Tag Archives: Kristen Waggoner

Who Is SCOTUS Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson?

Posted on March 8, 2022 by David E Smith

On January 26th, various news outlets reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was appointed in 1994, planned to announce his retirement. This announcement was followed by multiple reports suggesting that Justice Breyer may have been ushered out by political activists/strategists within the Democratic Party. One report by FoxNews.com claiming that "groups such as Black Lives Matter and Women's March launched an effort calling for the justice's retirement."

Posted in Federal | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jonathan Turley, Kelly Shackelford, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Kristen Waggoner, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Stephen Breyer, Susan Collins, U.S. Sentencing Commission | Comments Off

Watching a Bully Get Smacked

Posted on April 11, 2019 by David E Smith

It appears that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is having a long overdue comeuppance.Seven years ago, inspired by SPLC’s “hate map,” a gunman walked into the Family Research Council (FRC) in Washington, intending to massacre the staff and then stuff Chick-fil-A sandwiches in their faces.FRC is among many Christian organizations targeted by the SPLC for pro-family stances. During the 1990s, FRC helped draft the Defense of Marriage Act and defended the right of the military and the Boy Scouts to adhere to traditional morality. Over the years, FRC has produced a mountain of meta-research papers that debunk the many…

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty | Tagged 'Hate' Map, Alliance Defending Freedom, AmazonSmile, Boy Scouts, Chick-fil-A, D. James Kennedy Ministries, Family Research Council, Floyd Lee Corkins II, GuideStar USA, Internal Revenue Service, Kristen Waggoner, Ku Klux Klan, Leo Johnson, Liberty Counsel, Morris Dees, Richard Cohen, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, Tom Cotton | Comments Off

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Colorado Cake Artist

Posted on June 4, 2018 by David E Smith

Earlier this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a historic ruling, striking down the State of Colorado’s decision against Jack Phillips. Though Jack served all customers, the State of Colorado punished Jack for declining to participate in a same-sex wedding.

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Alliance Defending Freedom, Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, Jack Phillips, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Kristen Waggoner, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Gov’t Seeking to Impose ‘New Belief System’ on Client

Posted on January 10, 2014 by David E Smith

A Colorado baker who declined to bake a cake for a same-gender “wedding” is fighting through an appeal to make sure his constitutionally protected freedoms – as well those of others – aren’t taken away.

In the summer of 2012, Charlie Craig and David Mullins filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division after cake artist Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop refused to endorse their marriage ceremony because of his faith. Last month the Colorado Administrative Law Court ruled Phillips must provide the cakes for homosexuals and prove that he has complied with the court order. Alliance Defending Freedom…

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Charlie Craig, David Mullins, Jack Phillips, Kristen Waggoner, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Nicole Martin | Comments Off