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Jack Phillips, lower center, is surrounded by supporters as they offer a prayer for the owner of Masterpiece Cake after a rally on the campus of a Christian college Nov. 8, 2017, in Lakewood, Colo. The small rally was held to build support for Phillips, who is at the center of a case that will be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court in December. The case may determine if business owners like Phillips are having their right of religious liberty and free expression violated by having to offer their wedding services to same-sex couples. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Need to know: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Supreme Court cake case laced with clashing ideas of religious liberty
Is a Christian baker’s wedding cake an artistic expression that entitles him to refuse a gay couple’s business, or is it a religion-based violation of anti-discrimination law?
Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban
“President Trump’s anti-Muslim prejudice is no secret . . . It’s unfortunate that the full ban can move forward for now,” said Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.
Trump drastically cuts national monument sacred to Native Americans
“This is a sad day for indigenous people and for America,” said Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathan Nez.
God’s plan for Mike Pence
Will the vice president—and the religious right—be rewarded for their embrace of Donald Trump?
Trump forges ahead on Jerusalem despite warnings of violence
Turkey threatened to cut ties with Israel, the Palestinians warned they would halt contacts with their U.S. counterparts — and key Washington ally Saudi Arabia spoke out strongly against such a possible step.
‘Allah doesn’t care if you are transgender’: the Indonesian school fighting a backlash
An Islamic boarding school for transgender people in Java offers safety amid a harsh crackdown on LGBT rights.
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