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One More Reason Arkansas Needs a Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Aug 29, 2013JerryReligious FreedomReligious Freedom, Religious Liberty, RFRA

Courts across the country are setting dangerous precedents when it comes to rulings on religious freedom. These rulings take the view that religious freedom is beliefs rather than actions.

States can rectify this by passing what are called Religious Freedom Restoration Acts, but Arkansas is one of a handful of states without a Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Here is just one example of why states need to affirm everyone’s right to religious freedom:

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Audio: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech

Aug 28, 2013JerryHistoryFeatured Content, History, Martin Luther King Jr.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights rally on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (August 28, 1963), below is audio of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

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Audio courtesy of Internet Archives.

Arkansas Lottery Rolls Out 46 New Games, Revises Others

Aug 28, 2013JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery

The Arkansas Lottery announced this week that it will roll out 46 new instant games in the next year and revise its existing Million Dollar Raffle, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

We’ve said since the lottery was first pitched in 2008: State-run lotteries start strong, but soon begin to decline, and the only solution lottery officials can offer is new games to keep people interested.

The Arkansas Lottery is no different. Lottery ticket sales fell short by millions of dollars this past year, and lottery officials are turning to the only thing that keeps lotteries afloat: More gambling.

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