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Frank Gaffney is wrong. Religious liberty is good for everyone, not a ‘takeover’
By Asma T. Uddin — March 2, 2020
RNS — If we cede power to the government to choose what it considers a religion and what it does not, who is to say what is allowed today won’t be prohibited tomorrow?
Catholic bishops side with labor unions in Supreme Court case
By Jack Jenkins — January 20, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops equated the effect of a potential ruling against public sector unions' rights to collect fees from nonmembers to landmark decisions that legalized abortion and same-sex marriage.
New Jersey town approves mosque after $3.25M settlement
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 9, 2017
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge had sued the township last year, claiming the town changed its zoning ordinances in order to deny the group's plans.
Supreme Court ups pressure on Little Sisters to settle
By Mark Silk — May 17, 2016
There were good reasons to push for a negotiated settlement.
Wheaton drops student health insurance to avoid Obamacare contraception mandate
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — August 2, 2015
The 'evangelical Harvard' rejects any "accommodation" that would let insurers offer the coverage to students directly. Wheaton's lawyer said signing a letter citing religious beliefs to opt out of the coverage unacceptable.
Court rejects atheists’ demand to end tax break for clergy housing
By Kimberly Winston — November 13, 2014
(RNS) Supporters say the clergy tax breaks helps compensate ministers and rabbis for their role in providing social services and pad their "modest salaries."
Justice Roberts asks if the case of the Muslim prisoner’s beard is too easy
By Lauren Markoe — October 7, 2014
(RNS) In the first religion case of the Supreme Court season, a Muslim prisoner asks for the right to grow a very short beard.
Anti-Semitism * Helmet hair * ROHINGYA : August’s Religious Freedom Recap
By Brian Pellot — September 2, 2014
Anti-Semitism continues to seep across Europe following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Motorcycle-riding Sikhs in Ontario must wear helmets, even though they don’t fit over their turbans. And Myanmar is asking foreign officials not use the word “Rohingya,” to which I say “ROHINGYA ROHINGYA ROHINGYA.”
Hobby Lobby case provokes a twitterstorm
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 25, 2014
Supporters and opponents of the Obamacare contraception mandate squared off on social media Tuesday (March 25) with tweets, snowy images and dueling graphics.
Why a band of American heathens is fighting to protect atheists — and Christians — abroad
By Brian Pellot — January 30, 2014
The Center for Inquiry’s Michael DeDora explains why his secular group is teaming up with unlikely allies on the Christian right to fight for freedom of expression around the world.
Administration, nuns battle over contraception mandate at Supreme Court
By David Gibson — January 3, 2014
(RNS) The Obama administration and faith-based foes of a rule that employer health insurance policies provide free birth control coverage continued back and forth legal filings on Friday (Jan 3.), though with an odd twist: The Justice department says an order of nuns is exempt from the mandate, while the nuns’ lawyers say they are not.
Becket Fund shames Wisconsin for being too religiously inclusive
By Brian Pellot — December 24, 2013
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty has given its lowest honor, the Ebenezer Award, to Wisconsin’s Department of Administration for allowing diverse and controversial holiday displays at the State Capitol. Who’s the real scrooge here?
Catholic bishops rebuke Biden over contraception mandate claims
By Kevin Eckstrom — October 12, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) In a rare public rebuke, Catholic bishops chided Vice President Joe Biden for his claim during the vice-presidential debate that Catholic hospitals and institutions are not being forced to provide contraception coverage to employees. By Kevin Eckstrom.
Court says pharmacists can’t be forced to dispense morning-after pill
By Tracy Gordon — February 22, 2012
(RNS) A federal court on Wednesday (Feb. 23) struck down a Washington state law that requires pharmacists to dispense the morning-after pill even if it violates their religious beliefs. By Lauren Markoe.
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