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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 2014
Page
11
Leonard Pitts Jr. reflects on Fred Phelps founder of Westboro Baptist Church who died at 84. He recalls Phelps' hateful campaigns and public feuds while questioning how to respond with compassion. The piece weighs moral anger against Christian ideals urging love over hatred.
David H. Gans argues against extending free exercise of religion to secular for profit corporations challenging Obamacare. He contends corporate religion rights threaten individual Americans and flexibility in workplaces. He cites Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood as overreach that would allow employers to impose beliefs on employees.
Michael A Helfand argues that religion cannot stop at commerce and cites religious liberty in the contraception mandate. He notes the for profit exemption and questions government claims that for profit entities cannot practice religion. He cites a kosher butcher hypothetical and discusses compelling interest vs corporate religious rights.
A guest editorial condemns Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church for picketing funerals of LGBTQ people. It notes Phelps died in hospice and highlights a Kansas City area wave of support for gay rights, including a Columbia Missouri protest over NFL prospect Michael Sam.
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