Essay: We want a king
PAUL CLARK says events in the US this week echo a strangely similar cry in the Old Testament book of Samuel – one that didn’t go so well…
Essay: How Jefferson and Madison’s partnership – a friendship told in letters – shaped America’s separation of church and state
American legal and religious history scholar STEVEN K GREEN, in an article first published on The Conversation, says the legacy of Jefferson’s and Madison’s half-century of collaboration on behalf of religious freedom and equality should be remembered and celebrated, not discarded…
Under fire, US Supreme Court unveils ethics code for justices
Updated: 3pm (AEDT) Washington DC, US Reuters The US Supreme Court on Monday announced its first formal code of conduct governing the ethical behavior of its nine justices, bowing to months of outside pressure over revelations of undisclosed luxury trips and hobnobbing with wealthy benefactors. The new code drew mixed reviews, with some critics noting […]
US Supreme Court justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
Washington DC, US AP The US Supreme Court ‘s conservative majority sounded sympathetic Monday to a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples, the latest collision of religion and gay rights to land at the high court. The designer and her supporters say that ruling against her would force artists – from painters and […]
Biden signs executive order on abortion, declares Supreme Court “out of control”
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion was an exercise in “raw political power” and signed an executive order on Friday to ease access to services to terminate pregnancies. Biden, a Democrat, has been under pressure from his own party to take action […]
Essay: There’s no ignoring the US Supreme Court’s motivations in ruling against the EPA
In an artice first published on Religion News Service, Rev SUSAN HENDERSHOT, president of Interfaith Power & Light, says the US Supreme Court is showing a blatant disregard not only for those it supposedly serves, but also for God’s beautiful creation…
In the US, Dobbs decision and fall of Roe met with rejoicing, dismay from faith groups
RNS After nearly 50 years, Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court ruling that legalised abortion nationwide, is no more. In a six-to-three decision on Friday, the Supreme Court over-ruled both Roe, decided in 1973, and a 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v Casey, which reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion. The ruling came in […]
US Supreme Court leak: Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe
DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, reports on Catholic responses to the leaked US Supreme Court draft opening which suggests a majority of the nine justices are poised to reverse the 1973 Roe v Wade decision…
Essay: Overturning Roe v Wade inches us back toward the arc of justice
In the wake of this week’s unprecedented US Supreme Court leak, KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR – in an article first published on Religion News Service, says overturning Roe v Wade will put abortion laws back at the state level, which only means that pro-life work is far from over…
Leaked US Supreme Court document galvanises anti-abortion activists
New York, US AP For veteran anti-abortion activists, the leaked US Supreme Court document read like a detailed dream come true, spelling out a potential ruling that would overturn the landmark Roe v Wade decision and allow US states to ban abortion. Yet even amid their celebrations, there were hard-nosed assessments from some about the political battles that lie […]