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Apr 20 2023
News
Amy Coney Barrett's Surprising Remarks in Supreme Court Religion Case
Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett pursued a line of questioning during oral arguments in a religious rights case on Tuesday that may surprise some of her supporters and critics.
The Supreme Court heard the case of a former mail carrier and evangelical Christian, Gerald Groff, who is arguing that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) failed to provide him with adequate religious
NewsweekApr 20 2024
News
Overland automobiles
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. I suspect that most people have never heard about Overland automobiles and so that’s today’s topic. The Overland Automobile Company was one of the early American automobile manufacturing
Daily KosJul 28 2022
Analysis
Could the Climate Crisis Make Religion Even Crazier?
After several weeks of heat waves all over the world, I’m finding that the first thing I end up talking with anyone about, no matter where the person is from, is the weather. And then, almost every time, —the conversation turns to how “crazy” and angry everything seems right now—whether in the world, the nation, or the church.
What if those two conversations turn out to be strangely
Christianity TodayApr 19 2024
News
Ron DeSantis brings volunteer chaplains into schools in the name of religious freedom
Florida school districts will soon have the option of allowing volunteer chaplains to counsel students under a bill signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who dismissed critics opposed to mixing religion with public education. The only requirements for a chaplain to participate would be passing a background check and having their name and religious affiliation listed on the school
FortuneMay 10 2022
Analysis
When does life begin? Religions don't agree
In a bill introduced this past week, a Louisiana lawmaker describes human life as "created in the image of God" and seeks to make abortion a homicide from the moment of fertilization – sparking concerns from reproductive rights advocates that such a law would also jeopardize access to contraception and fertility treatments.
Debates around abortion often center around the issue of when
NPR (Online News)Apr 18 2024
News
Dinnerware in the Prosser Historical Museum
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. The city of Prosser, Washington, named for Civil War veteran Colonel William Farrand Prosser, was incorporated in 1899 with a population of 230 people. Colonel Prosser and his wife Flora
Daily KosJul 30 2016
News
Supreme Court may be converting on religion
The Supreme Court's defense of religious freedom may be on the decline.
Still reeling from the death of its most devout justice, Antonin Scalia, the high court has put preventing discrimination above protecting religion in a series of cases over the past year, from same-sex marriage to abortion and contraception.
USA TODAYApr 18 2024
News
After United Methodist Split, Some Conservatives Remain
After the departure of thousands of traditionalist United Methodist churches from the denomination over the past five years, it might stand to reason that those congregations remaining in the fold are more progressive and open to ordination and marriage of people in same-sex relationships. But the picture is far more mixed. A new report from the Religion and Social Change Lab at Duke
Christianity TodayNov 06 2015
Opinion
OPINION: The Media's Ignorance of American Religion
I seemingly must rewrite this every election season. As Ben Carson rises and the media is confronted by some mysterious something called a "Seventh Day Adventist," it is time again to explain American Protestantism to the press. It is amazing how the American mainstream media continues to write about American Christianity with complete ignorance regarding its basic terms, history, and beliefs
Guest Writer - RightOct 22 2020
Opinion
Republicans Were Prepared for Attacks on Barrett’s Religion
In late 2018, after Brian Buescher was nominated to serve as a district judge in Nebraska, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled him over his membership in the Knights of Columbus, suggesting that his Catholic views made him unfit to serve on the bench.
“Were you aware that the Knights of Columbus opposed a woman’s right to choose when you joined the organization?” Senator
National Review (News)