{"id":103549,"date":"2020-07-08T08:42:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T15:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=103549"},"modified":"2020-07-08T08:42:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T15:42:57","slug":"supreme-court-rulings-back-religious-freedoms-separation-of-church-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=103549","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Rulings Back Religious Freedoms &#038; Separation of Church &#038; State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;The US Supreme Court issued two rulings today that have broad implications on what the government can force religious organizations to provide or do that might violate their religious beliefs.  In the first Opinion the court ruled that certain fair employment laws do not apply to religious organizations. In the second Opinion the court ruled that religious organizations do not have to provide coverage for contraceptive services. Click on the images below or the following links for full Opinions&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/19-267_1an2.pdf\">19-267_1an2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/19-431_5i36.pdf\">19-431_5i36<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/scotus20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/scotus20.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/scotus20-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/scotus20-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/scotus20-570x322.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/> <br \/>\nThe Roberts Court, November 30, 2018.  Seated, from left to right: Justices  Stephen G. Breyer and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and  Samuel A. Alito.  Standing, from left to right: Justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Brett M. Kavanaugh.  Photograph by Fred Schilling, Supreme Court Curator&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/19-431_5i36.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-103553\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/religscotus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/religscotus.jpg 485w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/religscotus-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/19-267_1an2.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-103552\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sistersscotus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sistersscotus.jpg 497w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sistersscotus-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;The US Supreme Court issued two rulings today that have broad implications on what the government can force religious organizations to provide or do that might violate their religious beliefs. In the first Opinion the court ruled that certain fair employment laws do not apply to religious organizations. 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