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Southern Poverty Law Center finds fewer hate groups but still targets evangelicals and conservatives
The Southern Poverty Law Center found hate groups in every corner of America, but most were in California and Florida, according to the center’s new “Hate ... -
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 ... -
Supreme Court Overturns Ruling Allowing FBI Prosecution of California Muslims – GV Wire
The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously sided with the Biden administration and overturned a lower court ruling that allowed a lawsuit by Muslim men alleging religious ... -
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 ... -
Abortion opponents eye priorities as High Court ruling looms
FILE – This artist’s sketch depicts Marc Hearron, petitioner for Whole Woman’s Health, standing outside the Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, in Washington. Seated to ... -
Miriam Naor, former chief justice of Israel’s Supreme Court, dies at 74
Supreme Court President Miriam Naor speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed Supreme Court justices at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, June 13, 2017. (Yonatan ... -
Ireland’s physician-assisted dying debate intensifies
As we move into the New Year, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has made it clear what one of her top priorities for 2022 will ... -
TERRY MATTINGLY: Religious News Association: The biggest religious event of the year of the January 6 riot |
For reporters who braved the chaos, the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill offered a buffet of weirdos – a crowd of Proud Boys, QAnon Prophets, ... -
Plea in SC calls for action against anti-Muslim hate speech
New Delhi: A socio-religious organization Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and a social activist Maulana Syed Mahmood Asad Madani have filed a petition with the Supreme Court to demand ... -
ERLC focused on human dignity and religious freedom in 2021 | Baptist life
NASHVILLE (BP) —Human dignity and religious freedom received much of the attention of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission during a year of transition. ... -
“Are religious people happier, in better health? “
We drove past the Richmond Virginia Temple on Sunday. It is highly visible at one of the corners of a fairly busy intersection on Staples Mill ... -
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 ... -
Vaccine warrants take center stage at U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration’s coronavirus protection demands to persuade millions of healthcare professionals and other workers to get vaccinated are taking center stage at the ... -
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 ... -
Banning abortion would undermine our religious freedom as Jews – J.
I had my first abortion at the age of 16, the result of immaturity and a lack of comprehensive sex education in my high school in ... -
NEWS CENTER Maine’s Political Brew: Sunday, December 5, 2021
Our analysts this week are former Republican State Senator Phil Harriman and Democrat Ethan Strimling, former State Senator and Mayor of Portland. MAINE, United States – ... -
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 ... -
Religious leaders and organizations respond to Supreme Court arguments over Mississippi abortion law
The same divisions among Texans in general were just as evident among leaders of different faiths on Wednesday as they reacted to arguments presented to the ... -
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 ... -
Religious abortion rights advocates fight for access
On the day the Supreme Court hears arguments in a Mississippi abortion ban case, Sheila Katz plans to be at a nearby church. This is where ... -
Trying to cloud memories of the Gulag, Russia targets rights group
MOSCOW – In the days following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the upheavals and uncertainty that gripped Russia were accompanied by a climate of liberating ... -
Thoughts, questions about schools and religious freedom? The Registry wants to hear from you | Catholic National Register
We are here for you and we listen to you. Write to us at [email protected] and leave us what you would like to see covered in ... -
An ambitious anti-vax-mandate session produces an isolated bill
An ambitious special legislative session that proposed 21 bills resisting expected federal testing and vaccination rules ended Wednesday with a single measure that was amended to ... -
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 ... -
Project to melt Confederate Charlottesville statue submitted by Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (JSAAHC), a nonprofit organization in Charlottesville, Virginia, has made an offer to Charlottesville City Council to acquire ownership of ... -
TX 2021 elections: what you need to know about 8 proposals on the ballot
AUSTIN, TX – On November 2, Texans will see eight state proposals on their ballot. Voters can vote for or against each proposal, which are proposed ... -
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 ... -
Today is the last day of voter registration for the November 2 Texas Constitutional Amendment Election.
Getty Images SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) – Today is the last day to register to vote in the November 2 elections to determine the fate of ... -
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Boston’s Refusal to Fly Christian Flag
The dispute concerns the Christian group’s desire to fly a white flag bearing a red cross over a blue square in the upper left-hand corner from ... -
High Court could add more contentious cases to busy list
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court tenure that begins next week is already full of contentious cases, including brawls over abortion and guns. But the judges ... -
Save Chick-Fil-A case has strong implications for Texas abortion ban
A case before the Texas Supreme Court this fall could have strong implications for the future of the state’s recently passed abortion ban, the most prohibitive ... -
Supreme Court Abortion Laws: Roe v. Did Wade harm religion?
Dozens of faith groups filed briefs this summer aimed at shaping the Supreme Court’s approach to a major abortion case slated for later this year. This ... -
Russia sentences 4 Jehovah’s Witnesses to lengthy prison terms
A court in the city of Volgograd, in southwest Russia, on Thursday sentenced four Jehovah’s Witnesses to more than 6 years in prison for extremism, the ... -
The initial rivalry between Hope College and Calvin University
Hope College and Calvin University fans enjoy their sporting rivalry; but the rivalry that led to their respective denominations and schools was just as intense. The ... -
Evangelical theology is what made Texas abortion outrage
During my undergraduate years at U Mass Dartmouth, I had the great privilege of being mentored by Dr Juli Parker, Director of the Women’s Center, now ... -
Another Texas execution delayed over religious freedom claims
This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Ruben Gutierrez. Another Texas inmate has had his scheduled execution delayed over allegations the ... -
Judge Stephen Breyer has not retired. Why Conservatives and Liberals Care
This article was first published in the State of the Faith Bulletin. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox every Monday evening. As the ... -
Dutchess County Electoral Board sued over university polling station
POUGHKEEPSIE – Bard College and several other petitioners, including Leon Botstein, are suing the Dutchess County Elections Board (BOE) in another attempt to have the Bertelsmann ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Analysis-Barrett Finds Its Own Voice at the Center of Conservative US Supreme Court | The powerful 790 KFGO
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Justice Amy Coney Barrett forged her own course during her rookie tenure on the United States Supreme ... -
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 ... -
Americans often forget their constitutional right to freedom of assembly
With civil society under strain and the cancellation of culture that threatens all unpopular activity, the Supreme Court’s pending decision in Americans for Prosperity Foundation against ... -
Policy Brief: Governor Cooper veto Ford-backed bill allowing guns in churches that are also schools – Salisbury Post
SALISBURY – Governor Roy Cooper last week vetoed a Senate bill allowing the concealed carrying of a handgun in churches that have an affiliated school on ... -
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 ... -
Disillusioned progressives provide Biden with his next test | Politics
When President Joe Biden landed at Joint Base Andrews after attending the G-7 Leadership Summit in Geneva – an event that tested his ability to reintroduce ... -
US Department of Education Says Title IX Protects LGBTQ Students
Yesterday, the US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a new interpretive notice clarifying the department’s position that Title IX prohibits discrimination against ... -
Three Supreme Court cases to watch
June is United States Supreme Court Marriage and Rulings Month. I’ll leave the weddings to others, but here are some of the 23 outstanding decisions that ... -
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 ... -
Anti-Semitism is an attack on American principles
Famous British historian Paul Johnson called anti-Semitism a “disease of the mind.” It seems that there is no permanent cure for this disease. It has flared ... -
Can Israel Avoid an Internal Religious War? – notice
Fortunately, the war with Hamas in Gaza is over. Let him stay that way for a long time. Israel is back to brewing political stew, which ... -
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 ... -
The future of reproductive health care in New Mexico if Roe v. Wade is overthrown
If the United States Supreme Court overturns or crushes Roe vs. Wade Next year, when it hears the case over a Mississippi law that would ban ... -
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 ... -
Colorado Christian school seeks broad 10th Circuit ‘ministerial exception’
A devotee holds a rosary as Pope Francis visits St. Peter’s Parish Church in the Sam Phran district of Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, November 22, 2019. ... -
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 ... -
Local lawsuit tests gender discrimination rules for religious institutions
SAfter Christie Leonard moved to Manatee County in 2003, she began volunteering for Gospel Crusade, a Bradenton nonprofit that operates The Family Church and Christian Retreat ... -
Only one town in Horry County did not approve hospitality expense settlement | Covid-19 coverage
Almost every government in the Grand Strand wants to settle the Horry County hospitality lawsuit, but city leaders still have questions about the deal. Loris city ...
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