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It's Thursday, November 21st, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark European Christians faced 2,444 discriminatory incidents in 2024 Observatory on Intolerance Against Christians in Europe released a study this month entitled, “Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe Report 2024.” Christians faced 2,444 discriminatory incidents last year across 35 European countries. Those included 232 personal attacks like harassment and physical violence. The number of incidents is up from 1,029 in 2022. France, Germany, and the United Kingdom were hotbeds for discrimination.   The report noted, “A number of restrictions on religious freedom affecting Christians in Europe have been identified, concerning public prayer, religious manifestations, public expression of religious beliefs, religious autonomy, parental rights, and conscientious objection to military service and certain medical procedures.” 2 Timothy 3:12-13 says, “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.” Poland decriminalized abortion Poland's parliament voted in favor of decriminalizing abortion on November 8. The left-liberal coalition of Prime Minister Donald Tusk supports the bill. He assumed the office last year. Tusk has already pushed for doctors to allow abortions whenever pregnancy is deemed a danger to woman's health, even mental health.  Hospitals in Poland are already facing fines for not performing abortions in such cases. Court orders Colorado to pay Christian $1.5 million In the United States, the state of Colorado agreed to a $1.5 million settlement in a religious freedom case. Alliance Defending Freedom helped Lorie Smith in the case. She is a Christian graphic artist and owner of 303 Creative. For nearly seven years, the state tried to force her to promote messages through her work that go against her religious beliefs.  Alliance Defending Freedom President Kristen Waggoner said, “The government cannot force Americans to say things they do not believe, and Colorado officials have paid and will continue to pay a high price when they violate this foundational freedom.” Johnson won't let Congressman pretending to be woman in women's restrooms Congressional Republicans are standing against transgenderism. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a new policy Wednesday, banning men, pretending to be women, from using women's bathrooms. The rule applies to the House section of the Capitol building. Listen to Johnson's comments to reporters. JOHNSON: “A man is a man, and a woman is a woman, and a man cannot become a woman. That's what Scripture teaches. “But I also believe that we treat everybody with dignity. So, we can do and believe all those things at the same time.” The policy comes as Delaware recently elected the first openly transgender member of Congress. The Democrat seat will be held by a man who was born Tim McBride, who served as American University student body president, but now calls himself Sarah McBride. In Mark 10:6, Jesus said, “From the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.'” Texas Board of Education approves lessons on Christianity The Texas State Board of Education voted in favor of Christian curriculum on Tuesday. Board members voted 8-7 in the preliminary decision with an official vote scheduled for Friday. The curriculum in question is called Bluebonnet Learning. It includes lessons on the history of Christianity and sections from the New Testament.  Schools would have the option to adopt the curriculum with a financial incentive if they do. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott said the lessons will “allow our students to better understand the connection of history, art, community, literature, and religion on pivotal events.”  Abortion Pill Reversal has saved 6,000 babies And finally, Heartbeat International reports the Abortion Pill Rescue® Network has saved the lives of 6,000 babies as of yesterday. Abortion Pill Reversal allows many mothers to save their pregnancy after starting down the path of a chemical abortion.  After taking the first pill, some women regret their choice and want to reverse it. That's where abortion pill reversal comes in. Using the natural hormone progesterone, medical professionals have been able to save 64-68% of pregnancies through abortion pill reversal. Jor-El Godsey, president of Heartbeat International, said, “Each life is precious and filled with promise and potential that, if not for tireless work of the [Abortion Pill Rescue® Network], might not have had that second chance. What a joy to celebrate this milestone of so many lives saved that they would overflow a concert hall!” Job 29:15-17 says, “I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know. I broke the fangs of the unrighteous and made him drop his prey from his teeth.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Thursday, November 21st, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you'll hear the Court's opinion in 303 Creative LLC v Elenis. In this case, the court considered this issue: Does application of the Colorado AntiDiscrimination Act to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violate the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment? The case was decided on June 30, 2023. The Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to create expressive designs that convey messages with which the designer disagrees. Justice Neil Gorsuch authored the 6-3 majority opinion of the Court. The First Amendment exists to protect an “uninhibited marketplace of ideas” and individual liberty, which means the government generally cannot compel a person to espouse its preferred messages. The wedding websites Lorie Smith seeks to create in this case are “protected First Amendment speech.” Colorado's law, intending to enforce non-discrimination, would compel her to express messages contrary to her beliefs. Although public accommodations play a key role in promoting civil rights, these laws must bow to constitutional imperatives and cannot be used to compel individuals to express messages they disagree with. Justice Sonia Sotomayor authored a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson joined, lamenting that, “the Court, for the first time in its history, grants a business open to the public a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class.” The opinion is presented here in its entirety, but with citations omitted. If you appreciate this episode, please subscribe. Thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scotus-opinions/support

We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy.   Lorie Smith is a graphic designer and the founder and owner of 303 Creative. She's also the center of a landmark Supreme Court case regarding freedom of speech—a case she has just won thanks to her perseverance and the hard work of the Alliance Defending Freedom. She joins us to share her story of coming to Christ, developing as an artist and creator, and starting her business. In taking a public stand for religious freedom over the last seven years, Lorie has experienced backlash, hatred, and misrepresentation. But she has also experienced great strength from the Lord and support from His people. Her story of courageous faith displays the faithfulness of God and the role of the Church in helping Christians persevere through difficulty.    Lorie's Website 303 Creative  Alliance Defending Freedom  The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court by Jack Phillips    You can leave a voicemail for us at 719-838-6700. Tell us what you love about the podcast and how it's encouraged you and impacted you in your daily life. The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what's happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.  Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/   Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women   Join Strong Women on Social Media:   https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC  https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/  https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/ 

Lorie Smith is a graphic designer and the founder and owner of 303 Creative. She's also the center of a landmark Supreme Court case regarding freedom of speech—a case she has just won thanks to her perseverance and the hard work of the Alliance Defending Freedom. She joins us to share her story of coming to Christ, developing as an artist and creator, and starting her business. In taking a public stand for religious freedom over the last seven years, Lorie has experienced backlash, hatred, and misrepresentation. But she has also experienced great strength from the Lord and support from His people. Her story of courageous faith displays the faithfulness of God and the role of the Church in helping Christians persevere through difficulty.    Lorie's Website 303 Creative  Alliance Defending Freedom  The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court by Jack Phillips      Do you want to confidently share the Christian worldview with people of differing beliefs? Request a copy of Greg Koukl's latest book, Street Smarts, and be equipped to hold fruitful conversations across worldview lines without fear. We'll send you a copy as a thank-you for your gift to the Colson Center this month at colsoncenter.org/swstreetsmarts.  The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what's happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.  Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/   Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women   Join Strong Women on Social Media:   https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC  https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/  https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/ 

This past June, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis. That case involved a website designer named Lorie Smith who believed that a provision of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act violated her rights under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Specifically, Smith believed that CADA compelled her to create speech contrary to her personal convictions. The Supreme Court found in Smith's favor, ruling: “The First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to creative expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees.” In this episode of the Influence Podcast, I'm talking with Kristen Waggoner, who successfully argued Lorie Smith's case before the U.S. Supreme Court. I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. Kristen Waggoner is CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, the world's largest Christian legal organization. Waggoner and the ADF team serve as legal counsel to The General Council of the Assemblies of God as a part of ADF's church and ministry alliance program. She is an AG layperson. ————— This episode of the Influence Podcast is brought to you by My Healthy Church, distributors of Bible Engagement Project. A subscription to Bible Engagement Project equips you with kids curriculum for elementary and preschoolers and small group resources for youth and adults. The curriculum library will give your church a deeper understanding of the Bible and help every age grow in their faith. The resources are available in English and Spanish. Visit BibleEngagementProject.com to download sample lessons.

Lorie Smith is a web designer in Colorado who recently won a Supreme Court victory. The underlying issue, in this case, was the conflict between religious freedom and gay rights, specifically, which one has precedence?  In the case of Lorie Smith, the court determined that her religious freedom should prevail, because she was being asked ... The post Religious Freedom in Conflict appeared first on Unconventional Business Network.

Deborah Flora is joined by Lorie Smith, 303 Creative owner and Alliance Defending Freedom Attorney Kellie Fiedorek to talk about the big SCOTUS win against government-compelled speech and debunk the vitriolic misinformation being spread about Lorie and the case itself.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please join us for the Great Lakes Symposium on Christian Worldview on Thursday, July 27. Sign up to attend live or to join the livestream at ColsonCenter.org/GreatLakes.  _____ When I was growing up, Christians had to wrestle with whether or not our convictions could withstand the threat of ridicule. We'd be asked, “Are you willing to be mocked and made fun of by a professor who doesn't believe in God or a friend trying to tempt you into doing something you know is wrong?” About the worst thing to expect from this was what a friend has called “cocktail party pressure” or getting kicked out of the cool kids' clique.   To be clear, cocktail party pressure was quite effective, though those days seem quaintly in the past. Increasingly, Christians are hated, fired, or otherwise harassed on account of their principles. Particularly bewildering is that the loudest complaints against believers today are for things considered mainstream until just a few years ago.   Just this week, the Alliance Defending Freedom came to the defense of a man in Vermont who was fired after 10 years as a successful snowboarding coach. His crime, as one of ADF's lawyers put it, was “merely expressing his views that males and females are biologically different and questioning the appropriateness of a teenage male competing against teenage females in an athletic competition.” For that, “school district officials unconstitutionally fired him.”  Clearly, the district violated coach David Bloch's First Amendment rights and likely, given the legal track record of the Alliance Defending Freedom, he will be vindicated in the end. Still, this is another example of what feels like a new cultural moment in which the question of Christian courage is in the context of even more tangible pressures.  This context is at the center of a conversation I will be hosting Thursday, July 27 at the fourth annual Great Lakes Symposium on Christian Worldview in Bay Harbor, Michigan. If you happen to be in the area, there's limited space available to join us in person, or you can sign up to join us via livestream. Either way, there is no charge for this conversation featuring two Christians leading the way into this brave new moment: Kristen Waggoner is CEO, president, and general counsel of the Alliance Defending Freedom, and Jim Daly is president and CEO of Focus on the Family. Both are witness to these increased pressures.  For years, Kristen has successfully advanced legal protections and religious liberty by representing courageous Christians such as Jack Phillips and Barronelle Stutzman. Most recently, she represented Lorie Smith of 303 Creative in a landmark victory for free speech at the Supreme Court. However, for her efforts, Kristen has been unfairly attacked and lied about by media outlets, fellow lawyers, and even the Attorney General of Colorado.   Last fall, Focus on the Family's grounds were vandalized by activists. Though not the first time, there was something different about this attack. The perpetrators falsely and unfairly blamed Focus for the then-recent murders at a local Colorado Springs gay club. These accusations have been repeated by media outlets and critics as recently as last week.   This brave new world of hostility is familiar for our brothers and sisters elsewhere, in places like Nigeria, India, and China. Ours are more experiences of a series of horrible moments, such as earlier this year in Nashville. Christians in the West do not fear for their lives. Even so, something has clearly shifted. Calls to tolerate the views of others are about as 1990s these days as talking about abortion being “safe, legal, and rare.” As we've seen in Nashville, it's a perilously small step from the rhetorical games of wanting to punch “literal Nazis” to literally punching those who dare stray from the cultural narrative.   The only way forward for the Christ follower is to commit again to knowing what is true, to commit again to saying and living what is true even if there is a cost, and to say and live what is true in a way that is pleasing to Christ. In other words, faithfulness will involve both the what we believe and the how we'll live it out.   I don't know anyone I'd rather have in this conversation than Kristin Waggoner and Jim Daly. Please join us for the Great Lakes Symposium on Christian Worldview on Thursday, July 27. Sign up to attend live or to join the livestream at ColsonCenter.org/GreatLakes.  This Breakpoint was co-authored by Dr. Timothy D. Padgett. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.  

In 303 Creative vs. Elenis, the Supreme Court upheld Lorie Smith's free speech rights, deciding that the state of Colorado could not force her to produce websites for so-called same-sex weddings. Ever since, media pundits and public officials have distorted the ruling, claiming that it will allow people to refuse service to LGBT individuals. However, even the state of Colorado acknowledged that Smith serves all people with her business, but she would not provide services that meant expressing a view that violates her faith. The state made clear its intent was to suppress Smith's ideas about marriage. By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court found this a clear violation of the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of expression.  The dissent in the case was written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. It featured a rambling history of civil rights and public accommodation law, law that prevents discrimination of the public in services. Sotomayor argued that the decision violated the trajectory of the expansion of civil rights to more and more marginalized groups in society. She claimed that creating a website was a matter of providing a service and had nothing to do with expression, implausibly arguing that creating a website for a so-called same-sex wedding would not compel Smith's speech.  Writing for the majority, Justice Gorsuch dismantled the dissent, noting that the history of public accommodations and civil rights had no bearing on the matter, and that Sotomayor's argument that the question involved service rather than expression was contradicted by both the state of Colorado and the Tenth Circuit Court. He also noted how the dissent contradicted itself.  Still, the problems with Sotomayor's dissent extend beyond the issues identified by Gorsuch. When Sotomayor appealed to the murder of Matthew Shepard and the mass shooting in Orlando's Pulse Nightclub as examples of the dangers LGBT people face in the country, she was appealing to a revisionist history. The motive for Matthew Shepard's murder is at best unsettled and likely had nothing to do with his sexual orientation. The shooter at the Pulse nightclub had pledged allegiance to ISIS and apparently targeted Pulse because of its lax security.  While Sotomayor may simply have been sloppy–relying on popular rhetoric without investigating further–it is more likely that these are examples of her worldview commitments. Specifically, she employed standpoint epistemology and intersectionality, the idea that truth is ultimately unknowable so we can only rely on identity markers like race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation to determine what is right and wrong.   In standpoint epistemology, minorities have greater insights about the world because they know how to operate both in their own setting and in the dominant culture. This is the reasoning behind Sotomayor's infamous statement given at the University of California, Berkley before her nomination: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.”  However, though Sotomayor may assume her lived experience offers a fuller view of reality, her perceptions become more authoritative to her than the facts of reality. Rather than committing to an objectivity, she can determine via cultural narratives of oppression what happened regarding Shepard's murder or the Pulse shooting, or the conflict between Lorie Smith and the state of Colorado. Even worse, the objective facts (at least those that counter the accepted narratives) in these cases can be ignored, neglected, or revised.   Since objective truth doesn't exist, justice is left to the eye of the beholder. Once, in a presentation to congressional staffers, Sotomayor was asked about the foundation of justice in our country. She replied by admitting that she had never considered the question “in that form before.” And then after a long pause said something like, “I suppose for me, it would be the inherent dignity of all people. But I don't know what it should be for anyone else” (emphasis added).  While it may be surprising that a sitting Supreme Court justice had never considered the question of justice, her response is fully consistent with her previous speech delivered at Berkley. In it, she claimed that “[t]o judge is an exercise of power,” not a matter of interpreting law. In her dissent to the majority opinion that ended affirmative action in college admissions, she accused the majority decision of “an unjustified exercise of power.” In other words, if judging is only a matter of power, no amount of facts could ever justify a decision she did not agree with.  This pair of dissents should not be viewed in a vacuum. Rather, they are based on a worldview rooted in Neo-Marxist ideas of oppression and class struggle and on postmodern ideas about knowledge and power. This is why it is important that a biblical vision of truth, justice, government, and the human person guide our thinking, not only so we can counter the false ideas shaping so much of our culture but so that we can offer a better way.  This Breakpoint was co-authored by Dr. Glenn Sunshine. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.  

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed the state cannot force people to convey a government-approved message against their religious beliefs or individual choice. Constitutional expert, lawyer, author, pastor, and founder of Liberty Counsel Mat Staver discusses the important topics of the day with co-hosts and guests that impact life, liberty, and family. To stay informed and get involved, visit LC.org

Chelsea and I look at the recent Supreme Court ruling on a case weighing the First Amendment's "free speech" clause against state "anti-discrimination" laws.In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Christian web designer Lorie Smith wanted to expand her skills into the wedding business. Because she believes the Bible defines marriage as between one man and one woman, she sought a preemptive injunction in her state of Colorado to protect her freedom of speech. She did not want to be forced to design websites celebrating other proposed types of "weddings."The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 (as expected) that the First Amendment protects Ms. Smith from having to express her design skills and create messages that violate her beliefs.Chelsea and I examine the arguments from the dissenting opinion and from a CNN anchor who interviewed Smith and her attorney from the Alliance Defending Freedom that freedom of speech can continue to be sacrificed at the altar of progressive politics.Sources Consulted:Official Opinion in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis."The 303 Creative v. Elenis Decision is Free Speech Victory for ALL!" [YouTube video], Alliance Defending Freedom.Greg Scott, "Responding to a Media Smear in 303 Creative," Revised July 14, 2023.Scriptures Referenced:Zechariah 8:16Romans 1:18*** Castle Rock Women's Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to move into a new office to serve the community better. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation. ***We value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

Chelsea and I look at the recent Supreme Court ruling on a case weighing the First Amendment's "free speech" clause against state "anti-discrimination" laws. In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Christian web designer Lorie Smith wanted to expand her skills into the wedding business. Because she believes the Bible defines marriage as between one man and one woman, she sought a preemptive injunction in her state of Colorado to protect her freedom of speech. She did not want to be forced to design websites celebrating other proposed types of "weddings." The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 (as expected) that the First Amendment protects Ms. Smith from having to express her design skills and create messages that violate her beliefs. Chelsea and I examine the arguments from the dissenting opinion and from a CNN anchor who interviewed Smith and her attorney from the Alliance Defending Freedom that freedom of speech can continue to be sacrificed at the altar of progressive politics. Sources Consulted: Official Opinion in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. "The 303 Creative v. Elenis Decision is Free Speech Victory for ALL!" [YouTube video], Alliance Defending Freedom. Greg Scott, "Responding to a Media Smear in 303 Creative," Revised July 14, 2023. Scriptures Referenced: Zechariah 8:16 Romans 1:18 *** Castle Rock Women's Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to move into a new office to serve the community better. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation. *** We value your feedback! Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

Chelsea and I look at the recent Supreme Court ruling on a case weighing the First Amendment's "free speech" clause against state "anti-discrimination" laws.In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Christian web designer Lorie Smith wanted to expand her skills into the wedding business. Because she believes the Bible defines marriage as between one man and one woman, she sought a preemptive injunction in her state of Colorado to protect her freedom of speech. She did not want to be forced to design websites celebrating other proposed types of "weddings."The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 (as expected) that the First Amendment protects Ms. Smith from having to express her design skills and create messages that violate her beliefs.Chelsea and I examine the arguments from the dissenting opinion and from a CNN anchor who interviewed Smith and her attorney from the Alliance Defending Freedom that freedom of speech can continue to be sacrificed at the altar of progressive politics.Sources Consulted:Official Opinion in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis."The 303 Creative v. Elenis Decision is Free Speech Victory for ALL!" [YouTube video], Alliance Defending Freedom.Greg Scott, "Responding to a Media Smear in 303 Creative," Revised July 14, 2023.Scriptures Referenced:Zechariah 8:16Romans 1:18*** Castle Rock Women's Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to move into a new office to serve the community better. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation. ***We value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

In June, the Supreme Court delivered its ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case brought forward by Lorie Smith, an evangelical Christian website designer in Colorado who said she should not have to provide services to same-sex couples due to her religious beliefs. The court decided 6-3 that the First Amendment's free speech protection […] The post July 15, 2023 – Setbacks from SCOTUS with Elizabeth Reiner Platt first appeared on State of Belief.

The cases involving affirmative action and Lorie Smith and 303 Creative have received the most attention from the recent Supreme Court term, but another ruling has important implications for religious liberty. The Court ruled that U.S. Post Office employee Gerald Groff could not be forced to work on Sundays.   Thanks are due to Groff and his lawyers at The First Liberty Institute. In the past, employers could get away with merely offering lip service to religious exemptions for workers because any vaguely defined “undue hardship” for the bosses overrode their faith concerns. Now, employers must demonstrate that accommodating an employee's faith would entail a “substantial increased cost” before demanding their conformity.   The ruling is a final blow to the “now abrogated” Lemon Test that hampered religious liberty for a half-century. It also provides legal standing for challenging other impositions on religious liberty at work—such as being forced to use “preferred pronouns,” or post rainbow flags, or join “pride” marches.  

More than 20 states across the country have public accommodation laws to prevent businesses from discriminating against customers based on things like race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.But a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could put these protections at risk. Last month, in a 6-to-3 decision, the court ruled in it would be unconstitutional under the First Amendment for Lorie Smith, the plaintiff in 303 Creative v. Elenis, to have to create a message she opposes – in this case, a wedding website for a same-sex couple. The case raises big questions about what counts as creative speech under the First Amendment and also about questions about the fate of anti-discrimination protections across the country.We unpack the implications of the Supreme Court decision with legal and First Amendment scholars. This show is part of our Remaking America collaboration with six public radio stations around the country. Remaking America is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find out how to connect with us by visiting our website.

Recently, in the wake of the Supreme Court's important decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a lie has been propagated about the case, a lie that purportedly implicates plaintiff Lorie Smith and the Alliance Defending Freedom. Thanks to the willingness of media outlets, public officials, and pundits to repeat these accusations and misrepresent what they mean, this lie has the potential to poison the cultural memory about this critically important case. The accusation is that 303 Creative, the graphic design company at the center of the lawsuit, and ADF invented a fake customer request for a same-sex wedding website and that, because of this deceit, the Court should have never heard the case in the first place.   It's important to correct the record. Many Christians joined with other champions of free speech to celebrate the Supreme Court's decision in the 303 case. However, Christians do not believe that the “ends justify the means.” A win derived out of false witness and deception cannot be celebrated. That's the kind of win that headline after headline has proclaimed. However, that's not what happened here, as Kristen Waggoner, president and general counsel of ADF, and Erin Hawley, senior counsel of ADF, explained this week in The Wall Street Journal.  The origin of the 303 Creative case dates to 2016, when Lorie Smith, who founded the creative design company four years earlier, wanted to include a disclaimer on her website. Hoping to add custom website design for weddings to her menu of services, she wanted to clarify that, as a Christian believer, she could not create custom wedding websites for “same-sex weddings.” Given the hostility the state of Colorado had leveled at cake baker Jack Phillips, Lorie knew that she'd likely be considered in violation of the state's broad anti-discrimination law.   With the help of the Alliance Defending Freedom, Lorie and 303 Creative filed a pre-enforcement challenge, a common legal procedure that allows people to challenge a law before they are penalized under it. This procedure recognizes what should be obvious, that free citizens should not have to first be punished under an unconstitutional law before they are able to challenge its constitutionality.  The day after ADF first filed Lorie's case, Lorie received a request to create a custom wedding website for someone named Stewart, who said he was marrying someone named Mike. ADF included this request as an addendum to 303 Creative's lawsuit, not as the basis for it, in order to demonstrate that Lorie was under real pressure to violate her beliefs.  From the very beginning of Lorie's case—from the federal district court in Colorado where ADF first filed the lawsuit, through the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, all the way to the Supreme Court—each judge acknowledged that Lorie had both the right and the standing to bring her case as a pre-enforcement challenge. As Waggoner and Hawley wrote in The Wall Street Journal, “Every one of the 12 appellate judges who heard the case agreed that Ms. Smith had standing, and none of their opinions even considered whether she received a request for a same-sex wedding website.” However, just days after the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment protects Lorie from state coercion and that she cannot be forced to say something that violates her beliefs, a news outlet alleged that the website request Lorie Smith had received was fake. According to the report, a man claiming to be Stewart, whose address and contact information matched what had been submitted in the 2016 request, denied ever making it.  Immediately, the false memory machine was in motion. Multiple news outlets seized on the accusation, suggesting the case was illegitimate. Even being accused of faking anti-Christian discrimination is often functionally sufficient to be convicted in the court of cultural memory.  The most likely scenario, of course, is that the request was made by an activist who either hoped that it would undermine the 303 Creative case or could be held (as it was) and brought out in case of an unfavorable decision. Still, whether the request came from a legitimate customer, an activist, or ChatGPT is irrelevant because the case was always a pre-enforcement challenge. Critics are free to dislike the ruling, in which case they should take it up with the U.S. Constitution. But they can't change the facts. In fact, they are also free to express a lie about the case if they choose, though ironically, that's at least partly due to what the Court ruled that in this case they are committed to undermining.  This Breakpoint was co-authored by Maria Baer. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

Caroline Mala Corbin is a professor at the University of Miami School of Law. She teaches classes involving the U.S. Constitution, the First Amendment, the Religion Clauses, the Free Speech Clause, Feminism and the First Amendment, and Reproductive Rights. Her scholarship focuses on the First Amendment's speech and religion clauses, particularly their intersection with equality issues.We spoke about the Supreme Court's recent decisions, the fear of the legal challenges that lie ahead, what could happen when non-Christians use "religious freedom" arguments in court, and more.Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast0:00 Intro1:36 How bad are things right now?2:42 What was the "303 Creative" case?7:05 Does it matter that no gay couple asked Lorie Smith to design a wedding website for them?10:30 How worried should we be about the ruling in 303 Creative?15:26 Can Colorado do anything to circumvent this ruling?17:25 Should atheists or Satanists use this ruling to discriminate against Christians?20:30 Why did Neil Gorsuch compare this case to the 1940s' Barnette case involving the Pledge of Allegiance?28:55 How do you teach Constitutional Law when this Supreme Court continues to ignore precedent and distort existing law?30:38: What was the Groff v. DeJoy case all about?33:44: What does it mean that SCOTUS changed the previous minimum standard to one that requires substantial costs to a company?42:30 What religious liberty issues are coming down the pipeline? What should we be paying attention to?45:05 Do teachers have a First Amendment right to refuse to call students by their pronouns? Is the government controlling their speech by forcing them to acknowledge trans identities?49:33 Why do students in Texas and Florida need their parents' permission to get out of saying the Pledge of Allegiance?53:22 Will the expansion of "religious liberty" rights be a useful tool for non-Christians pushing for progressive interpretations of the law?58:06 What's your prediction for the next big change to SCOTUS, barring an unexpected death?58:53 When you meet with constitutional lawyers, what do you all talk about?Professor Corbin's website: https://people.miami.edu/profile/f8a9f100455e712842ae5c0a6ab128ffHer paper on the Pledge of Allegiance: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3941233Her paper on whether teachers should have to use students' pronouns: https://www.journaloffreespeechlaw.org/corbin.pdfHer other papers: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=797431 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Caroline Mala Corbin is a professor at the University of Miami School of Law. She teaches classes involving the U.S. Constitution, the First Amendment, the Religion Clauses, the Free Speech Clause, Feminism and the First Amendment, and Reproductive Rights. Her scholarship focuses on the First Amendment's speech and religion clauses, particularly their intersection with equality issues. We spoke about the Supreme Court's recent decisions, the fear of the legal challenges that lie ahead, what could happen when non-Christians use "religious freedom" arguments in court, and more. Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast 0:00 Intro 1:36 How bad are things right now? 2:42 What was the "303 Creative" case? 7:05 Does it matter that no gay couple asked Lorie Smith to design a wedding website for them? 10:30 How worried should we be about the ruling in 303 Creative? 15:26 Can Colorado do anything to circumvent this ruling? 17:25 Should atheists or Satanists use this ruling to discriminate against Christians? 20:30 Why did Neil Gorsuch compare this case to the 1940s' Barnette case involving the Pledge of Allegiance? 28:55 How do you teach Constitutional Law when this Supreme Court continues to ignore precedent and distort existing law? 30:38: What was the Groff v. DeJoy case all about? 33:44: What does it mean that SCOTUS changed the previous minimum standard to one that requires substantial costs to a company? 42:30 What religious liberty issues are coming down the pipeline? What should we be paying attention to? 45:05 Do teachers have a First Amendment right to refuse to call students by their pronouns? Is the government controlling their speech by forcing them to acknowledge trans identities? 49:33 Why do students in Texas and Florida need their parents' permission to get out of saying the Pledge of Allegiance? 53:22 Will the expansion of "religious liberty" rights be a useful tool for non-Christians pushing for progressive interpretations of the law? 58:06 What's your prediction for the next big change to SCOTUS, barring an unexpected death? 58:53 When you meet with constitutional lawyers, what do you all talk about? Professor Corbin's website: https://people.miami.edu/profile/f8a9f100455e712842ae5c0a6ab128ff Her paper on the Pledge of Allegiance: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3941233 Her paper on whether teachers should have to use students' pronouns: https://www.journaloffreespeechlaw.org/corbin.pdf Her other papers: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=797431 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative justices ruled that web designer Lorie Smith had the right to refuse to serve a gay couple. The man named in the suit says he never contacted her.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.comLast month, in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month, I interviewed Alejandra Caraballo, a leading advocate for transgender rights. After that episode, I heard from listeners who asked me to interview someone on the other side. As a passionate advocate of free speech and viewpoint diversity, I agreed that it would be appropriate to do so.My latest podcast guest is Kristen Waggoner, chief executive officer and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which describes itself as “one of the leading Christian law firms committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, marriage and family, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.” ADF's opposition to same-sex marriage, transgender rights, and abortion rights has made it a reviled organization on the legal left.Although Kristen isn't popular among progressives, there's no disputing that she is an influential and newsworthy attorney. For better or worse, ADF has won 15 cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, and three of them were argued personally by Waggoner—including 303 Creative v. Elenis, one of the biggest cases of the just-completed Term. Writing for the six conservatives, Justice Gorsuch held that the First Amendment protects Kristen's client, website designer Lorie Smith, from being required under Colorado's public-accommodations law to make websites for same-sex weddings, which she opposes on religious grounds.In our interview, I posed tough but respectful questions to Kristen about the mission and legal work of ADF, including its designation as a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center; her recent win in 303 Creative, including an allegation that ADF fabricated one piece of evidence (the “Stewart and Mike” controversy); the next major goal of the conservative legal movement, in the wake of wins like 303 Creative and Dobbs; and her views on “legislating morality” or enshrining Christian views into law (where her comments might surprise you). Despite our many differences—e.g., she opposes same-sex marriage, and I'm in one—I enjoyed and learned a great deal from our conversation, and I'm grateful for her time, insight, and willingness to engage.Show Notes:* Kristen Waggoner bio, Alliance Defending Freedom* Inside the Christian legal powerhouse that keeps winning at the Supreme Court, by Jessica Contrera for the Washington Post* Meet the Lawyer Who'll Argue at Supreme Court for Christian Baker's Right to Free Speech, by Ken McIntyre for the Daily Signal* The Supreme Court Doesn't Care That the Gay Wedding Website Case Is Based on Fiction, by Melissa Gira Grant for the New RepublicPrefer reading to listening? For paid subscribers, a transcript of the entire episode appears below.Sponsored by:NexFirm helps Biglaw attorneys become founding partners. To learn more about how NexFirm can help you launch your firm, call 212-292-1000 or email careerdevelopment@nexfirm.com.

Representative Glenn Grothman represents Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District, now serving in his 5th term having first been elected in 2014. Prior to serving in Congress he was the Assistant Majority Leader in the Wisconsin State Senate and prior to that in the State Assembly. He sits on the Oversight and Accountability Committee and is Chair of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs. He also serves on the Education and the Workforce Committee and the Budget Committee.--Discussion began with Pride Month as June was a month where the Biden administration took the promotion of LGBTQIA- to levels never seen before. There was a picnic at the White House, the donning of -pride- flags, and finally a transgender influencer going topless at the picnic with minor children in attendance.--Representative Grothman described this as -irresponsible- as he noted that in Europe it appears they're backing away from this trend. They're realizing the problems that go along with the transgender aspect such as in sports and the restroom issues. Also, they realize that the more this gets pushed, the more people that adopt this lifestyle. In other words, it's being promoted in a positive fashion.--Representative Grothman covered a lot of ground as Jim had him comment on the following and much more including---The Equality Act -HR-15 - S-5- and whether he believes -the ship can be righted- on this issue. --The case of Christian web designer Lorie Smith.--The censuring of Adam Schiff.--The Biden family investigations.--Cocaine found at the White House. Should this be investigated----The Southwest border problem.

Representative Glenn Grothman represents Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District, now serving in his 5th term having first been elected in 2014. Prior to serving in Congress he was the Assistant Majority Leader in the Wisconsin State Senate and prior to that in the State Assembly. He sits on the Oversight and Accountability Committee and is Chair of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs. He also serves on the Education and the Workforce Committee and the Budget Committee.--Discussion began with Pride Month as June was a month where the Biden administration took the promotion of LGBTQIA- to levels never seen before. There was a picnic at the White House, the donning of -pride- flags, and finally a transgender influencer going topless at the picnic with minor children in attendance.--Representative Grothman described this as -irresponsible- as he noted that in Europe it appears they're backing away from this trend. They're realizing the problems that go along with the transgender aspect such as in sports and the restroom issues. Also, they realize that the more this gets pushed, the more people that adopt this lifestyle. In other words, it's being promoted in a positive fashion.--Representative Grothman covered a lot of ground as Jim had him comment on the following and much more including---The Equality Act -HR-15 - S-5- and whether he believes -the ship can be righted- on this issue. --The case of Christian web designer Lorie Smith.--The censuring of Adam Schiff.--The Biden family investigations.--Cocaine found at the White House. Should this be investigated----The Southwest border problem.

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: U.S. lawmakers have a rapidly developing technology issue to deal with, artificial Intelligence (AI). Democrats and Republicans say they want to regulate it. Big Tech is watching and even lobbying, yet what those regulations might look like is another debate entirely. And an opinion piece is accusing the media of trying to mislead the public on the Supreme Court ruling that said a Christian web designer does not have to create sites for same-sex weddings. Senior Counsel and Government Affairs Director for Alliance Defending Freedom who also represented Lorie Smith in the Supreme Court Case 303 Creative vs Elenis, Kellie Fiedorek, joins to share her take on the reaction to the ruling and whether she is seeing mistakes in reporting from the mainstream media. Meanwhile, more than half a million baptized Catholics left the Church in Germany last year. The number is nearly double of the 270,000 who left the Church in 2020. Vatican Correspondent for CNA Deutsch, Rudolf Gehrig, joins to explain why the number of people leaving the Church has nearly doubled since 2020 and how statistically significant that 500,000 number is. Finally this evening, Jacob Rees Mogg has become one of the most well-known and most divisive politicians in the United Kingdom. One thing that has characterized his life in politics is his Catholic faith. EWTN News Vatican Correspondent, Colm Flynn has more. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

Dive into the groundbreaking SCOTUS decisions with Stu Burguiere on BlazeTV's "Stu Does America." This episode zeroes in on 303 Creative's First Amendment victory, the shake-up in student loan forgiveness, and the future of affirmative action. Web designer Lorie Smith's stand for religious freedom in Colorado takes center stage as we explore how her case has implications for free speech and LGBTQ rights. Additionally, we dissect the Supreme Court's rulings on student loans and affirmative action, analyzing their impact on financial burdens and racial equality. With expert insights from Pat Gray and Dan Andros, this episode offers a comprehensive and balanced look at the legal landscape following these pivotal SCOTUS decisions. And we end the show with a discussion about the mysterious white powder found IN the White House, and now the Secret Service has confirmed that it was cocaine. When will the adults start running our government? TODAY'S SPONSOR: REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST For more information, please visit http://www.RealEstateAgentsITrust.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Wednesday, July 5th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark How Pakistani Muslims blocked church construction Police in Pakistan charged a Christian with blasphemy against Islam last Friday. The day before, Haroon Shahzad had posted 1 Corinthians 10:18-21 on Facebook. Verse 20 says, “What pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.”  Muslims in the area were about to hold a festival that involved a sacrifice. Morning Star News reports that the Muslim blasphemy charge against Shahzad stemmed from personal grudges. The government had allotted his family a valuable piece of land for constructing a church building. Local Muslims had been trying to keep Christians from doing so. And the blasphemy charge was the latest attempt.  Ireland's march for life On Saturday, over 10,000 people joined the march for life in Ireland. New data from the Irish health minister, Stephen Donnelly, revealed that abortion in the country increased by 27% in 2022 to 8,500 abortions. Pro-lifers are protesting new legislation that would allow the murder of unborn babies for any reason up to six months of pregnancy. Lawmakers may also end conscience protections for doctors who refuse to perform abortions.  Supreme Court affirms Christian web designer's religious liberty On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling in a religious liberty case. Lorie Smith, a Christian web designer, challenged a Colorado anti-discrimination law. The legislation would have required her to make websites for faux homosexual weddings. The high court ruled 6-3 in favor of Smith. The majority ruling stated, “No public accommodations law is immune from the demands of the Constitution.” Alliance Defending Freedom noted, “The U.S. Supreme Court rightly reaffirmed that the government can't force Americans to say things they don't believe. The court reiterated that it's unconstitutional for the state to eliminate from the public square ideas it dislikes, including the belief that marriage is the union of husband and wife.” 6,000 Methodist churches abandon denomination Last week, the number of churches leaving the United Methodist Church surpassed 6,000.  Since 2019, 6,182 churches have disaffiliated from the mainline denomination. The departures have occurred as the United Methodist Church has divided over the issue of homosexuality. Many departing congregations do not support sexually perverted lifestyles.  Over 4,000 of the disaffiliations occurred this year alone. American dream means home ownership GoDaddy surveyed over 1,000 small businesses on the latest perceptions of the American Dream.  For a long time, the American Dream has been associated with financial success. However, a minority of respondents identified owning a home or being your own boss with the American Dream. People were more likely to define the dream as living comfortably or feeling happy in life.  Fara Howard with GoDaddy said, “American small-business owners are thinking beyond revenue and sales growth when they consider what the American Dream means to them. Today, it's more about feeling a sense of belonging, freedom, happiness and work-life balance.” 1 Timothy 6:6-8 says, “Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.” Worldview listeners weigh in from Arizona, Indiana, and Minnesota And finally, the emails from Worldview listeners just started arriving yesterday, sharing what they appreciate about our unique Christian newscast. Sherri Taylor Magana in Somerton, Arizona wrote, “The Worldview is very important to me. I read information not found or heard on other news media. Adam provides a service to Christians that benefits us.  Lord, thank you for providing the funds for the newscast to continue. In Jesus' name, Amen.” James Minter in Depauw, Indiana wrote, “I listen to The Worldview each weekday and find it very informative. I have told many people about it. Several of them have subscribed. Thank you for all you do.” And Addison Randazzo, age 18,  who lives in Alexandria, Minnesota, wrote, “I have been listening to The Worldview for several years now, and always look forward to getting the daily email. I take in a lot of media daily. That's why starting my day with your Christian newscast from a Biblical worldview is extremely meaningful. I especially enjoy the fact that you share stories of persecuted Christians which I do not see elsewhere.” Take a moment and email me what you appreciate in a 2-6 sentence email to Adam@TheWorldview.com.  Please include your full name, city and state, or country if outside the U.S. 8 Worldview listeners gave $840.50 toward $20,000 Friday goal Toward our immediate $20,000 goal by this Friday, July 7th, eight Worldview listeners made donations. We appreciate the help of Genevieve in Wheat Ridge, Colorado who gave $5.50, Patricia in Elkton, Florida who gave $10, and Kimberly in Beech Grove, Indiana who gave $25. And we're grateful to God for the help of Laurel in Buckley, Washington who gave $50, Lisa in Eden Prairie, Minnesota who gave $100, Danielle in Brighton, Colorado who gave $150, Ingrid in San Antonio, Texas who gave $200, and James in Kennewick, Washington who gave $300. Those 8 Worldview listeners gave a total of, drum roll please, (audio of drum roll)  $840.50!  (audio of crowd cheering) That means we still need to raise $19,159.50 by this Friday.  I wonder if there might be 5 listeners who could jump in during this first week with a gift of $100 per month for 12 months or a one-time gift of $1,200.  That would mean we would still need to find 11 listeners to pledge $50/month for 12 months. And another 22 listeners to pledge $25/month for 12 months. Go to TheWorldview.com, click on Give at the top right, and select the dollar amount that the Lord is prompting you to give. Make sure to select the “recurring” tab if that's your wish. Close   And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Wednesday, July 5th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). 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New from the Colson Center!  Interested in the What Would You Say? video project? Subscribe to be notified when new videos are released at whatwouldyousay.org/subscribe. Watch the latest release and explore the full on-demand library!   _   On Friday, the Supreme Court delivered a smashing victory for free speech. Lorie Smith is the founder of 303 Creative, a graphic design company that, among other services, creates custom websites for weddings. Concerned that a Colorado law would force her to design websites for same-sex weddings or take on other projects that would violate her deeply held religious beliefs, Smith filed a pre-enforcement challenge, asking the court to weigh in on whether the law violated her freedom of speech and conscience.  The state decided that Lorie did not have the right to choose which messages she uses her talents to express. It even forbade her, for example, from posting a notice on her website stating she is unable to create websites that express messages contrary to her Christian beliefs, including websites that promote abortion services, celebrate same-sex marriages, or advance a transgender ideology. In July 2021, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Smith and for the state of Colorado.  Friday, on the last day of the 2023 docket, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed that decision and ruled in favor of Lorie Smith. Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch, explained:   The First Amendment's protections belong to all, not just to speakers whose motives the government finds worthy. In this case, Colorado seeks to force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance. ... Consistent with the First Amendment, the Nation's answer is tolerance, not coercion. The First Amendment envisions the United States as a rich and complex place where all persons are free to think and speak as they wish, not as the government demands. Colorado cannot deny that promise consistent with the First Amendment.  Kristen Waggoner, general counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom who argued the case before the Court, described the win in a press release:  This is a win for all Americans. The government should no more censor Lorie for speaking consistent with her beliefs about marriage than it should punish an LGBT graphic designer for declining to criticize same-sex marriage. If we desire freedom for ourselves, we must defend it for others.  It's not yet clear what implications this decision will hold for others, such as Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips, who are being forced to choose between their businesses and their deeply held religious beliefs. However, unlike the 2018 Masterpiece Cakeshop case, this decision was far broader and clearly dealt with questions of speech, conscience, and government coercion. In the Masterpiece case, the Supreme Court smacked down the state of Colorado for showing clear and extensive animus toward Jack's faith. The state civil rights commission responded by not only showing similar animus again, but by also allowing and enabling another citizen to harass Jack Phillips, beginning on the same day that Jack's first case was approved to be heard by the Supreme Court, and continuing today.  Already, voices as significant as dissenting Supreme Court justices and major media outlets have reported that, in the 303 Creative decision, the Court has allowed business owners to refuse service for LGBTQ people. That is simply not true. In fact, Justice Gorsuch specifically said as much in his majority opinion.   Justice Sonia Sotomayor, however, repeated that falsehood anyway before articulating a revisionist history of LGBTQ rights. For example, she repeated falsehoods about the murder of Matthew Shepard, wrongly claimed that the Colorado law did not affect Lorie Smith's rights “in any meaningful sense,” and neglected the condition established by Smith that she would not refuse service to anyone because of their sexual orientation.   To the dissent, Justice Gorsuch retorted in the majority opinion, “It is difficult to read the dissent and conclude we are looking at the same case.”  Lorie Smith never asked for the right to refuse service to a particular group of people. She asked not to be forced to produce speech that she did not agree with. That's what the Court affirmed on Friday. It is important that, whenever possible, all Americans who are concerned about the rights of conscience, including the freedom of speech, correct the falsehoods about this decision.  As Lorie Smith said in ADF's press release,  This is a victory not just for me but for all Americans across our great country—for those who share my beliefs and for those who hold different beliefs. Whether you're an LGBT graphic designer, a Jewish calligrapher, an Atheist speechwriter, or a pro-life photographer, the government shouldn't force any of us to say something we don't believe. I love people and work with everyone, including those who identify as LGBT. For me, it's always about what message is requested, never the person requesting. I hope that, regardless of what people think of me or my beliefs, everyone will celebrate that the court upheld the right for each of us to speak freely.  Congratulations to ADF and to Lorie Smith.  This Breakpoint was co-authored by Dr. Heather Peterson. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

最高法院以6比3的投票結果做出裁決：設計師羅麗•史密斯（Lorie Smith）享有《憲法》第一修正案賦予的言論自由，她不應因為拒絕為同性戀伴侶設計網站而受到科羅拉多州反歧視法律的處罰。

Hour 3 -  Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor falsely claimed in a new opinion for a major same-sex wedding case that the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was motivated by anti-gay prejudice. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday during an appearance on CNN that Lorie Smith, the Colorado graphic designer who sued the state over its anti-discrimination law, only got into the business "for the purpose of provoking a case like this." ALSO -  Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joins us this morning: The Supreme Court was busy last week. Mr. Bailey discusses the ruling on student loans. Joe Biden already has a 'plan b' for not holding those with student loans accountable for repayment. Where does the money from student loans go?

BlazeTV contributor Jaco Booyens and Claremont Lincoln fellow Inez Stepman join the show today to discuss how the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a significant blow to the Biden administration on two fronts. Firstly, the court ruled that the HEROES Act, a COVID-era law, does not grant the White House unilateral authority to forgive federally subsidized student loans. Secondly, in a 6-3 decision, the court sided with Christian graphic designer Lorie Smith, stating that Colorado cannot force her to create designs celebrating same-sex marriages, citing the First Amendment. Despite growing public scrutiny and political advice, President Joe Biden remains unwavering in his support for his son, Hunter Biden, according to a source close to the president. Reports suggest that the president's worries about his son have consumed him, as evidenced by his repeated public displays of support, including inviting Hunter to significant events and defending him against suggestions to distance himself. Michigan's Democratic House recently passed House Bill 4474, known as the "Hate Speech" legislation, which introduces a felony offense for causing someone to "feel" threatened. Today's Sponsor: The Jase Case from Jase Medical is a great way to keep yourself prepared for the worst. It's a pack of five different courses of antibiotics that you can use to treat a long list of bacterial infections. Go to http://www.JaseMedical.com and enter code NEWS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student loan “forgiveness” plan and ruled in favor of graphic designed Lorie Smith on FridayOur colleague Tony Kinnett reports that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican candidate for president, addressed a packed, cheering crowd Friday at Moms for Liberty's Joyful Warriors National Summit here. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/30/never-compromise-desantis-slams-rival-gop-candidates-for-backing-disney-despite-sexualization-of-children/ The Intercept is reporting that a top adviser of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institutes of Health, has admitted to using a personal email account. https://theintercept.com/2023/06/29/covid-nih-personal-email-foia/Relevant LinksListen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcastsSign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Christian Outlook – June 3, 2023 Don Kroah turns to Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation for the latest on the report from Special Counsel John Durham, looking at all the alleged ties between Trump and Russia. Kevin McCullough talks with former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy about how to make sense of all the FBI abuses. Bill Bunkley, while at the National Religious Broadcasters event in Orlando, Florida, sits down with Sherri Huston of the Alliance Defending Freedom to discuss the importance of religious liberty and why Christians should be engaged in the fight. Eric Metaxas, also at NRB, talks with Kellie Fiedorek of ADF and Lorie Smith, owner of 303 Creative about the upcoming free speech Supreme Court decision, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. Don Kroah sits down with Family Research Council's David Closson to discuss a book and study guide Closson helped write, Male and Female He Created Them: A Study on Gender, Sexuality, & Marriage. Dr. Albert Mohler invites Carl Trueman to discuss his new book, Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack Phillips, a cakemaker, and Lorie Smith, a graphic designer, want to use their artistry to create products and services that align with their faith, protected under the First Amendment. However, Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Act compels companies to act against their beliefs and silences businesses from voicing their belief statements. After winning his first court case, Phillips continues to face targeted attacks by people trying to force him to act in ways that violate his beliefs. Phillips's lawyers argue that the issue is not who he serves but what they ask him to do. They say the line is not hard to draw and that the government should not force anyone to say or speak a message they disagree with. Phillips hopes that the courts will also draw that line to protect himself and others in the future. ⭕️ Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

Is there any group more moronic than white liberals who financially support and vote for radical leftists? They never have to suffer the consequences of their foolish actions… The ADL and NAACP are just Democratic Party front groups… Dennis talks to Jack Hibbs, pastor of the Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills CA. He's launching a new social media platform The Real Life Network.  The NAACP has issued a travel warning for Florida. They say the state is belligerent toward blacks. This is absurd. Worse, it's a lie… The left has no interest in truth… The Los Angeles Dodgers have caved again to the leftist mob… Dennis talks to Lorie Smith, owner of web design firm 303 Creative. A Colorado law is requiring her to create gay-themed designs that violate her beliefs about marriage. She's joined by her Alliance Defending Freedom lawyer, Kellie Fiedorek.  Is ethnic, race or gender pride something we should put a lot of stock in? Or should we be more concerned about individual behavior? Dennis has thoughts. So do callers.  Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You'll also get access to 15 years' worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case involving a cake shop owner who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. In a 7-2 decision, the court found that the state had violated the cake maker's religious objections. Now the court is considering another case out of Colorado that could expand the right to discriminate under the guise of free speech. In the fourth episode of Dissent, Jordan Smith and law professor Hila Keren discuss 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, a challenge to the state's Anti-Discrimination Act brought by Lorie Smith, a website designer seeking to refuse wedding design services to same-sex couples. Unlike Masterpiece Cakeshop, the 303 Creative case has no injured parties; it is a preemptive attempt to allow businesses to practice unfettered discrimination. join.theintercept.com/donate/now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Sharp—Senior Legal Counsel Representing Lorie Smith of 303 Creative | Alliance Defending Freedom—joins The Rich Zeoli Show. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis. The question being asked before the court is whether Lorie Smith, a wedding website designer, is legally permitted to decline creating custom webpages for same-sex weddings—is her religious objection protected by the First Amendment? During oral argument, Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that Colorado law forced Jack Phillips—the cake baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—was forced, by the state, to go through a reeducation program after refusing to make custom cakes for same-sex weddings citing a religious objection.

Did you miss any of The Rich Zeoli Show this week? It's ok. We forgive you. But now is your chance to catch-up on all of the action: John Paul Mac Isaac—Author of “American Injustice: My Battle to Expose the Truth”—joins The Rich Zeoli to discuss his new book which documents his experience being caught-up in the Hunter Biden laptop scandal. In 2019, Hunter Biden commissioned John Paul's Wilmington, Delaware electronic repair shop to fix his liquid-damaged laptops. John Paul explains, “[c]oncerned that I was sitting on evidence in a criminal investigation, I set out to hand everything over to the FBI" after Biden never returned to collect his property. He continues, “[w]hen the story broke, Big Tech and social and mainstream media blocked the reporting” and “[m]y actions were labeled Russian disinformation.” Despite doing the right thing every step of the way, John Paul unfairly had his character attacked—ultimately, resulting in the forced closure of his business, The Mac Shop. During the interview, John Paul also reacts to Elon Musk's recent releasing of emails confirming that Twitter suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story at the behest of the Biden campaign team—vindicating John Paul once and for all. His incredible book is available at: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/American-Injustice/John-Paul-Mac-Isaac/9781637586846 Momma Zeoli watches the kids—and warns them not to eat too much sugar, not to jump on the couch, and not to develop carpal tunnel syndrome... Matt Sharp—Senior Legal Counsel Representing Lorie Smith of 303 Creative | Alliance Defending Freedom—joins The Rich Zeoli Show. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis. The question being asked before the court is whether Lorie Smith, a wedding website designer, is legally permitted to decline creating custom webpages for same-sex weddings—is her religious objection protected by the First Amendment? During oral argument, Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that Colorado law forced Jack Phillips—the cake baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—was forced, by the state, to go through a reeducation program after refusing to make custom cakes for same-sex weddings citing a religious objection. The Rich Zeoli Show goes international! To our surprise, people are enjoying the show's podcast in the UK, Canada, Israel, Mexico, Japan, Germany, and South Africa. Everyone loves The Rich Zeoli Show—is it the one thing that unites us all?

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/09/2022): 3:05pm- Twitter Files Part 2: On Thursday night, former Wall Street Journal and New York Times journalist Bari Weiss revealed, prior to Elon Musk taking ownership, Twitter maintained a blacklist which limited the visibility of conservative commentators like, Charlie Kirk, Libs of TikTok, and Dan Bongino. Perhaps most disturbingly, Stanford University Professor of Medicine Jay Bhattacharya was also “shadow banned” for suggesting that prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns could irreparably harm children—particularly educationally. According to Weiss' reporting, the group banning the most high-profile Twitter accounts included former CEOs Jack Dorsey and Parag Agrawal. 3:30pm- After establishing that former Twitter executives authorized shadow banning conservative accounts, the next question that must be answered: were these bans being compelled by governmental officials and/or political organizations? 3:45pm- While speaking with John Roberts on Fox News, former Vice President Mike Pence was asked if he believed shadow bans on social media—Twitter specifically—cost Trump-Pence the 2020 presidential election.  3:50pm- On September 5th, 2018, while speaking before Congress, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stated, “[w]e don't consider political viewpoints, perspectives, or party affiliation in any of our policies or enforcement decisions, period. Impartiality is our guiding principle.” This statement now appears to be false. Will Dorsey be held accountable?  4:05pm- Matt Sharp—Senior Legal Counsel Representing Lorie Smith of 303 Creative | Alliance Defending Freedom—joins The Rich Zeoli Show. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis. The question being asked before the court is whether Lorie Smith, a wedding website designer, is legally permitted to decline creating custom webpages for same-sex weddings—is her religious objection protected by the First Amendment? During oral argument, Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that Colorado law forced Jack Phillips—the cake baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—was forced, by the state, to go through a reeducation program after refusing to make custom cakes for same-sex weddings citing a religious objection. 4:20pm- Rich figures out how to play sound effects from his studio—it's only been one segment, but Matt is already disgusted. Plus, the Zeoli show relives one of our all-time favorite clips: former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio eating Shake Shack on television.  4:35pm- According to a report from The Daily Signal, Assistant Secretary of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Rachel Levine encouraged doctors to “proactively” campaign on behalf of transgender care for minors, during a September Zoom conference at University of Pittsburgh's Department of Pediatrics.  4:45pm- Qatar's beautiful camel contest! Are these camels ACTUALLY beautiful?!?! Matt and Rich disagree.  4:50pm- In an opinion editorial featured in The Arizona Republic, Senator Krysten Sinema announced that she changed her party affiliation from Democrat to Independent. Will this decision have any impact on Senate voting? Probably not. 5:05pm- According to a report from The Daily Wire, “[v]ideo emerged Thursday afternoon of Brittney Griner being swapped on a runway for convicted Russian terrorist Viktor Bout after Democrat President Joe Biden agreed to the trade.” The video shows a clear edit that appears to occur right before Brittney Griner may have shaken hands with Bout. Did the White House delete the handshake because of bad optics?  5:10pm- According to a report from Politico's Lara Seligman, “[s]ome Pentagon officials are concerned that convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was released on Thursday in a prisoner swap for American basketball star Brittney Griner, could return to illegally trafficking weapons, potentially fueling conflicts across the world.” 5:20pm- In 2010, 60 Minutes aired a report on Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. They referred to him as one of the most dangerous people on earth.  5:35pm- According to a report from The Philadelphia Inquirer, Mayor Jim Kenney has been vocal in his complaints about a 6ABC story that criticized his performance in public office—even swearing at Brian Tierney for his role in the piece.  5:45pm- Mystery Movie Clip: Is Jingle All the Way one of the most underrated Christmas films? 6:05pm- Twitter Files Part 3: On Friday night, investigative journalist Matt Taibbi released information regarding the decision to remove former President Donald Trump from Twitter. Taibbi wrote, “Whatever your opinion on the decision to remove Trump that day, the internal communications at Twitter between January 6th-January 8th have clear historical import. Even Twitter's employees understood in the moment it was a landmark moment in the annals of speech.” According to Taibbi, Twitter executives were “prepared to ban future presidents and White Houses–perhaps even Joe Biden.” 6:55pm- Who Won Social Media? 

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: Matt Sharp—Senior Legal Counsel Representing Lorie Smith of 303 Creative | Alliance Defending Freedom—joins The Rich Zeoli Show. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis. The question being asked before the court is whether Lorie Smith, a wedding website designer, is legally permitted to decline creating custom webpages for same-sex weddings—is her religious objection protected by the First Amendment? During oral argument, Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that Colorado law forced Jack Phillips—the cake baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—was forced, by the state, to go through a reeducation program after refusing to make custom cakes for same-sex weddings citing a religious objection. Rich figures out how to play sound effects from his studio—it's only been one segment, but Matt is already disgusted. Plus, the Zeoli show relives one of our all-time favorite clips: former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio eating Shake Shack on television. According to a report from The Daily Signal, Assistant Secretary of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Rachel Levine encouraged doctors to “proactively” campaign on behalf of transgender care for minors, during a September Zoom conference at University of Pittsburgh's Department of Pediatrics. Qatar's beautiful camel contest! Are these camels ACTUALLY beautiful?!?! Matt and Rich disagree. In an opinion editorial featured in The Arizona Republic, Senator Krysten Sinema announced that she changed her party affiliation from Democrat to Independent. Will this decision have any impact on Senate voting? Probably not.

Carl's interview w/attorney Matt Sharp of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) about their case currently being heard in the Supreme Court. Lorie Smith is the owner of “303 Creative,” a website design company in Colorado. Much like Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado, the state wants to FORCE Lorie to create websites that are inconsistent with her faith. If the state wins, this is the end of free speech in America as we know it. Carl & Matt also discuss the ramifications of the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” and the huge implications it will have determining if religious liberty will continue in America.Other topics include:1) Senator Kyrsten Sinema leaves the Democratic Party; 2) Bari Weiss drops Part 2 of the Twitter files exposing that the executives at Twitter did knowingly “shadow ban” conservatives; and 3 more fallout from Biden's stupid, weak and pandering decision to swap WNBA star Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death,” arms dealer, Viktor Bout. More: www.TheCarljacksonshow.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradio Twitter: https://twitter.com/carljacksonshow Parler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshow http://www.TheCarlJacksonPodcast.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case with significant implications for the future of conscience rights and free speech. Please pray for Lorie Smith of 303 Creative, and for the Alliance Defending Freedom who is providing her defense. Please consider making a year-end gift to support the Colson Center. Breakpoint is listener-supported, and if these daily commentaries help you think biblically about this confusing world, please consider supporting us financially at colsoncenter.org/december.

The Supreme Court hears a case called 303 Creative, brought by Lorie Smith, a Colorado designer who says her Christian beliefs bar her from making websites for same-sex weddings. When does free speech trump antidiscrimination law? Plus, Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Herschel Walker in the Georgia runoff, giving the Democrats a 51-49 Senate and a golden opportunity for Joe Biden.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we're starting with an update on the Kanye West (Ye) controversy after some of you pointed out that the symbol Ye tweeted (which led to his eventual Twitter suspension) was that of the Raelian Movement, a UFO-based religious group. The story just keeps getting weirder. We discuss how this might tie into his statements of late and why his roots in black supremacy theology are problematic. Then, we look into 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, a case that questions whether Lorie Smith, an artist who runs her own design studio, 303 Creative, should be forced by Colorado law to create websites promoting messages that contradict her beliefs about marriage. We break down yesterday's arguments and explain why this is yet another monumental case to determine what free speech and religious liberty mean in this country. We finish with the tragic story of Athena Strand, a 7-year-old girl who was kidnapped and murdered by a FedEx driver. We reiterate why the death penalty is not only just, it's necessary in cases like this. --- Timecodes: (01:07) Intro / merch discount / podcast update (06:25) Kanye West update (18:25) 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (42:52) Athena Strand murder --- Today's Sponsors: Bambee — You run your business. Let Bambee run your HR. Go to bambee.com and type in "RELATABLE" at checkout. Carly Jean Los Angeles — use promo code 'ALLIEB' to save 20% off your first order at CarlyJeanLosAngeles.com! CrowdHealth — get your first 6 months for just $99/month. Use promo code 'ALLIE' when you sign up at JoinCrowdHealth.com. Birch Gold — protect your future with gold. Text 'ALLIE' to 989898 for a free, zero obligation info kit on diversifying and protecting your savings with gold. --- Links: ADF: "303 Creative v. Elenis" https://adfmedia.org/case/303-creative-v-elenis CBS: "Supreme Court appears sympathetic to Colorado designer who opposes creating same-sex wedding sites" https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-lgbtq-rights-303-creative-v-elenis/ Daily Mail: "'My princess was taken by a monster:' Texas mother's heartbreaking tribute to daughter, 7, who was snatched from driveway and killed by FedEx driver - as woman says she was RAPED by killer and has been warning about him for FOUR years" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11498185/Tanner-Horner-Woman-says-raped-murder-suspect-2014-teen.html --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 13 | Two Gay Men + A Christian Baker Walk into a Courtroom https://apple.co/3W0fHb3 Ep 718 | Kanye Praises Hitler & Defends Balenciaga https://apple.co/3usv4gm --- Christmas Merch: Use code ALLIE20 for 20% off the whole shop! Full collection: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey?sort_by=created-descending#MainContent "Thrill of Hope" crewneck (white): https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey/products/a-thrill-of-hope-crewneck-sweatshirt-white "Thrill of Hope" crewneck (green): https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey/products/a-thrill-of-hope-crewneck-sweatshirt-olive "Raise a Joyful Ruckus" crewneck (green): https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey/products/raise-a-joyful-ruckus-crewneck-sweatshirt "Raise a Joyful Ruckus" crewneck (blue): https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey/products/raise-a-joyful-ruckus-crewneck-sweatshirt-blue "You Better Watch Out" sticker: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey/products/you-better-watch-out-sticker --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam and Emma host Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer at Slate, to discuss the recent opening arguments that have come in front of the Supreme Court. First, they run through updates on today's Georgia runoff, Ukraine's offensive in Russia, another Fed interest hike, the continuing railway labor fight, and more, before diving into Kevin McCarthy exercising his beautifully weak leadership with Laura Ingraham. Mark Joseph Stern then joins as he dives right into 303 Creative v. Elenis, aka Gay Wedding Cake 2.0, exploring how Alliance Defending Freedom back Lorie Smith and 303's fight to refuse even the possibility of making a website for a same-sex wedding, changing the entire spin of her business to center her argument that allowing the use of one of her templates (not even a personalized website) is the same as a personal endorsement of the marriage. He also dives into the recent debates on the Supreme Court floor, as Alito embarrasses himself attempting to draw a parallel between being queer and being a KKK member. Next, Mark, Sam, and Emma dive into the upcoming Moore v. Harper North Carolina gerrymandering case, outlining who the actors are, how it centers on the radical “Independent State Legislature” theory, and why the GOP is even pretending to think that a state legislature can fully ignore its constitution, courts, and governor when assessing a fair election, before wrapping up with the heartwarming note of why our democracy might come down to a single vote by Amy Coney-Barrett. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma talk with John from San Antonio as he previews today's Georgia Runoff and reflects on the Democrats' shortcomings in the Midterms, also tackling Matt Yglesias becoming the millionth person to ask the same “just asking questions” question about trans healthcare, and talking with Marcus on military vaccinations. Hutt from Manhattan parses through the Squad largely voting against freight rail labor, Sean Row from Chicago discusses the platforming of the right, and Candace Owens responds to the Daily Wire infighting. They also briefly discuss Elon trying to keep up the spark from the Twitter files, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out Mark's work at Slate here: https://slate.com/author/mark-joseph-stern Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today's sponsors: ExpressVPN: We all take risks every day when we go online, whether we think about it or not. And using the internet without ExpressVPN? That's like driving without car insurance! ExpressVPN acts as online insurance. It creates a secure, encrypted tunnel between your device and the internet so hackers can't steal your personal data. It'd take a hacker with a supercomputer over a billion years to get past ExpressVPN's encryption. And ExpressVPN is simple to use on all your devices! Just fire up the app and click one button to get protected. Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://www.expressvpn.com/majority That's https://www.expressvpn.com/majority and you can get an extra three months FREE. Shopify: Scaling your business is a journey of endless possibility. Shopify is here to help, with tools and resources that make it easy for any business to succeed from down the street to around the globe. Go to https://shopify.com/majority for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features! Givewell: Many of us open our hearts and make donations during the holiday season. But when you donate, how can you feel confident that your donations are really making a big impact? GiveWell spends over 30,000 hours each year researching charitable organizations and only directs funding to a few of the HIGHEST-IMPACT, EVIDENCE-BACKED opportunities they've found.If you've never donated to GiveWell's recommended charities before, you can have your donation matched up to ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS before the end of the year or as long as matching funds last. To claim your match, go to https://givewell.org/ and pick PODCAST and enter The Majority Report with Sam Seder at checkout. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: On ABC's “This Week,” George Stephanopoulos asked House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries about allegations he is an election denier. Following the 2016 Presidential election, Jeffries frequently referred to Donald Trump as an illegitimate president. While appearing on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Jim Jordan accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of engaging in political bias when deciding to investigate Donald Trump and vowed to hold them accountable. According to The Gateway Pundit, Elon Musk has alleged that FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried donated more than $1 billion to Democrat candidates. SBF has been accused of taking customer investments and illegally funneling them to another entity he controlled, Alameda Research. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis. The question being asked before the court is whether Lorie Smith, a wedding website designer, is legally permitted to decline creating custom webpages for same-sex weddings—is her religious objection protected by the First Amendment? During oral argument, Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that Colorado law forced Jack Phillips—the cake baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—was forced, by the state, to go through a reeducation program after refusing to make custom cakes for same-sex weddings citing a religious objection.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis. The question being asked before the court is whether Lorie Smith, a wedding website designer, is legally permitted to decline creating custom webpages for same-sex weddings—is her religious objection protected by the First Amendment? During oral argument, Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that Colorado law forced Jack Phillips—the cake baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—was forced, by the state, to go through a reeducation program after refusing to make custom cakes for same-sex weddings citing a religious objection.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/05/22): 3:05pm- On behalf of Elon Musk and Twitter, investigative journalist Matt Taibbi released a series of tweets documenting Twitter's efforts to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story prior to the 2022 Presidential election at the behest of the Biden campaign team. Taibbi wrote, “[b]y 2020, requests from connected actors to delete tweets were routine. One executive would write to another: ‘More to review from the Biden team.' The reply would come back: ‘Handled.'” The Wall Street Journal's editorial board noted the release as “confirmation of the central role that former spies played in October 2020 in framing the Hunter Biden story in a way that made it easier for Twitter and Facebook to justify their censorship.” 3:35pm- While speaking about his decision to acquire Twitter and publicizing the platform's decision to censor information at the behest of elected officials and political candidates in the past, Elon Musk said, “sunshine is a great disinfectant” for “content take downs” requests and fulfillments. 3:50pm- While appearing on Fox News with Tucker Carlson, actor James Woods revealed that he plans to sue the Democratic National Committee for allegedly ordering Twitter to remove Woods' messages from the social media platform. 4:05pm- On ABC's “This Week,” George Stephanopoulos asked House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries about allegations he is an election denier. Following the 2016 Presidential election, Jeffries frequently referred to Donald Trump as an illegitimate president.  4:15pm- While appearing on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Jim Jordan accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of engaging in political bias when deciding to investigate Donald Trump and vowed to hold them accountable.  4:20pm- According to The Gateway Pundit, Elon Musk has alleged that FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried donated more than $1 billion to Democrat candidates. SBF has been accused of taking customer investments and illegally funneling them to another entity he controlled, Alameda Research. 4:35pm- On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis. The question being asked before the court is whether Lorie Smith, a wedding website designer, is legally permitted to decline creating custom webpages for same-sex weddings—is her religious objection protected by the First Amendment? During oral argument, Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that Colorado law forced Jack Phillips—the cake baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—was forced, by the state, to go through a reeducation program after refusing to make custom cakes for same-sex weddings citing a religious objection. 5:05pm- Susan Crabtree—RealClearPolitcs' White House & National Political Correspondent—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her recent article, “Enes Kanter Freedom's World Cup Call to Action.” Crabtree writes, “[t]he 6-foot-10 big man says it's a pivotal time for human rights worldwide and called on all athletes to use their outsized influence to voice support for dissidents bravely standing up to repressive regimes. U.S. and other athletes, he said, also shouldn't remain silent about widespread reports that thousands of migrant workers died in recent years working in Qatar on World Cup projects and stadiums.” Crabtree and Rich also discuss the latest regarding Elon Musk's claims of politically influenced censorship on Twitter.  5:25pm- On TikTok, a high school English teacher bizarrely suggested that grammar and writing rules are racist and oppressive.  5:30pm- While speaking with tech-journalist Kara Swisher, former Head of Trust & Safety at Twitter Yoel Roth defended the social media company's decision to ban the satirical account Babylon Bee for misgendering Dr. Rachel Levin in a joke.  5:40pm- Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said that if the FBI is asking social media companies to suppress certain, inherently political stories, “we have a real problem.”  6:05pm- In the aftermath of Elon Musk exposing Twitter's decision to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story, The Wall Street Journal published a public statement issued by intelligence officials from October 19th, 2020. The statement claims that the Hunter Biden story had “all the classic earmarks” of a Russian disinformation campaign. The statement was signed by 51 former officials, including Jim Clapper, Mike Hayden, and John Brennan. We now definitively know their assessment was incorrect. Is this further proof that federal government intelligence agencies have become politicized?  6:55pm- Who Won Social Media? + Zeoli's Final Thought

Should a graphic designer have the right to refuse to create websites that celebrate same-sex weddings, based on their own religious beliefs? The Supreme Court hears a case of a designer who doesn't want to work with same sex-couples. The plaintiff, Lorie Smith, joins to give her perspective on why she is challenging the State of Colorado law that says otherwise.Republican lawmakers remain silent as Trump denies wanting to “Terminate” the Constitution after calling for “Termination” of the Constitution in a Tweet. Plus, Elon Musk brings a prominent neo-Nazi back to Twitter, Walker and Warnock make their closing arguments in the pivotal Georgia Senate runoff, “Targeted” attacks on North Carolina substations leave thousands without power in Moore County, and “Cheers” actress Kirstie Alley dies at 71.Hosted by Laura Coates.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Kellie Fiedorek from the Alliance Defending Freedom and Lorie Smith share Lorie's story about the attack on creative expression; plus, Ask Metaxas tackles "conspiracy theories."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Megyn Kelly is joined by Tom Bower, author of the new book "Revenge," to talk about how Harry and Meghan met, their toxic relationships with the media, how each were needy and found a way to meet their needs in each other, similarities between Meghan and Diana, the relationship between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, Meghan Markle's disdain for those who are nice to her, the Queen's relationship with Harry and Meghan, Harry's changed personality, the couple's disloyalty, why Harry and Meghan now are panicking over their Netflix documentary, the real story about the explosive Oprah skin color comment, and more. Then, Lorie Smith, a website designer whose case will be appearing before the Supreme Court in the latest LGBT and free speech and exercise and religious liberty case, along with her lawyer Kristen Waggoner of ADL Legal, to talk about what the Colorado law says about what Smith must put on her website, the key factor of "compelled" speech, what the Biden is doing now, and more.Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow