Show notes:
In the first segment, our panelists discuss the Equality Act and the Fairness for All Act. The Equality Act is a bill in the United States Congress, that, if passed, would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service. The Fairness for All Act 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. But unlike the Equality Act, FFA would also expand existing faith-based exemptions to ensure that religiously affiliated schools, adoption agencies and other parachurch organizations could continue to operate according to their beliefs about sexuality and marriage.
In the second segment of the show, we discuss the Texas Voting Rights Law. SB 1 makes up Republicans’ third attempt to pass a law that that some say restrict and others say fix inconsistencies in the system as to how and when voters cast ballots.
In the third segment, our focus turns to religious exemptions for vaccine mandates. In 1905, 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. The court ruled that while the state doesn’t have absolute power to limit individual rights, it can impose reasonable limits when it comes to public health.
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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: Dr. Lawrence Brown Assistant Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for Northeastern Conference of SDA; Dr. Timothy Golden, Professor Philosophy Walla Walla University; Todd McFarland, Associate General Counsel General Conference of SDA; and Tim Schultz, President of 1st Amendment Partnership – nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting religious freedom for Americans of all faiths based in Washington, DC.
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
Dr. Lawrence Brown
Dr. Timothy Golden
Todd McFarland
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