(1) Religious liberty in Missouri——-“SJR 39: Advancing Religious Freedom or Discrimination in Missouri?” by Stanley Carlson-Thies
In short, the Missouri bill seeks to strike a careful balance. It tells the state and local governments that in this sensitive area–what people of varied religions consider to be authentically a marriage—they must honor and not penalize religious belief and exercise. The bill would create no protection for the apocryphal pizza shop that claims a religious reason not to serve pizza to gay customers.
(2) 5 lessons pastors should learn from Winston Churchill, by Collin Hansen
(3) Atheists billboard-troll Answers in Genesis (Louisville Courier-Journal)
An atheist group is planning a billboard campaign in Kentucky to protest the $92 million Noah’s Ark replica theme park, set to open in July. The Tri-State Freethinkers group said it raised more than $3,000 to erect several billboards titled “Genocide & Incest Park: Celebrating 2,000 years of myths.” In a rendering, the billboard shows people drowning around an ark. The campaign is meant to argue that “it’s a genocide park that celebrates the destruction of humankind, minus whoever was on the ark,” said Freethinkers spokesman Tony Arnold, including “repopulation through nefarious means.”
(4) Easter quietly dropped from Easter eggs (The Telegraph)
Growing numbers of chocolate eggs are on sale in the UK without any mention of the word “Easter” on the front of the packaging. Many of Britain’s best known brands have quietly dropped the name of the Christian festival from their main branding, now selling Easter products labelled simply as “chocolate egg” or even “egg,” it has been claimed.
(5) Obama prioritises visit to Catholic cardinal during historic Cuba trip (TIME)
Obama met with Cardinal Ortega on his first day in Havana on a trip aimed at improving diplomatic relations. Obama’s historic visit to Cuba has been marked by a trip to Havana’s Catholic Cathedral, a move that will be seen as recognition of the role played by the Church in helping restore relations between the two countries.
(6) The Little Sisters of the Poor at the Supreme Court, by David French (National Review Online)
This case is about far more than free contraceptives for employees at religious nonprofits. At its heart, it’s about the place of religious conscience in American life. If a group of Catholic nuns can be dragooned into facilitating the sexual revolution because bureaucratic rulemaking trumps essential civil liberties, then religious freedom as a distinct American freedom is nearly extinguished.
(7) Cruz dominates latest WORLD survey (World)
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, dominated WORLD’s ninth evangelical insiders survey, which found a large majority of participants ready to vote for a third-party candidate if Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination.
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