s the big deal?” they might say, “Why can’t churches just worship online?!

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Bill de Blasio, Bill of Rights, Cornovirus, COVID–19, First Amendment, freedom to worship, J.B. Pritzker, Jacob Frey, lock-down, Religious Liberty, Tim Walz | Comments Off

Pastor Sues Sheriff and State’s Attorney to Ensure Religious Liberty

Posted on May 30, 2020 by David E Smith

A suit to enjoin the Grundy County State’s Attorney and Sheriff from enforcing Governor JB Pritzker’s worship restrictions has been filed by a local church. The continuing worship restrictions are contained in Pritzker’s Executive Order 2020-32. Pastor Gionvennatti is seeking court protection to ensure that all citizens’ constitutional rights are affirmed without question and that religious liberties are not ever again infringed by egregious government overreach.

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Bill of Rights, Corona Virus, COVID–19, David Shestokas, Illinois Department of Public Health, JB Pritzker, Richard Gionvennatti, Standing in the Word Ministries | Comments Off

Religious Activities and COVID-19

Posted on April 30, 2020 by David E Smith

If the Governor’s Order prohibiting gatherings of more than 50 people in a room, or his subsequent “stay at home” order, has resulted in embers of your church being unable to worship; typical events like funerals, marriages, baptisms being unable to proceed; or substantial financial losses due to decline in donations‍ and if you sincerely believe that restarting in-person church meetings is essential to your church’s ministry, we would like to talk to you about filing a law suit on your behalf.

Posted in Exclude from Homepage, Religious Liberty | Tagged Bill of Rights, JB Pritzker, William Barr | Comments Off