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Trump administration grants waiver to agency that works only with Christian families

The Trump administration said Wednesday it was granting a Christian ministry in South Carolina permission to participate in the federally funded foster-care program, even though the group will work only with Christian families. The long-standing policy of Miracle Hill Ministries of Greenville violates a regulation, put into place in the closing days of the Obama […]

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Jan 24 2019

NY Legislators Must Help Orthodox Jewish Kids and Rescind the Felder Amendment

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As we’ve posted about before, New York State Sen. Simcha Felder — a “Democrat” who caucused with the Republicans, giving them a one-vote majority — essentially held the state’s budget hostage until it agreed not to interfere with the curriculum at yeshivas, the schools for Orthodox Jews. That meant there could be no oversight of

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Jan 18 2019

Indiana GOP Legislator Sponsors Bill to Teach Creationism in Public Schools

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Indiana State Sen. Dennis Kruse is one of the most anti-science, pro-forced Christianity legislators in the country. This is a guy who co-authored a bill to require recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in public schools, wanted Creationism taught in science classrooms, and tried making it illegal for kids to learn sex ed in school without

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Jan 14 2019

Judge blocks Trump contraception rule in 13 states

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A federal judge on Sunday blocked Trump administration rules that would allow most businesses to opt out of covering contraception for their employees if they have moral or religious objections. Judge Haywood Gilliam blocked the rules, which were set to go into effect on Monday, in California, Washington, D.C. and 12 other states. Gilliam granted

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Jan 14 2019

Rep. Jamie Raskin Says; “We need a secular movement that is big and strong”

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On Thursday, leaders of representatives from the Secular Coalition for America, American Atheists, the American Humanist Association, the Center for Inquiry, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, attended a reception on Capitol Hill hosted by the Congressional Freethought Caucus. Rep. Jamie Raskin, a co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, gave an informal speech at the event

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Jan 13 2019

Evangelical group wants gays removed from anti-lynching bill

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The U.S. Senate last month unanimously passed a bill that would explicitly make lynching a federal crime. Not everyone, however, is pleased with passage of the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act. Liberty Counsel, an evangelical nonprofit that opposes gay rights, and its chairman, Mat Staver, are taking issue with the bill’s inclusion of LGBTQ

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Jan 10 2019

A Christian ministry won’t change its Christians-only criteria for foster-care parents. Is that okay with Trump?

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The Miracle Hill Ministries in Greenville, S.C., makes clear from the start that only Christian parents need apply for its foster-care program. On its forms, candidates are asked to offer personal testimony of their faith or salvation. “Our existence and identity is tied to our faith in God and belief in Jesus Christ,” said Reid

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Jan 9 2019

North Dakota lawmakers want to require Bible study in public schools

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A group of North Dakota lawmakers — all Republicans — have introduced legislation that would require the state’s public schools to teach a unit on the Bible. The unit could be on the Old Testament, the New Testament, or a mix of the two, and would count toward students’ social studies credit requirements. As blogger

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Jan 9 2019

The other abortion ban

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Medication abortion is one of the safest procedures out there; it’s less risky than wisdom-tooth extraction (which requires anesthesia). But doctors and nurses in Arkansas are so afraid of abortions — and the attendant politics — that it’s almost impossible to learn about them as a medical student, let alone administer them. Where I grew

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Jan 8 2019

Blasphemy Laws Do Not Have A Place In The 21st Century

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Last year has seen some positive developments in the fight against outdated blasphemy laws. For example, in Ireland, as part of a referendum, a majority voted against the remaining blasphemy laws. In Pakistan, although blasphemy laws still exist, the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi who was held on the death row for eight years because

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Jan 8 2019

Trump administration grants waiver to agency that works only with Christian families

NY Legislators Must Help Orthodox Jewish Kids and Rescind the Felder Amendment

Indiana GOP Legislator Sponsors Bill to Teach Creationism in Public Schools

Judge blocks Trump contraception rule in 13 states

Rep. Jamie Raskin Says; “We need a secular movement that is big and strong”

Evangelical group wants gays removed from anti-lynching bill

A Christian ministry won’t change its Christians-only criteria for foster-care parents. Is that okay with Trump?

North Dakota lawmakers want to require Bible study in public schools

The other abortion ban

Blasphemy Laws Do Not Have A Place In The 21st Century

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