We find out next week which initiatives will likely be on the November ballot. The requisite signatures are due Thursday, July 2.. The latest count indicates the “Smart and Safe Act” has far exceeded the 237,645 needed signatures to qualify. If those signatures prove...
Year: 2020
This is Going to Hurt
“The position that the court now adopts will threaten freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and personal privacy and safety. No one should think that the Court’s decision represents an unalloyed victory for individual liberty.” – Justice Samuel Alito Religious...
BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. Supreme Court Legislates – Again
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in three Title VII cases by a 6-3 majority. Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment “on the basis of sex,” and dates back to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Harris Funeral Homes has the delicate task of serving...
We Were in Between
The week began with the end of a weeklong curfew and ends with the start of the reopening of many of Arizona’s congregations. If you’ve been keeping tabs on the news, however, Arizona’s diagnosed cases of COVID-19 have spiked over the past few weeks – due in large...
U.S. Supreme Court Legislates –Again
For Immediate Release Monday, June 15, 2020 Contact: Cathi Herrod advisory@azpolicy.org A Statement from Center for Arizona Policy President Cathi Herrod Today, the U.S. Supreme Court did what the U.S. Constitution reserves for Congress; it made legislation when it...
Rulings Could Bring Radical Change, Vindication
June could be a culture-shifting month as the U.S. Supreme Court will issue rulings in several major cases that have the potential to redefine American values as we know them. Here is what you need to know about five key cases. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Should a business...
It Just Makes Sense
I argued throughout this year’s legislative session that girls deserve a fair playing field, that allowing biological males to compete with girls robbed these girls of opportunity and scholarships, and it violated federal law (Title IX). Girls and women testified in...
The Ballot Box: Where Faith and Culture Collide
Engage Arizona: Public Policy for Daily Life · The Ballot Box: Where Faith and Culture Collide We hear a lot about the "Evangelical vote" during an election year. But characterizing this group of voters is not that simple, according to George Barna, the founder of The...
Weep. Mourn. Pray. Act.
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8, ESV No need for me to recite the tragedies of the last week in America. Nor the last few months of a...
The Big Change
This will be the last Arizona Pastors’ Bulletin you will receive from Center for Arizona Policy (CAP). Before I share the “big change,” I have a brief update on COVID-19 and your church. Gov. Ducey will convene a special session of the Arizona Legislature sometime in...