Religion
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Public university commandeered Christian student groups while leaving Muslim group alone, suit says
Campus chapters of national Christian organizations allege state-controlled religion that forces them to get permission to pray, have a "pajama party," while "minority" religions keep their recognition privileges and freedom of worship.
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Remote worker fired for refusing COVID vax receives $200k settlement after feds investigate: lawyers
Arrow Electronics refused her request for a religious accommodation, claiming she lacked "religiosity," at which point the feds got involved, her lawyers say.
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Illinois pauses assisted suicide mandate for Catholic nuns, doctors as Canada's law expands
Deep-blue states struggle in court to compel religious professionals to spout progressive orthodoxy, and federal appeals court set to rule in similar challenge by pro-life pregnancy centers. U.K. diverges from Canada's approach's
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Pope Leo the first pontiff in decades to carry the cross for full Good Friday procession
Leo's predecessors were too weak or elderly to carry the cross for 14 Stations of the Cross, symbolizing the final hours of Jesus' life
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Eight justices shut down Colorado's 'egregious' censorship of talk therapy in 'conversion' ban
Therapist's speech with gender-confused kids does not become conduct "just because it can also be described as a 'treatment,' a 'therapeutic modality,' or anything else," Gorsuch opinion says. Kagan disses Jackson.
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Franklin Graham says he 'misspoke' when he called for CPAC to help Trump get reelected in 2028
Graham, the son of iconic evangelist Billy Graham, spoke at the annual conference Thursday. During his closing remarks, he mentioned that he was fond of the president and said the country will never see anyone else like Trump.
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Ohio judges reject gender ideology, say parents don't have to accept child's 'transsexual identity'
In child custody dispute, appeals court refuses to use girl's preferred pronouns, sees "no serious concern" in "cautious reactions" of parents to her ever-changing gender identity, says they have right to instruct her in religion.
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Church of England installs first female archbishop at Canterbury
The Anglican Communion includes around 85 million people in 160 countries, including Episcopalians in the U.S.
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Hegseth orders military chaplains to wear insignia displaying religious affiliation instead of rank
The Pentagon will now use 31 faith codes for the insignia, instead of the over 200 that currently exist
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Pope Leo XIV to accept National Constitution Center’s annual Liberty Medal ahead of America 250
The pope is expected to deliver remarks from the Vatican for the event, which will take place on July 3. The pope will also receive the center's 38th Annual Liberty Medal. The event will take place on the Independence Mall in Philadelphia.
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Religious Liberty Commission member removed from panel over 'hijacking' antisemitism hearing
Patrick, who leads the commission with former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, said he made the decision to remove Boller after she attempted to "hijack" the hearing for her own political agenda.
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Liberal or conservative? Pope Leo escapes early political labels with healthy dose of pragmatism
Leo was elected amid widespread speculation on whether the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics would follow in the progressive footsteps of predecessor Pope Francis or return to a more traditional Catholic doctrine.
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Pope Leo considering Trump's invite to join Board of Peace: Vatican says
"The Pope has received an invitation and we are considering what to do," Cardinal Pietro Parolin said