by CJV | Oct 25, 2022 | Updates
In 2013, Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of the Oregon bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa, declined to create a wedding cake for a same-sex wedding. They explained that because of their religious beliefs, they felt uncomfortable promoting same-sex marriage through their...
by CJV | Oct 4, 2022 | Updates
On October 3rd, CJV filed comment with the Department of Health and Human Services, opposing proposed rulemaking titled “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities.” Contrary to the sweet title, the rule would force every doctor, nurse, and healthcare...
by CJV | Oct 4, 2022 | Updates
Late last year, CJV led an amicus curiae brief in the case of Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Judge Wayne Mack. Judge Mack, of Montogomery County, Texas, received a lawsuit from the FFR for his custom of permitting a chaplain of various faiths to offer a prayer...
by CJV | Oct 3, 2022 | Updates
Managing Director Rabbi Yaakov Menken appeared on several outlets to discuss the NY Times hit piece against Hasidic education, but what the Washington Post picked up was an afterthought. On Real America’s Voice, Rabbi Menken explained the absurdity of not...
by CJV | Oct 3, 2022 | Updates
The prospect of Yeshiva University being forced to accept a club that promotes violations of Torah Law was a significant topic for CJV’s rabbis, with multiple op-eds and then a letter to YU President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman that was covered extensively by the...
by CJV | Sep 21, 2022 | Updates
CJV is hard at work protesting intolerance and defending religious freedom for all. When the Thai Meditation Association of Alabama announced its plans to build a Buddhist meditation center on land belonging to the Association in Mobile, Alabama, their neighbors...
