Similar legally endorsed harm is a familiar theme in the history of women, racial minorities, native people, and gays and lesbians.
Because of the University's tax-exempt status, the University is legally prohibited from endorsing or opposing candidates for political office or making any contribution of money, goods, or services to candidates.
Would Allen be saying that some churches' positions on the question should be endorsed legally but other religions' positions should not?
The broader the language, the more actions it can endorse and legally support.
Although the group is legally prohibited from directly endorsing candidates, it nonetheless plans to target some fifty House races and half a dozen Senate races, staging rallies, organizing door-to-door canvassing, and running ads aimed at "educating voters about where candidates stand".
But in order for the INCAS to increase its financial capacity and expand its team, the MoEF must endorse the INCAS legally.
Rather, their practical effect is to legally compel Christians to accept, endorse, and even promote messages, ideas, and events that violate their faith.
"How we transform the agreement into a legally binding document which will be endorsed by a resolution of the United Nations Security Council — that is the area where we need to do a lot of work," he said.
"How we transform the agreement into a legally binding document which will be endorsed by a resolution of the United Nations Security Council that is the area where we need to do a lot of work," he said.
And this past week, the conservative Evangelical Christian leader, Pat Robertson, surprised lots of people by saying marijuana should be legally regulated like alcohol, and by endorsing ballot initiatives in Colorado and Washington State that would do just that if they prevail this November.
