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Thank God for the movement we are seeing toward more protection of religious liberty in the US. Continue to pray for the preservation and restoration of the rights protected by our Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. (Col 4:2)

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday [June 5] that faith-based nonprofits can be treated the same as churches under federal retirement laws, in a decision signaling broad deference to religious institutions. . . .

The question presented here is whether a church must have originally established such a plan for it to so qualify. ERISA, we hold, does not impose that requirement,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in the court’s opinion. (Excerpted from The Washington Times, reporting by

In a majority opinion penned by Justice Elena Kagan, not considered a strong defender of religious organizations, the court upheld the exemption granted by Congress. Religious liberty advocates hailed the decision as enabling the faith-based institutions to continue their mission to serve the community without having to pay for expensive for-profit pension plans.

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Sunny Lemming
June 21, 2017

Praise God for this decision.

Helaine Chersonsky
June 17, 2017

This is a most welcome return to freedom of religion as originally espoused by tje Founders of Ameroca. Praise God for His intervention and intercession.

June 14, 2017

Praising GOD for Intercessors of America.
Praying for our nation.
Turn the hearts of the children back to The FATHER.

Please note AOL filed suit against The Elijah List for some of their content thus I am changing my email address.

John Oden
June 14, 2017

Thank you for consistently being the small stream of fresh water flowing into the turgid mess that the secular news has become. You are turning the view of Americans towards a brighter and more Godly
attitude. Bless you.

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