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Religious freedom and contraception
Americans of different faiths differ on the morality of contraceptives. The Roman Catholic Church rejects their use, and most other Christian denominations accept it. Thanks to the First Amendment's guarantee of the right of free exercise of religion,...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Politics, Civil Rights, Employment, Christianity
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Gun rights are god-given
I am writing to inform you of my feelings toward the proposed assault weapon legislation (SB Bill 281 and HB 294.) I must advise you that I have never felt more threatened or terrorized by my state government than I do right now. I am a law-abiding,...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Civil Rights, Freedom of the Press, Government
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In 2013, escalating battles over claims of conscience
Let’s start the New Year with a conundrum as old as the Republic: When religious convictions clash with secular laws, how far should government go to accommodate religious claims of conscience? From Colonial conflicts over the refusal of Quakers...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, Gays and Lesbians, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Indiana lawmaker wants 'Lord's Prayer' in schools
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Republican state senator is pushing for Indiana's public school students to start the school day by reciting the Lord's Prayer amid what he calls an "attack" on religion in the schools. Senate education committee chairman...
Tags: Religious Events, Politics, Separation of Church and State, Education, Belief and Faith
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'Moral objection' bill provides out for doctors, questions for patients
Legislation headed to the Michigan House could allow doctors to refuse care to patients because of "moral objections." Senate Bill 975 passed the Senate last week along partisan lines with Republicans supporting the bill and Democrats opposing it....
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Blood Transfusion, Politics, Labor Legislation, Civil Rights
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Interfaith clergy coalition opposes gay marriage bill
Tribune reporterA coalition of Roman Catholics, Muslims, Mormons, Missouri Synod Lutherans and conservative Anglicans has written to Illinois lawmakers, urging them to reject any legislation that would extend marriage to same-sex couples. In the letter the bishops...Tags: Islam, Springfield, Politics, Labor Legislation, Civil Rights
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Judge dismisses Notre Dame lawsuit regarding birth control mandate
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the University of Notre Dame challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring employers to provide birth-control coverage. The lawsuit, filed...Tags: Justice System, Judges, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Abortion
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U.S. Catholic Bishops launch campaign for life, liberty and marriage
The Religion WorldWASHINGTON—The U.S. Catholic bishops have launched a pastoral strategy addressing critical life, marriage and religious liberty concerns. The five-part strategy or call to prayer was approved by the bishops in November and is set to begin after... -
Group explains complaint to take cross off Buhler city seal
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe decision is final. The 23-year-old seal in a small Kansas town will be coming down. A complaint came to city leaders about the cross on the seal. The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to them saying the sign was unconstitutional. The...Tags: Politics, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State
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In England, there's no separation of church and state
Religious conservatives in the United States have been complaining that developments in the political arena – the Obamcare contraceptive mandate, the progress of same-sex civil marriage – threaten religious freedom. They’re crying wolf,...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Politics, Civil Rights, Christianity, David Cameron
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Bill would require Christian prayer in Indiana's public schools
WSBT TVIt's a place many parents send their children to learn – but should public school classrooms also be a place for faith? What if just Christian faith is promoted? Northern Indiana Senator Dennis Kruse, a Republican, is sponsoring a bill that would...Tags: Islam, Religious Events, Politics, Separation of Church and State, Belief and Faith
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Religious leaders forge game plan at Bears' practice site
Tribune reporterOwners of the Chicago Bears hosted religious leaders and politicians Sunday at the team’s practice facility, where speakers lamented the “eroding freedom to speak in the language of faith in the public square.” The Reclaiming...Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Virginia McCaskey, Abortion Issue, Christianity
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