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Wisconsin Group Says Wyoming City Cross Must Go
FOX 17 NewsThe church and the cross have been part of Wyoming's city seal from the the beginning, but now a watch-dog group from Wisconsin says it has to go because it violates the First Amendment of the Constitution. That has city leaders scrambling to find out if...Tags: Religion and Belief, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State
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Dragon tales and other reasons I oppose school vouchers
Change of SubjectDeanna Pan at Mother Jones does a quick run-down of the worst of the claptrap that taxpayers in Lousiana are going to have to pay to disseminate to that state's schoolchildren under a new school voucher program. In 14 Wacky...... -
Religious freedomat risk
American Catholics were recently asked by their bishops to observe a “Fortnight for Freedom” - a two-week time of prayer, study and public action focusing on threats to religious freedom. While some would dismiss the bishops' fears as exaggerated,...Tags: Civil Rights, Religion and Belief, Labor Legislation, Belief and Faith, Gays and Lesbians
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Special July 4 Catholic mass celebrates religious freedom
The Religion WorldThe Orlando Catholic Diocese will conclude its “Fortnight from Freedom” with a July 4 mass. St. John Vianney Catholic Church will hold its mass at 8:30 a.m. St. James Cathedral's mass will be at 9 a.m. Bishop John Noonan had asked all the... -
National equality group urges Roanoke County Board of Supervisors to end prayer
WDBJ7 ReporterStop praying in the name of Jesus or prepare for a lawsuit. That's the warning more and more local governments in our region are getting. This time a national equality group is targeting the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors. The Roanoke County...Tags: Religion and Belief, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Justice System, Roanoke County, Pittsylvania County
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Illinois dioceses, other Catholic groups sue over White House insurance mandate
The Roman Catholic dioceses of Springfield and Joliet have joined 41 other religious institutions filing simultaneous lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration's mandate that many religious employers have their health insurance cover the cost of...
Tags: Justice System, Family Planning, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
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Notre Dame, catholic groups sue over federal contraception mandate
The University of Notre Dame and "a diverse group of plaintiffs" filed lawsuits Monday challenging the federal mandate that religious employers offer health insurance that includes coverage of contraceptives and birth control services, Notre Dame...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Civil Rights, Justice System, Washington, DC, Family Planning
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"Final Decision" on Ten Commandments in Giles Co. schools
ReporterWhen Giles Co. students go to class next year, the Ten Commandments will once again hang on school walls. The school board voted 3 to 2 to put the Ten Commandments back up in the schools. The board said this is its "final decision" on the issue. It's ...Tags: Local Government, Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Witness for Religious Freedom observance to be held at Joseph Hancock Park
A Witness for Religious Freedom observance will be held Friday at Joseph Hancock Park. The public is invited for prayer, witnessing and fellowship from 5 to 7 p.m., said the Rev. Jack Lombardi of St. Peter Catholic Church. Lombardi will be speaking at...Tags: Religion and Belief, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Nationwide rally for religious freedom included event in downtown Roanoke
Rallies across the country and here in western Virginia focused attention on religious freedom and controversial elements of national health care reform. About one hundred people gathered at noon Friday in Lee Plaza in downtown Roanoke. The event...
Tags: Civil Rights, Religion and Belief, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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'Religious freedom' rallies protest federal health-care mandate
Hundreds of South Floridians braved heat and afternoon downpours Friday to attend "Stand Up for Religious Freedom" rallies, part of a nationwide protest against a health care mandate that would require birth control coverage. Gathering in Fort...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Tequesta, Civil Rights, Fort Lauderdale, Health
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Contraceptive mandate stirs local Catholics
The Archdiocese of Chicago has not yet joined 43 other Roman Catholic institutions in suing the federal government over a mandate to pay for birth control, but local Catholic leaders are urging parishioners to speak out against what they view as a...
Tags: Civil Rights, Karen Allen, Justice System, Family Planning, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
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