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Most Europeans don't know what the ECHR does, but do they want to leave it?

As some European governments push for a tougher migration framework under the European Convention on Human Rights, public opinion appears firmly on their side. Yet strikingly few Europeans say they know much about the convention itself.

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Samarkand hosts first CITES summit in Central Asia, gathering nations for wildlife protection

Delegates will discuss sustainable use of natural resources, ecosystem restoration, and regional cooperation initiatives.

Euronews

The Supreme Court's Dubious Use of History in Department of State v. Munoz

Justice Amy Coney Barrett's majority opinion includes significant errors, and violates some of her own precepts against excessive reliance on questionable history.

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Why Does The Phrase "Not Herein Otherwise Provided For" Appear In The Appointments Clause?

Earlier in the Constitutional Convention, the legislature had the power to appoint judges, ambassadors, and the treasurer. But that power was later stripped.

Reason

"'We Came Here to Exclude the Negro. Nothing Short of This Will Answer.'"

From Justice Jackson's opinion, joined by Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from the denial of certiorari today in Harness v. Watson: The President of the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention said it plain: "Let us tell the truth if it bursts the bottom of the Universe … We came here to exclude the…

Reason

"Brackeen's Third Sovereign"

I much appreciated the guest-post by Prof. Lorianne Updike Toler (Northern Illinois) on Brackeen back in November, based on her recent University of Chicago Law Review article, The Missing Indian Affairs Clause; now that Brackeen has been handed down, I thought I'd pass along this follow-up: Halaand v. Brackeen, which…

Reason

Southern Baptists expel churches with women pastors – but the debate’s not just about gender

The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant group in the United States, overwhelmingly voted to expel two congregations with women pastors on June 14, 2023, during their annual convention.

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Southern Baptist Convention votes to expel two churches with female pastors – a religion scholar explains how far back these battles go

During its two-day annual meeting that began on June 13, 2023, the Southern Baptist Convention reaffirmed the ouster of its largest congregation that ordained women and began a process to amend its constitution to ensure its church membership “does not affirm, appoint or employ a woman as a pastor of…

The Conversation

Saddleback Church appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptists on issue of women pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention says that Saddleback Church is appealing its ouster from the denomination for having women pastors on staff

The Independent UK

Saddleback Church doubles down on support for female pastors

Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, was one of five churches expelled by the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff

The Independent UK

'A very dangerous course': What Saddleback Church ouster means for Southern Baptists

Last week the Southern Baptist Convention ousted Saddleback Church, one of its largest and highest-profile member churches, from its ranks. The reason? Because after the Orange County megachurch ordained three women as associate pastors, it named Stacie Wood, wife of the church's senior pastor, Andy Wood, a teaching pastor.

Los Angeles Times

Southern Baptists oust Saddleback Church over woman pastor

The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted its second-largest church — Saddleback Church — for having a woman pastor

The Independent UK

"What's Missing in the Brackeen Argument: An Indian Affairs Clause"

I was chatting with Prof. Lorianne Updike Toler (Northern Illinois), and she mentioned some thoughts of hers on this subject, based on her recent University of Chicago Law Review article, The Missing Indian Affairs Clause. I encouraged her to write up a blog post, and she kindly passed along the…

Reason

The history of Southern Baptists shows they have not always opposed abortion

With an abortion case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Southern Baptist Convention of June 2022 encouraged its members to pray for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in the U.S.

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Southern Baptist Convention publishes previously secret list of accused sex abusers

It marks an important step "towards addressing the scourge of sexual abuse and implementing reform in the Convention," leaders say.

The Independent UK

Tenn. pastor, first African American, named to key SBC post

Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin has been named interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, becoming the first African American to lead one of the denomination’s ministry entities

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