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The slow death of religious liberty
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case in which the State of Washington changed its pharmacy referral rules for the sole…
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Becket Fund leader named to religious freedom panel
WASHINGTON – The executive director of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a nonprofit legal advocacy group that has defended key civil rights…
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Zubik: A curse and a blessing
To the surprise of no one who has paid any attention to the litigation, the post-Scalia Supreme Court this week resolved…
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Co-opting compassion in the culture wars
Compassion — or a skewed definition of it — has become one of the left's most insidious weapons in the ongoing culture…
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Report: Religious freedom deteriorating around the world
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Religious freedom remains under "serious and sustained assault" around the globe, according to a new annual report from…
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Gordon College’s fundamental right to be different
Gordon College is once again under fire for being a self-consciously Christian college. Cultural elites in Massachusetts insist that Gordon should…
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Culture wars? Let the free market decide
The culture war has only just begun. This is not a conventional battle of two sides, sparring over rights and the merits…
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Kasich: Balance needed on LGBT rights and religious freedom
(CNSNews.com) – GOP presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that…
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Cuban poet Valladares to receive Becket’s Canterbury Medal
WASHINGTON – "They've taken everything away from me – or almost everything – I still have my smile, the proud sense that…
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Sikh Army captain wins right to wear turban, beard
WASHINGTON – A practicing Sikh who is a captain in the U.S. Army and fought for the right to wear the beard,…
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Supporters of religious exemption bill say debate isn’t over
ATLANTA (AP) — Conservative groups said Tuesday that Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal turned his back on people of faith by vetoing a "…
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Army ordered to back off testing Sikh soldier
WASHINGTON – A serving U.S. Army officer who went to court to keep his beard for religious reasons notched a significant victory…
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Sikh soldier sues Army over religious right to beard, turban
WASHINGTON – A U.S. Army captain who is a practicing Sikh asked a federal court on Monday to protect his right to…
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Catholic college offers religious freedom training
Washington, D.C. – The future of religious freedom in the United States will one day be in the care of today'…
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Prison ministries win religious freedom case
WASHINGTON – Faith-based groups may continue to partner with the state of Florida to help reduce recidivism rates among newly released prisoners,…
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Wheaton College and doctrinal purity
(RNS) — The uproar over Wheaton College's recent decision to begin termination proceedings for a tenured professor was oh-so-predictable.…
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Judge: Tubal ligation violates Calif. hosptial’s religious freedom
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ordering a Catholic hospital in California to perform a tubal ligation sterilization procedure on a woman would violate its…
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Religious freedom resource planned by Becket Fund
WASHINGTON – Each year, a presidential proclamation declares Jan. 16 a Religious Freedom Day, honoring a Virginia law written by Thomas Jefferson in…
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California tubal ligation fight heads to court Thursday
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco judge is set to hear arguments Thursday over whether to require a Catholic hospital to perform…
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Protesters demand Wheaton College professor reinstatement
WHEATON, Ill. – Protests and prayer marked the first day of the spring semester at Wheaton College after an acrimonious holiday break during…
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Lawyers fret over religious liberty erosion after Milton Catholic school ruling
MILTON – Some religious liberty advocates are expressing concern about eroded religious freedom in Massachusetts after a state court judge ruled that an…
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Fontbonne and the First Amendment
The First Amendment protects those with whom we disagree. Most people have no problem allowing speech with which they agree. But ask…
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Do you hear what I hear? Atheists try to silence faith-based halfway house
Two years ago, Prisoners of Christ — a halfway house in Jacksonville, Fla. — contacted the local Salvation Army to offer the men in…
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Canadian judge rules in favor of religious liberty for Christian law school
Victoria, Canada (CNA/EWTN News) — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reversed a decision by the province's law society…
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For persecuted Mideast Christians, Obama admin tongue-tied on genocide
While Christians in Iraq and Syria face the threat of extinction at the hands of the Islamic State terror group, the U.…
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Religious freedom advocates cite persecution of religious minorities in Iraq and Syria
Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) — Christians in the U.S. must stop their apathy to the bloody persecution of religious minorities…
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Gordon College prevailed, but will the country?
Gordon College, the small Christian liberal arts college just 30 minutes north of Boston, became the focus of much negative media attention…
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Religious freedom is a woman’s right, too
There's a debate about religious freedom raging among our neighbors to the north. Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper,…
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Pope at White House urges action on climate change, promotes religious liberty
Following a solemn but energetic ceremony before thousands gathered on the White House South Lawn, Pope Francis spoke briefly in English, emphasizing…
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Religious groups press Obama to let them keep the faith when hiring
Religious groups ratcheted up pressure on President Barack Obama last week, seeking clarification of U.S. policies on employee hiring by organizations…
