Tag: religious beliefs
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Teenage Runner Cheers Victory Over Athletes Expression
Noor Abukaram’s elation at finishing one of her first varsity cross-country races quickly turned to disappointment when she failed to find her name among those of ... -
Navy SEALs Fighting Vaccine Mandate Win But Fight Isn’t Over | national
(The Center Square) — A group of Navy SEALs locked in a legal battle over vaccine mandates have won another victory in their fight, which could ... -
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Colorado case on whether web designer can deny service to same-sex couples
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a Colorado case about whether the state’s anti-discrimination law can compel a Christian graphic designer to create ... -
At Tampa hearing, military officers voice religious objections to vaccines
TAMPA — A Navy commander and Navy lieutenant colonel who resisted a military-wide vaccination mandate took the witness stand Thursday in federal court in Tampa, outlining ... -
RSS has made it clear that he will not play second fiddle to any part
The cover of “The Rise of the BJP” by Bhupender Yadav and Ila Patnaik Prohibition helped the RSS realize that while it should not transform itself ... -
Amendment appeases most haters of vaccine mandate exemption bill in Nebraska Legislature |
COVID vaccination in young children, stalls in the United States. NBC News reports that pediatricians in the United States are alarmed at how slowly young children ... -
Online forum attracts hundreds of religious leaders to counter religious opposition to abortion
(RNS) – A Presbyterian minister, the Reverend Angela Williams, sees it as her calling to minister for reproductive justice – helping places of worship break the ... -
Court upholds Alaska shelter’s gender-based admission policy
An Alaska federal court has protected a faith-based women’s shelter from having to give beds to men alongside women who have suffered physical and sexual abuse. ... -
Religion still permeates agriculture in the Upper Midwest
I am addressing the topic here in columnar form, however. What changed ? Well I’m 99% retired now. And after almost three years of battling colon ... -
Covid vaccine, mask warrants expose Christian hypocrisy
Since the start of the pandemic, a vocal subset of far-right conservatives have demanded that they need religious exemptions from numerous Covid-19 precautions – from emergency ... -
United States Supreme Court rejects religious challenge to New York vaccine mandate
Dec. 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dismissed challenges filed by a group of Christian doctors and nurses and an organization that promotes ... -
Children’s Home sues Biden administration for placing children with same-sex couples
A Christian children’s home in Tennessee has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over a rule requiring the agency to place children in the homes ... -
Democrats wage war on religious institutions in time for the holidays
As families across the country come together for important religious holidays like Christmas and Hanukkah, Democrats continue to attack religious freedom. By forcing all faiths to ... -
Corbin: Religious disconnect, growing political discord in America | Opinion
In 1564 – 56 years before the departure of the Mayflower – French pilgrims settled in Fort Caroline, near Jacksonville, Florida, in search of European religious ... -
City of Denver grants vast majority of vaccine exemption requests
The vast majority of exemptions requested from the vaccine mandate have been granted, mainly on religious claims. DENVER – Demand letter asking to be exempt from ... -
University grants official status to Christian group amid lawsuit
Through Michel Gryboski, Christian Post reporter | Monday 01 November 2021 University professor addresses his students at a conference. | Getty Images The University of Houston-Clear ... -
Opposition Rises to Governor’s Bill | News, Sports, Jobs
CHARLESTON – The opposition is leaning on the last-minute addition of a bill to Governor Jim Justice’s special session summons for COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. Senate Bill ... -
governor clarifies exemptions from office | News, Sports, Jobs
WHEELING – Businesses in West Virginia have the right to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID, but medical and religious exemptions must be respected, according ... -
US allows LGBTQ discrimination program in foster families
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The federal government is funding organizations that illegally discriminate against LGBTQ applicants to become foster parents for unaccompanied refugee children, according to ... -
UCHealth’s transplant policy should reassess the unvaccinated
UCHealth’s decision to inactivate a candidate for a kidney transplant over her choice not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 sparked furor last week. UCHealth should be ... -
Some Jewish teachers ask for religious exemption from NY vaccination mandate
JTA – When Rivka Taub Rivera decided to seek a religious exemption from New York City’s vaccination mandate for teachers, she didn’t turn to the rabbis ... -
No vaccine, no job: Yale New Haven Health plans to start laying off unvaccinated employees
Marisa Peryer, collaborating photographer The Yale New Haven health care system has started issuing layoff warnings to the roughly 300 employees who refused to be vaccinated ... -
Lawsuit filed against Montgomery County schools for vaccination warrant
An employee in Montgomery County, Md., Filed a complaint against the district’s public school system over its vaccination mandate, arguing that receiving the vaccine violates its ... -
University of Colorado faces religious COVID exemption lawsuit
DENVER (AP) – A pediatrician and medical student at the University of Colorado medical campus at Anschutz are challenging denials of their requests for religious exemptions ... -
Hochul: Mandate of Vax for “self-defense” of health workers | New York State
Governor Kathy Hochul has redoubled her efforts to defend the state’s immunization mandate for health workers which comes into effect at midnight Tuesday, expressing confidence that ... -
Religious exemptions complicate vaccination mandates | New
Thorny workplace issues arise as Kern County employees seek religious exemptions from vaccination warrants. The push is getting harder and harder as the California Department of ... -
Texas mega-church preacher says there is no ‘credible religious argument’ against COVID vaccine
While a significant number of Americans are calling for religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination warrants, many religious leaders say: Not with our approval. Leaders of the ... -
Many religious leaders say ‘no’ to approval of COVID-19 vaccine exemptions
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also does not provide religious exemptions for vaccines for its members, according to church spokesperson Eric Hawkins. (Leah ... -
Justice Department reviews policies on transgender prisoners
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is revising its policies on housing transgender inmates in the federal prison system after protections for transgender prisoners were rolled ... -
‘You Just Gotta Believe’: Religious Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccination | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
COVID-19 workplace vaccinations are obviously a hot topic, especially in light of President Biden’s recent proposal that employers with 100 or more employees mandate vaccination or ... -
From Coins to National Currency: How In God We Trust Legislation Advances a Christian Nationalist Agenda
City vehicles in Chesapeake, Virginia will soon become religious. At a meeting on July 13, 2021, city councilors unanimously voted in favor of a proposal that ... -
UK town apologizes, pays fine after removing ads for evangelical preacher Franklin Graham
(Photo: Franklin Graham Facebook page) British town of Blackpool must apologize for removing advertisements for evangelical preacher Franklin Graham from public buses; he had to admit ... -
European Court of Justice bans wearing headscarves at work – JURIST – News
The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that employers can prohibit their staff from wearing visible symbols of religious or political beliefs, including headscarves, in order ... -
The anti-Islam rant of a French teenager sparked death threats. Now 13 are on trial.
PARIS – The 16-year-old Frenchwoman shared very personal details about her life in a livestream on Instagram, including her attraction to women. But not black or ... -
Sweet Win for the Boys, Sunrise on Broadway Baptist VBS
By MARK MAYNARD, Kentucky today LEXIINGTON, Ky. (KT) – Not only did the boys raise the most money at Broadway Baptist Vacation Bible School last week, ... -
Hope Center sues city again to keep transgender men from sleeping
A faith-based women’s shelter in downtown Anchorage filed a lawsuit in federal court this week to once again prevent Anchorage officials from using a new order ... -
John Oliver creates yet another fake church – deadline
John Oliver is back with another fake gadget – this time a church. After a lengthy segment in which Oliver detailed Health Care Sharing Ministries (HCSMs), ... -
Star Parker – Equality law infringes religious freedom | Opinion columnists
The recent Supreme Court decision, Fulton v. Philadelphia, rightly receives mixed reviews. Catholic Social Services sued the city of Philadelphia, through the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, for ... -
IRS denies tax exemption for Christian nonprofits, saying biblical values are republican.
(Center Square) – The Texas Christian Group said the IRS said, “Biblical teachings are generally [Republican] Party and candidate. “ After a federal agency rejected a ... -
IRS Denies Christian Nonprofit Tax Exemption, Claiming Biblical Values Are Republican Texas
(The Center Square) – A Christian group in Texas has released documents showing the IRS denied its organization’s request for tax-exempt status in part because the ... -
From the court, a justification of service based on faith. De Alito, a plan for the future.
Symposium By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer June 18, 2021 at 4:37 p.m. This article is part of a symposium on the yard decision in Fulton v. City of ... -
Houston Imams and Rabbis Unite for a Common Goal
As clashes continue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East, Houston’s imams and rabbis unite for a common goal: peace. Together, these religious leaders recently ... -
Reluctance to COVID-19 vaccine among Hispanic and immigrant communities continues
ORLANDO, Florida. – Although the rollout of the vaccine for Latinos and undocumented migrants has improved, concerns persist about the vaccine and its effectiveness. “There are ... -
Bill protects religious articles for Ohio prep athletes | Ohio
(The Center Square) – Ohio high school athletes could be allowed to wear religious items during competition without receiving prior approval if a bill recently introduced ... -
How the Russian government is using anti-extremism laws to fight opponents
The Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) and other organizations created by opposition politician Alexei Navalny have recently come under attack from the Russian government and will no doubt ... -
BC’s relaxed hard hat rules aim to include more turban-wearing workers on construction sites – Coast Mountain News
Labor Minister Harry Bains said British Columbia’s new hard hat rules make workplaces more inclusive, especially for those who wear turbans or other religious headgear, but ... -
FSU settles discrimination complaint with ousted student government president
TALLAHASSEE, Florida. – A former president of the Florida State University Student Senate settled with the university after being ousted from his role in the student ... -
Confusion, disagreement between state and Sunrise
By BRANDON PORTER, Kentucky today LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Contract negotiations between the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and one of Kentucky’s largest childcare providers ... -
LGBTQ rights and religion: What America can learn from the Utah compromise
Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.Portrait by Adriana Bellet It’s not every day that an atheist witnesses a miracle, but I saw ... -
What You Should Know About Jack Phillips’ Latest Religious Liberty Case
Self-described cake artist Jack Phillips is again at the center of the debate over religious freedom, this time as the defendant in a state trial after ... -
How the equality law could hurt black churches and religious schools
Portrait of Adriana Bellet When I first arrived in the United States from Jamaica in 1979, I did not fully understand the ramifications of religious freedom. ... -
NOTICE: Beshear Administration Discriminates Kentucky Baptist Adoption Provider
By ANDREW WALKER In some major news Thursday, Courier-Journal headlines reported that the Commonwealth of Kentucky under the administration of Governor Andy Beshear has terminated its ...
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