High Court Will Hear Colorado Baker's Religious Liberty Case

To my knowledge there are no conflicting rulings in this case, so the fact that the Supreme Court has chosen to hear the Colorado baker’s case provides a hint as to how they may rule. This may be an opportunity for the Court to strike a balance between free exercise of religion and LGBT rights. I predict a 5-4 decision, not sure which way, though, unless Justice Kennedy retires as rumored and is replaced before the Court rules.

Yesterday’s 7-2 ruling in favor of the Missouri church sponsored day care center was also a victory. The WORLD magazine link describes the ruling, the vigorous dissent from Justice Sotomayor, and the differences of opinion among the concurring justices as to how sweeping the ruling will be.

Other articles
In previous blog posts, I began telling the story of my brain tumor and the depression which followed it. The second article in the series described my faith in God which sustained me through both trials.
Having recently started a word-by-word translation of Martin Luther’s Bible from German to English, I introduced the project and published Matthew Chapter 1 . Later I wrote commentary on it; my church background and theological training is in my USA Melting Pot bio.

Dale Murrish writes on history, travel, technology, religion and politics for the Troy Patch and USA Melting Pot club. You can help this non-profit club by making your Amazon purchases through the link on the left side of their website. You can also see over a dozen ethnic presentations from people with firsthand knowledge under Culture & Country (right hand side), and outdoor presentations (Hobby & Fun), including posts on bicycling, skiing and camping.

Other interesting articles on the USA Melting Pot website have been written by Bilal Rathur on his hajj to Saudi Arabia (Part 6) and by Carl Petersen. Thanks to both of them for their contributions.