Religion
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New York pays Christian photographer $225K for threatening her for refusal to do same-sex weddings
Obama nominee ruled it was "beyond debate" after Supreme Court ruling for Christian website designer that Empire State could not compel Emilee Carpenter to participate in activities against her beliefs.
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Military pilot on no-fly list after probe into faith conversations ends without charges, lawyer says
Captain Forrest Doss is not able “to fly,” his career is destroyed “because of an investigation,” he’s given “no good guidance moving forward, and he can’t talk about his faith when asked,” R. Davis Younts said
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Football greats, country music star urge SCOTUS to protect prayer at games on public property
Legal heavy hitters urge Supreme Court to junk precedent that holds "misperceptions of observers looking to take offense can trump the rights of religious people and schools to fully participate in public life."
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John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, dies at 86 after hospitalization
"Last week, Pastor John unexpectedly contracted pneumonia, and the Lord took him home on Monday, July 14," the church's website said
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Pentecostal televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90
Jimmy Swaggart had a cardiac arrest just over two weeks ago.
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Christian summer camp lawsuit prompts religious exemptions from Colorado's gender identity rules
Centennial State claims it never required religious camps to let gender-confused boys, girls use opposite-sex facilities. Maryland school district allegedly paid six figures in social media blocking case before even bigger loss at SCOTUS.
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Southern Baptists agree to push Supreme Court to ban gay marriage
The resolution was part of a broader measure that also called to defund Planned Parenthood and to keep transgender athletes out of female sports.
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Gender ideology mandate in foster care opposed by religious liberty, gay rights, pro-drag groups
"The Supreme Court has never affirmed a government-compelled speech requirement like Vermont’s that applies to a private citizen in her own home," group that sued public university for drag ban tells appeals court.
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Catholics fight government surveillance in confession after wins against abortion mandate, tax
Trump administration drops Biden guidance forcing Catholic physicians to perform emergency room abortions. Justice Sotomayor opinion for Catholic Charities quickly incorporated into motion against Washington's confession snooping.
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Catholic Bishops ask feds to block child abuse confession law
Proposed Washington state legislation makes members of the clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect.
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SCOTUS redux? California courts reject Christian baker punished for lesbian wedding cake refusal
California appeals court overruled factual findings at trial, claiming Cathy Miller's cakes are "predesigned" - at odds with 9th Circuit on similar issue for tattoo parlors, her lawyers claim - yet California Supreme Court denied review.
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Franklin Graham meets with Zelensky in Berlin, offers prayer for peace in Russia-Ukraine war
"The complications in Ukraine and Russia are very difficult, and I believe only God can solve this," Franklin Graham said.
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Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass draws about 200,000 people, JD Vance, Rubio, Zelensky attend
Pope Leo called for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and Myanmar.