Private-sector threats to religious liberty are dangerous precisely because, unlike governments, universities or a Fortune 500 company aren’t covered by the First Amendment or RFRA.
Can the state compel small business owners to speak a message contrary to their religious beliefs? Let’s hope the Supreme Court protects Aaron and Melissa Klein and their First Amendment right to differ.
What is surprising and what “Unplanned” exposes in a powerful way, is how misguided, and even cowardly, it is for Christians to remain silent. These silent Churches and individuals aren't living in reality.
Any victories for life in local legislatures will set the stage for an even bigger struggle - making the pro-life case without any benefit of political tailwinds.
The more the Western world drifts away from, spurns and rejects the Biblical human value, the more we see the demonizing of “the other;” the more we will see our civic and political dialogue descend into the gutter; and the more we will see acts of extreme violence.