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Apr 21 2023
News
Abortion has become politically fraught for Republicans.
Nebraska’s legislature advanced a six-week abortion ban this month — but a Republican co-signer of the bill recently proposed an amendment to shift the ban to 12 weeks. Republicans in conservative states have sought to balance pressure from their base to place more restrictions on abortion with broader support for the right to end a pregnancy. Public support for legal abortion has climbed to
New York Times (News)
Apr 17 2023
News
Minneapolis mayor signs ordinance allowing Islamic call to prayer year round
Muslim leaders say Minneapolis is now the first major U.S. city to allow broadcasts of all five daily calls to prayer. MINNEAPOLIS — With the stroke of a pen, the more than 20 mosques throughout Minneapolis are now allowed to publicly broadcast the Adhan, the Islamic call to prayer, five times per day throughout the year. "Just like church bells or the ringing of the shofar, they are all
KARE11
Feb 02 2024
Perspectives Blog
Misinformation Watch: Israel-Gaza Conflict
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, Hamas launched attacks against Israel that many media outlets referred to as “unprecedented” and “historic.” The devastating attacks caught Israel entirely off guard, killing over a thousand civilians, including over 260 at a music festival. The scale and severity of the attacks led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare the country at war, and retaliate
Andy Gorel
Apr 26 2023
News
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial: The science behind selecting the jury
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Jury selection has reached three days for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial, and not one juror has been seated. Prospective jurors have cried, avoided questions and hedged when asked about their beliefs on religion and the death penalty. So what do lawyers from both sides want to hear and not hear? A social scientist provided some insight. David Zehner is a social
CBS News (Online)
Apr 10 2023
News
Federal judge says Christian teacher has no right misgender students
A federal appeals court just told a public school teacher that he does not have a constitutional right to misgender transgender students. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, based in Chicago, ruled that Brownsburg, Indiana orchestra teacher John Kluge could not use his religion as an excuse to violate the school’s policy on transgender students. Kluge said that he was forced to
LGBTQ Nation
Mar 01 2023
News
Red State Passes Bill Aimed At Protecting Religious Liberty
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) passed the West Virginia Senate Tuesday and will now head to the governor’s desk in a bid to protect religious Americans from being discriminated against by the government, according to the Associated Press. The bill was introduced by Republican state Del. Jonathan Pinson in January as an effort to prevent the government from “substantially burden[
The Daily Caller
Mar 13 2023
News
Virginia School District Scrubs Test Question That Equated Political Stance To Race, Gender
Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, scrubbed a test question that appeared on a college-level civics exam which asked students to compare liberals and conservatives to specific genders and races, according to The Associated Press. A multiple choice question on an Advanced Placement (AP) Government test asked students “which of the following is an accurate comparison of liberals versus
The Daily Caller
Apr 28 2023
Opinion
The Ten Commandments could be in every Texas classroom next fall
This month, Texas Senate Republicans passed three bills about religion in schools that have historians feeling déjà vu.
The first, SB 1515, would require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in a “conspicuous place” in classrooms. The other bill, SB 1396, would permit public schools to set aside time for students and staff members to pray or read the Bible and other religious
Vox
Apr 14 2023
News
Ron DeSantis tries to bury news of his 6-week abortion ban as his presidential hopes implode
Abortion bans are toxic nationally, and most Floridians share the sentiment. A statewide poll conducted last year by University of North Florida found that 57% of Florida voters opposed GOP lawmakers' 15-week ban, while just 34% supported it. A more recent February survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 64% of Floridians back legal abortions in all or most cases
Daily Kos
Mar 06 2023
News
US Supreme Court Dodges Florida City's Challenge to Atheist Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Florida city's bid to fend off a lawsuit by atheists accusing officials of violating constitutional limits on government involvement in religion by staging a prayer vigil following gun violence that wounded three children. The justices turned away an appeal by the city of Ocala of a lower court's ruling endorsing the right of the plaintiffs,
Newsmax (News)