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Jun 25 2015
News
Dixie fading? Confederate symbols under siege across South
The church massacre in Charleston S.C. has resulted in an astonishingly fast turnabout against cherished Confederate symbols in the South.
Christian Science MonitorSep 22 2020
News
Judge Amy Coney Barrett is Frontrunner in Supreme Court Nomination Considerations
President Trump is said to be zeroing in on Amy Coney Barrett as a nominee to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court, though the president has said he is considering five candidates, according to reports.
Barrett, a Midwestern Catholic and favorite of pro-life advocates, had separate meetings with Trump and White House counsel Pat Cipollone on Monday, sources told
National Review (News)May 06 2017
News
Trump marks National Day of Prayer, signs executive order on religious freedom
President Trump marked the National Day of Prayer by signing an executive order aimed at boosting religious freedom by easing IRS restrictions against political activities by tax-exempt religious organizations, including churches.
Fox News DigitalAug 15 2018
News
Kavanaugh Could Unlock Funding for Religious Education, School Voucher Advocates Say
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, in a speech last year, gave a strong hint at his views on taxpayer support for religious schools when he praised his “first judicial hero,” Justice William Rehnquist, for determining that the strict wall between church and state “was wrong as a matter of law and history."
New York Times (News)Nov 26 2020
Opinion
Blessings in a Hard Year
It’s been a fairly gruesome year—pandemic, lockdowns, economic woe, death and illness. We’ve done a column in past years asking friends and acquaintances what they’re thankful for. This year we emailed a dozen people whom we respect and who know a lot, asking what they’d seen, experienced or realized this annus horribilis that left them moved or grateful. It could be personal or galactic in
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Jun 09 2020
News
George Floyd Will Be Laid to Rest in Hometown of Houston After Private Memorial Service
George Floyd is being laid to rest next to his mother today at Houston Memorial Gardens in Pearland, Texas.
His body arrived in Houston on Saturday at 9:40 p.m. and was taken to Fort Bend Memorial Planning Center by the Houston Police Department.
Floyd, 46, died on May 25 in Minneapolis while being held down by a white police officer. Video from a bystander taken outside a local
CBNJan 25 2014
News
Supreme Court Issues Injunction Against Contraception Mandate
This afternoon, the Supreme Court issued an order for an injunction against forcing private businesses to apply for an exemption to Obamacare's contraception mandate. The Little Sisters of the Poor - a Catholic group that cares for the old and infirm - have challenged Obamacare's contraception mandate on the grounds that it violates religious liberty. The Supreme Court is considering the case
TownhallMay 01 2017
News
Jehovah's Witnesses as 'extremists': Court sharpens edges of Russia's religious space
A Supreme Court ruling puts the Jehovah's Witnesses at risk of property seizure and prison over the sect's proselytization and 'radical' beliefs. Even members of the powerful Russian Orthodox Church say the decision goes too far.
Christian Science MonitorOct 15 2021
News
David Amess: Counterterror police take over investigation into death of Tory MP
Counterterror police are investigating the death of the Conservative MP Sir David Amess, who was stabbed while meeting constituents at a routine public surgery on Friday.
The 69-year-old suffered multiple injuries in the attack at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea.
Essex Police said a 25-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder, and that counterterror
The IndependentFeb 14 2017
News
How immigration activists mobilized to thwart deportation raids last weekend
The rumour began spreading around noon last Saturday: immigration officials were set to conduct raids near churches in Kansas City. Local activists immediately reacted by forming a resistance plan.
The Guardian