Trump's HHS worked with conservative group on Planned Parenthood policy

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A conservative legal organization worked with the Trump administration to make it easier for states to defund Planned Parenthood, according to documents obtained by congressional Democrats and shared with POLITICO. HHS last month told states they no longer have to comply with Obama administration policy that made it difficult for states to exclude the women’s […]

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GOP education bill would radically rewrite religious freedom and license virtually any form of discrimination

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In short, the bill, which goes under the name of the “Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act,” or “PROSPER Act,” seeks to enact a particular, and historically peculiar, conception of religious freedom that has in recent decades become a staple of conservative Christian political activism. (The bill itself is primarily concerned with federal

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Tennessee GOP Unleashes Attack on “Radical Atheist” Running for State Senate

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In 2016, Gayle Jordan ran for the Tennessee State Senate in District 14, just south of Nashville. This was a deeply red district, so it wasn’t surprising that Jordan didn’t even come close. She lost by a 50-point margin. That said, it was a story that she was even in the race for two reasons: Democrats usually don’t

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The Government Gets Into the Church-Rebuilding Business

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Tucked among the provisions in the budget bill passed by Congress on Friday are new rules about how FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, works with houses of worship. According to the new law, religious nonprofits can’t be excluded from disaster aid just because of their religious nature, which had been the agency’s policy in certain contexts

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LGBTQ equality pendulum “abruptly” swinging back as religious exemptions gain victories

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As the U.S. Supreme Court continues to mull the arguments of a baker who on religious grounds refused to design a custom cake for a same-sex wedding, two cases elsewhere this week suggested that however the high court rules, religious exemptions will remain a front line in ongoing cultural clashes about sexual diversity. Those who support equality

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Magistrate Who Refused to Perform Gay Marriages Wins $325,000 Settlement

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The state of North Carolina has agreed to pay a settlement of at least $325,000 to a magistrate who was forced to resign after she refused to perform same-sex marriages. Gayle Myrick, the Kim Davis of the North Carolina court system, didn’t deny any specific couple their right to marry. But she did approach her supervisors and

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Massachusetts bill would bar companies from citing religious exemptions

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Lawmakers are weighing a bill aimed at preventing corporations from being able to claim religious exemptions from state anti-discrimination laws for conduct that occurs in Massachusetts. The bill is in part a reaction to the 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision that enabled the Christian-owned Hobby Lobby chain to be exempt from a federal mandate to

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Podcast Ep. 203: Sarah Levin of the Secular Coalition for America

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In our latest podcast, I spoke with Sarah Levin of the Secular Coalition for America. Levin is the Director of Grassroots and Community Programs at the Secular Coalition for America. She has served in various roles at the Secular Coalition since 2013, including as the organization’s chief lobbyist on Capitol Hill and as the State Chapter Coordinator, managing and

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Trump Signs Budget Deal Giving Taxpayer Money To Churches

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Unconstitutional: Trump signs new budget deal giving taxpayer money to churches in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution. In disastrous news for those who respect the U.S. Constitution and the secular values upon which this nation was founded, President Donald Trump has signed The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (H.R. 1892) into law. Contained in the new

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The complicated history of ‘In God We Trust’ and other examples Trump gives of American religion

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In his address to the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, President Trump steered clear of policy and stuck instead to a spiritual theme: “America is a nation of believers,” he said. At his first address to the breakfast last year, Trump made a policy promise — he said he would “totally destroy” the Johnson

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