The Dacus Report

Harvard's Attack on Homeschooling | PJI Takes Oregon Governor to Court

Pt. 1

General Manager of Christian Home Educators Association (CHEA), Rebecca Kocsis, talks about a Harvard journal article that expressed hostility towards parental rights and homeschooling. Koscis discusses the dangers of the article's viewpoint, including the implication that children are safer when entrusted to the government rather than their own parents.

 

Pt. 2

PJI staff attorney, Ray Hacke, discusses the details of PJI's ongoing lawsuit against Oregon Governor Kate Brown. He explains the case's current status, including its victory in lower court and the recent involvement of Oregon's state supreme court.

 

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Northern California COVID-19 Update | PJI Stands up for Oregon Churches

Pt. 1

PJI staff attorney, Matthew McReynolds, talks about the counties opening up in California and the hostility towards church reopening in the West Coast. Despite stay at home restrictions, McReynolds discusses the opportunities that churches have to minister to their congregation and community. 

 

Pt. 2

PJI staff attorney, Ray Hacke, talks about a new case filed in Oregon's state court challenging Governor Brown's order that has shut down churches and businesses. Ray Hacke explains the grounds for PJI's suit against Gov. Brown and how religious liberty has been infringed.

 

 

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Overview of the lawsuit landscape on indoor meetings | PJI Sues Governor of Oregon

Pt. 1

PJI staff attorney, Emily Mimnaugh, shares about states across America beginning to re-open and what the legal situation look like for churches. Emily Mimnaugh discusses three cases involving churches wanting to meet under stay at home orders. 

Pt. 2

PJI staff attorney, Ray Hacke, talks about PJI's lawsuit against Oregon Gov. Kate Brown this week on behalf of churches and churchgoers statewide, seeking to invalidate three of the coronavirus-related executive orders on constitutional procedural grounds. 

 

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Checklists for How to Safely and Legally Reopen Your Church | Case Update on Coles Valley Church in Oregon

Pt. 1 - PJI Staff Attorney, Emily Mimnaugh, talks about the various kinds of church services and  how pastors and church leaders can be equipped to safely and legally reopen their church to host either an indoor, outdoor, or drive-in service. 

 

Pt. 2 - PJI Staff Attorney, Ray Hacke, talks about a case in Umpqua, Oregon in which a small church was denied permission to build a parsonage. Initially, the county granted the church permission. However, a neighbor in the community filed an appealed and won. Ray Hacke explains his efforts to protect the church. 

 

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Case Update on Piano Teacher | Pastors and Essential Services

Pt. 1 - PJI Staff Attorney, Matthew McReynolds, talks about the case that has been ongoing for the last several months involving a piano teacher who encountered shocking hostility from a charter school. McReynolds provides insight into the new developments of the case.

 

Pt. 2 - PJI Chief Counsel, Kevin Snider, explains what essential services are and what's included and excluded. Snider notes that churches are not included and that PJI has written a letter to the Governor of California on behalf of ministers seeking change.

 

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Church Disallowed from Holding Drive-In Service | Law Virginia Concerning Churches and Transgender Rights

Pt. 1

PJI Staff Attorney, Jorge Ramos and Pastor Dean Curry of OURChurch, talk about  OURchurch being disallowed from holding a drive-in service, despite abiding by public health orders. Jorge Ramos explains how PJI stepped in to help the church hold their parking lot service. 

 

Pt.2

PJI Staff Attorney, Ray Hacke,  talks about a law in Virginia recently enacted concerning churches and transgender rights. Ray Hacke explains that the law would require all public places to allow transgender persons to use the bathroom or changing facility and how it would affect churches. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Developing Government Restrictions and How Churches Can Be Equipped | Churches Facing Outrageous Restrictions

Pt. 1

President, Brad Dacus, addresses the concerns of churches and explains what churches can do moving forward. Brad Dacus gives practical advice on what churches should know and do to hold a worship service. 

 

Pt. 2

PJI Staff Attorney, Jorge Ramos, talks about government's outrageous restrictions placed upon churches. Jorge Ramos shares about a church in the state of Washington seeking to hold a drive-in service and what PJI is doing to aid churches wanting to meet. 

 

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Churches' Rights Amid Restrictions on Church Gathers | PJI Pushes Back Against Police Harassment in Southern Oregon

Pt. 1

PJI Staff Attorney, Emily Mimnaugh, discusses some of the challenges that churches are facing under restrictions amid this public health crisis. Emily Mimnaugh explains how some restrictions differ from state to state and what church leaders can do shepherd their congregation.

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Pt. 2

PJI Staff Attorney, Ray Hacke, talks about a pro-life organization called Abolish Abortion Oregon (AAOR), who had their rights trampled by police as they were preaching and advocating for the unborn.

 

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Trends in Society and Bills Dangerous to the Family | Teachers and Transgender Pronouns

Pt. 1

President of American Family Association, Tim Wildmon, talks about the biases against Christians and how the Equality Act threatens the family and why the act is significant. 

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Pt. 2

PJI Chief Counsel, Kevin Snider, talks about questions that PJI gets from public school teachers about school rules requiring them to use preferred pronouns for students. Snider shares what the consequences are if teachers refuse to comply and what rights teachers have. 

 

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Rights of Churches Amid Shutdowns and Executive Orders | Transgender Athlete Legislation

Pt. 1

President of PJI, Brad Dacus, discusses churches' rights and roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brad Dacus will shed light on the religious right of churches in this time of extraordinary shutdowns and executive orders sweeping across the country. 

Pt. 2

PJI Staff Attorney, Ray Hacke, talks about policies allowing biological men to compete in women's sports and PJI's involvement to combat the inequality that women are facing.