1932. A New York Times Op-Ed “The Supreme Court’s Disorienting Elevation of Religion” Jake Warner, 7/12/23
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| 0:15.0 | There is an op-ed piece in the New York Times, a Supreme Court's disorienting elevation of religion. |
| 0:32.0 | It's about two recent Supreme Court cases. |
| 0:35.0 | One that has to do with free speech, although the op-ed seems to think it's about freedom of religion, |
| 0:40.0 | and the other one does have to do with freedom of religion. |
| 0:43.0 | What does the op-ed get right, and what does it get terribly wrong? |
| 0:47.0 | Welcome back to issues, etc. |
| 0:49.0 | Joining us to talk about this op-ed in the New York Times, Jake Warner. |
| 0:52.0 | He's Senior Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom's Appellate Team, |
| 0:56.0 | ADF represented a Christian website designer in the case 303 Creative VLNS. |
| 1:01.0 | Jake, welcome. |
| 1:03.0 | Thanks for having me today. |
| 1:05.0 | Tell us about these two cases, the Supreme Court decided recently that involved both free speech and the free exercise of religion. |
| 1:14.0 | Well, sure. |
| 1:15.0 | Well, let me start with 303 Creative VLNS. |
| 1:18.0 | On June 30th, the US Supreme Court ruled for free speech, holding that Colorado could not force a graphic designer to promote speech inconsistent with her core beliefs. |
| 1:29.0 | It held that Americans are free to say what they believe without fear of government punishment. |
| 1:34.0 | And this is a big win for all Americans. |
| 1:36.0 | As part of that case, Colorado threatened to compel a Christian graphic designer to create custom websites, |
| 1:43.0 | celebrating to use the marriage that went against her face. |
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