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Mar 28 2015
News
Arkansas Senate Passes Religion Bill Called Anti-Gay
The Arkansas Senate overwhelmingly approved on Friday a Republican-backed bill whose authors say is intended to protect religious freedoms but critics contend could allow businesses to refuse service to gay people.
The Republican governor of Indiana signed into law a similar "religious freedom" bill on Thursday, prompting protests from human rights groups and criticism from some
HuffPostOct 04 2021
News
Abortion, religion, gun rights on agenda as Supreme Court starts new term
The Supreme Court begins a new nine-month term on Monday, with major cases on abortion, religion and gun rights on the docket.
Driving the news: It will be the first in-person session with most of the justices since the pandemic forced proceedings to be held virtually last year. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19 but has no symptoms, will participate
AxiosMay 01 2015
Opinion
Letter: Religion can propose, but only government makes law
I agree with Scot Morgan ("It's an LDS concern," Forum, April 27) when he says that many perplexing issues of our day, such as air pollution, have a moral component. His researched comments from the LDS First Presidency appear to provide a favorable endorsement for pollution reduction or remediation.
However, the fact remains that resolution still lies within the State Capitol building
Sep 15 2014
Opinion
Can we lead spiritually fulfilling lives without religion?
Sam Harris' new book, Waking Up, posits that we can. Too bad he has his wires all crossed.
Damon LinkerNov 07 2013
News
Supreme Court Hearing On Religion Case Produces Testy Arguments
When the U.S. Supreme Court talks about religion, all hell breaks loose.
A dispute over an upstate New York town's prayer before council meetings produced an unusually testy oral-argument session on Wednesday that recalled the decades of difficulty Supreme Court justices have had drawing the line between church and state.
Court decisions involving freedom of religion tend to be
HuffPostApr 04 2024
News
Police not pressing charges after JK Rowling dares them to arrest her for challenging hate speech law
J.K. Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" book series, challenged Scotland’s new hate speech law on Monday, and police have declared they will not prosecute the author.
Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Act was activated on April 1. The text of the bill, originally introduced years before, warns against acts that "stir up hatred against a group of persons" of certain
Fox News (Online News)Nov 02 2013
News
Supreme Court to hear new case on religion in public life
The chairman of the local Baha’i congregation concluded his prayer with “Allah-u-Abha,” which loosely translates to “God the All-Glorious.” A Jew offered a prayer speaking of “the songs of David, your servant.” And a Wiccan priestess, mindful of her venue in the town of Greece, N.Y., thought that Athena and Apollo were apt deities to call upon.
But they were the exceptions. Almost every
Washington PostOct 04 2012
Opinion
Twin Freedoms The Facts About Freedom of Religion and the Freedom to Marry
The freedoms to worship and to marry are both important American values, and they are wholly compatible with one another.
Center For American ProgressMar 29 2024
News
About half of Chicago adults never or rarely attend religious services
Data: Household Pulse Survey; Note: Adults who say they never attend or attend less than once a year; Map: Alice Feng/Axios Nearly half of Chicago-area adults never or seldom attend church or religious services — on par with the national average, per a new Axios analysis of Household Pulse Survey data. The big picture: More than three-quarters of Americans say religion's role in public life is
AxiosMar 27 2024
News
Trump rolls out 'God Bless the USA' Bible during Holy Week, warns Christians 'under siege'
Former President Donald Trump promoted a new leather-bound "God Bless the USA" Bible on Tuesday, and warned his supporters that Christians in the U.S. are "under siege."
In a video statement posted to Truth Social, Trump displayed a version of the Bible that he's promoting with musician Lee Greenwood, whose song "God Bless the USA" often features during Trump's rallies.
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The Christian Post