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MILTON — An all-girls Catholic school has settled a lawsuit brought by the GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), alleging that the school violated state anti-discrimination law when it rescinded an offer of employment to a man married to his same-sex partner. The settlement between Fontbonne Academy in Milton and Matthew
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The culture war has only just begun. This is not a conventional battle of two sides, sparring over rights and the merits of tradition within the confines of civil democratic debates. Sadly, we are in the midst of guerrilla warfare where unpredictable alliances are forming and personal feuds are fought
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Less than a week after an order of Catholic nuns asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a religious exemption to the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act (also known as "Obamacare"), the Court took the unusual step of asking for additional briefing, telling
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law, the Supreme Court appeared deeply and evenly divided Wednesday over the arrangement devised by the administration to spare faith-based groups from having to pay for birth control for women covered under their health plans. Ninety
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who ties every move he makes, every breath he takes, to God, began his Iowa caucus victory speech Monday (Feb.1), "To God be the glory." He's been that way all his 45 years — from his childhood in evangelical private schools, up
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Washington, D.C. – The future of religious freedom in the United States will one day be in the care of today's college students, so one Catholic college is working to equip them for that struggle. Wyoming Catholic College is trying to form a "community of people who
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WASHINGTON – Faith-based groups may continue to partner with the state of Florida to help reduce recidivism rates among newly released prisoners, despite objections from a New York-based atheist group, a Florida county court ruled Wednesday. The case, brought by the Center for Inquiry, challenged the government's ability to
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MILTON – Some religious liberty advocates are expressing concern about eroded religious freedom in Massachusetts after a state court judge ruled that an all-girls Catholic school in Milton violated state anti-discrimination law when it rescinded a job offer because the applicant had a same-sex spouse. Fontbonne Academy, run by the Congregation
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