Tag Archives: religious persecution

Freedom of Religion vs LGBTQ+ Rights: The Julea Ward Case

Julea Ward

Just 13 credits short of finishing her master’s degree course in counseling,1 Julea Ward faced a choice that could wipe out everything she had spent the last three years accomplishing. She was confronted with the decision of either standing for what she believed in, at the risk of potentially catastrophic repercussions, or doing what was… Read More »

Hobby Lobby case shows liberals can be as ideologically intolerant as conservatives

Hobby Lobby store

Reactions to the recent Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision that affirmed the right of closely held corporations to refuse to offer abortion and birth control services to their employees because of the religious convictions of the owners, were very revealing. Unsurprisingly conservatives hailed the decision as a victory for religious freedom. On the left, however,… Read More »