Show notes:
In the first segment, our panelists discuss the Fairness for All Act, which Stewart originally introduced in December 2019, would update federal civil rights law to require fair treatment of gay and transgender Americans in housing, hiring and many other areas of public life. It would also expand existing faith-based exemptions to anti-discrimination law to ensure that religiously affiliated schools, adoption agencies and other organizations could continue to operate according to their beliefs about sexuality and marriage.
In the second segment of the show, we discuss the “Equality and Fairness for All Arizonans” bill would update state civil rights law to ban anti-LGBTQ discrimination in housing, hiring and public accommodations. It would leave existing religious freedom protections in place, but not create new protections for religious business owners, like wedding cake bakers. It would also bar licensed health care professionals from taking part in conversion therapy.
In the third segment, our focus turns to a case from 1905. In that year, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Jacobson v. Massachusetts that public health measures, like vaccination, imposed by states are constitutional because, in essence, living in society comes with restrictions, including those pertaining to public health. At the heart of the case is the intersection between public health and a person’s individual rights.
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About the Show: Faith & Politics is a show dedicated to discussing issues surrounding the intersection of Church, State and politics and the examination of whether you are allowing your faith to shape your politics or your politics starting to shape your faith. What do you do when God and government come face to face?
Panelists: Bettina Krause, Editor of Liberty Magazine; Carmela Monk-Crawford, Editor of Message Magazine; Melissa Reid, Washington Liaison for the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church; Jennifer Woods, Director of Government Affairs for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
About Us: North American Division Public Affairs & Religious Liberty (PARL) is a ministry dedicated to proclaiming and defending the God-given gift of religious freedom which is integral to our identity as Seventh-day Adventist Christians. Learn more about PARL at www.religiousliberty.info.
Panelists
Bettina Krause
Carmela Monk Crawford
Melissa Reid
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