Religion
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Church of England leader Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
“It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatizing period between 2013 and 2024,” Welby said in the statement on Tuesday.
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Wealthy Washington D.C. suburb's no-exception LGBTQ curriculum faces headwinds at Supreme Court
Major religious groups, half the states and top legal scholars of religious liberty unite against Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools, which refuses to notify parents when "Pride storybooks" are taught or let young kids opt out.
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Michigan Catholic bishops slam Whitmer over viral skit accused of mocking Communion
The video, which was posted on social media by podcast host Liz Plank, showed Whitmer placing a Dorito onto the kneeling Plank's tongue in the same manner that priests place a wafer on the recipient's tongue in the Holy Eucharist.
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Abortion coverage mandate doesn't harm churches, Washington state tells baffled appeals court
As if state officials were arguing "our fingerprints aren't on the murder weapon," 9th Circuit judge says.
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D.C. pays church $220,000 to settle lawsuit over COVID-19 religious restrictions
Mayor Bowser pledges not to use COVID restrictions to prevent Capitol Hill Baptist from "gathering as one congregation" in D.C.
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Catholic Church debate on Eucharist underscores tension between Vatican, conservative bishops
Prelates move to clarify whether or not abortion-rights supporters can receive Communion — with implications for nation's highest profile Catholic, Joe Biden.
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Catholic bishops will draft document clarifying conditions of Communion reception
Measure will likely address Communion recipients who support abortion.
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IRS denies tax exempt status to Texas religious group, argues prayer, Bible study benefit GOP
The IRS argued the group engages in political advocacy rather than religious study.
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Catholic bishops next week will consider Eucharist measure amid Biden-abortion debate
Conservatives claim Eucharist should be denied to abortion-rights supporters; liberals insist otherwise.
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Justice Department pledges 'full defense' of Title IX exemption for religious schools
Lawyer for LGBTQ students blasts government for "aligning itself with anti-LGBTQ hate" in response to their lawsuit.
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Federal appeals court orders Vermont to let families use tuition program for religious schools
Lower court was wrong to let school districts devise new funding criteria while continuing to lock out families.
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Pope Francis approves of church law rewrite, aims for clearer penalties of sex abusers
The rewrites are the largest revision of church laws in four decades.
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School district overrules principal who removed faith references from student's graduation speech
Principal said they were "not appropriate" in a public school setting.