religious freedom
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Trump Signs Executive Order on Religious Freedom
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on religious freedom, allowing churches and other religious groups to assume more…
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‘Religious Freedom’ Order Could Legalize Discrimination
President Donald Trump has given women, along with the LGBT community and its advocates, another reason to doubt his commitment…
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Obamacare Contraceptive Mandate
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that President Barack Obama’s health care law unjustly burdens religiously…
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Kim Davis is No Rosa Parks, Critics Say
(The Washington Post) – Rowan County, Ky., clerk Kim Davis may have a dream about honoring her religion by refusing marriage licenses…
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Indiana, Arkansas Pass Revised Religious Objection Proposals
ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press TOM DAVIES, Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Lawmakers in Arkansas and Indiana passed legislation…
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The Right’s ‘Freedom’ Meltdown: Why GOP Still Doesn’t Get What Liberty Actually Means
(Salon) – When liberals and Democrats suffer an especially bitter political defeat, the loss is usually followed by a round…
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UConn’s Ollie Won’t Travel to Final Four Because of New Law
PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie will not be traveling to the…
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Supreme Court Rules for Bearded Muslim Inmate
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Muslim prison inmate in Arkansas…
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Religious Nonprofits Challenge Health Law
Kristen Wyatt, ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER (AP) — Faith-based nonprofit organizations that object to covering birth control in their employee…
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Religious Minorities Struggle to Survive Siege by Militants
(CBS News) – As an Iraqi helicopter landed on a barren mountaintop to deliver food and water, stranded members of…
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