It looks like the\u00a0courts have seen something in Iowa\u2019s\u00a0anti-discrimination laws could jeopardize religious liberty<\/a>. \u00a0I\u2019m no lawyer, so I don\u2019t comment much on such stories. \u00a0Nonetheless, given the trends in recent years, I can see where churches would be worried. \u00a0Especially if the wording in the law is as they suggest. \u00a0Given the difficulty associated with reclaiming lost freedoms, I\u2019d rather err on the side of caution.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It looks like the\u00a0courts have seen something in Iowa\u2019s\u00a0anti-discrimination laws could jeopardize religious liberty. \u00a0I\u2019m no lawyer, so I don\u2019t comment much on such stories. \u00a0Nonetheless, given the trends in recent years, I can see where churches would be worried. \u00a0Especially if the wording in the law is as they suggest. \u00a0Given the difficulty associated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity-in-the-post-modern-world","category-defending-liberty"],"yoast_head":"\n
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