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Nov 06 2015
News
Erick Erickson - 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.
TownhallApr 01 2015
News
Arkansas OKs Indiana-Style Religion Bill
Arkansas’s own Religious Freedom Restoration Act is headed to the governor’s desk after the state house passed it Tuesday afternoon. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he would sign it despite opponents—including Arkansas-based megastore Wal-Mart—who say it’s anti-gay. “Every day, in our stores, we see firsthand the benefits diversity and inclusion have on our associates, customers, and
Daily BeastMar 31 2015
Opinion
OPINION: In Indiana, Using Religion as a Cover for Bigotry
Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, who last week signed a religious-freedom law driven by bigotry against gays and lesbians, has been complaining that the law’s opponents — which include top business leaders and civil-rights groups — are spreading “misinformation.”
New York Times (News)Dec 02 2013
News
Obamacare attacks religion, but hurts women: Column
The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear two important cases about whether women and men who own businesses are protected by civil rights laws against religious discrimination. The Obama Administration says it can ignore religious freedom laws when regulating businesses and their owners because it believes earning money is inconsistent with exercising religion.
Reacting to the news
USA TODAYApr 22 2013
News
Bomb Suspects' Home Split Over Religion
A WSJ examination of the family of the Boston bombing suspects shows the family slipping into turmoil over the past five years. The upheaval was driven at least in part by a growing interest in religion by both Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his mother.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 06 2024
News
A victory for religious freedom in Virginia
At the heart of many culture war issues is the question of whether religious organizations and individuals have the right to order their lives around their deeply held beliefs. While most Americans grant that we all have a right to believe what we do, the First Amendment guarantees the “free exercise” of religion. It’s essential to understand what exactly that entails. Over the last 15 years,
The Christian PostApr 05 2024
News
Beloved civil rights leader Reverend Doctor Cecil Murray dies
His family told KCAL News that he died after some health struggles.
Reverend Murray was the pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal Church for almost three decades. During his 27 years as the church's pastor, Murray grew his congregation from 250 to 18,000. He helped his South LA through numerous programs, that brought jobs, housing and poured millions of dollars into the community
CBS News (Online)Mar 30 2024
News
Putnam City district middle school removes Bible scripture display following inquiry
The Putnam City Public Schools district says it has taken down a display of scripture from the Bible at one of its middle schools after the Freedom From Religion Foundation called the display unconstitutional. The Putnam City Public Schools district says it has taken down a display of scripture from the Bible at one of its middle schools after receiving an inquiry from the Freedom From
Yahoo NewsJun 28 2022
Opinion
Supreme Court Ruling Proves Once Again That Religion And Education Are Inseparable
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Maine’s policy of allowing parents to use school vouchers for religious schools was not a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits the national government from establishing a state religion. In a rare moment of principle, Chief Justice John Roberts rightly asserted in the majority opinion that excluding
The FederalistApr 05 2024
News
Meet the Boca teen whose painting fundraisers have helped Parkland and Israel victims
BOCA RATON — Ayel Morgenstern is 13 years old. Yet, nearly half of her life has been spent trying to create change in the world — and succeeding. It started when she was 6. “I was sitting in my kitchen, and we were eating dinner,” Ayel said. “And then I saw on the news that someone knocked down tombstones and vandalized Jewish cemeteries. I felt so bad.” The gravestones she’d seen on the news
The Palm Beach Post