Religion
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Arkansas school stops censoring student evangelism, pledges retraining after Gov. Sanders' threat
Arkansas Connections Academy backs down three hours after Sanders announces investigation, censored student's lawyers say.
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Church of England names first female archbishop of Canterbury
Mullally was one of three women on the shortlist to replace former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who resigned his post last year over his handling of a physical and sexual abuse scandal.
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Durbin declines Chicago Archdiocese immigration award following backlash over pro-abortion stance
Bishop Thomas Paprocki said the senator was “unfit to receive any Catholic honor.”
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James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and presidential adviser, dies at 89
“Dr. Dobson was a pioneer—a man of deep conviction whose voice shaped the way generations view faith, family and culture,” JDFI Senior Vice President of Public Policy Gary Bauer said
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University near White House blamed Jewish students for pro-Palestine harassment: DOJ
Assistant dean of students, campus police told Jewish students to leave as they endured "antisemitic protesters" who shouted "racial slurs" at them, "forced them to flee" and blocked their movement, findings letter says.
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School district must convince jury it can fire Christians for not using students' transgender names
Rebuked by Supreme Court in religious accommodation ruling, 7th Circuit finds "insufficient evidence to conclude that calling students by their last names, without more, would inflict emotional harm on a reasonable person."
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UCLA to pay $6.13M to resolve campus antisemitism lawsuit, $2.33M of that to Jewish charities
Settlement, which is not public, covers "damages to each of Becket’s clients, millions in charitable contributions to organizations that support the Jewish community, and attorneys’ fees and costs," law firm says.
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Appeals court blocks gender identity mandates in adoption: pronouns, pride parade, 'hormone shots'
"The situation would be no different if the state had restricted parental speech favoring more 'progressive' views of sexuality and gender identity, while compelling speech" that affirms "traditional" views, Trump-Clinton judges rule.
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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.