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Punishing women with the death penalty would cut abortions, Idaho candidate says

A Republican lieutenant governor candidate on Tuesday softened his stance that women who get an abortion should be punished if it is ever criminalized in Idaho, a day after saying the punishment should include the death penalty. “Prosecutions have always been focused on the abortionist,” said Bob Nonini in a statement. “There is no way …

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Apr 5 2018October 22, 2018

EPA’s Pruitt Hears From Bible Study Leader That ‘Radical Environmentalism’ Is A ‘False Religion’

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Ralph Drollinger, the man who leads weekly Bible study meetings for members of Congress and Trump’s Cabinet—including embattled Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt—distributed on Monday a Bible study warning that America is in the process of shifting from Christianity to the “false religion of Radical Environmentalism.” Pruitt told CBN last year that it was “wonderful” to participate in the Cabinet Bible studies. Drollinger’s weekly …

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Apr 5 2018October 17, 2018

Why Is New York Condoning Illiteracy?

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Last Friday, as observant Jews hurried with last-minute preparations for Passover, one Orthodox Jew was in Albany, holding up the New York State budget. He was insisting that this roughly $168 billion package include a special provision that would allow religious schools to meet the state’s educational requirements by using their long hours of religious instruction. …

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Apr 5 2018October 12, 2018

Researchers Discover Common Thread Among Christians Who Voted For Trump

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Social scientists have a number of theories on why President Donald Trump captured the votes of 80 percent of white evangelical Protestants in the 2016 election, much more than his support from any other religious group. And the president still enjoys the approval of 78 percent of white evangelicals, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Some researchers …

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Apr 5 2018October 23, 2018

Air Force: Colonel had religious right to refuse signing same-sex spouse appreciation letter

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The Air Force has affirmed the religious rights of a colonel who claimed he was wrongly disciplined for refusing to sign a certificate of appreciation for the same-sex spouse of one of his airmen last year. The Air Force said that Col. Leland Bohannon “had the right to exercise his sincerely held religious beliefs and …

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Apr 4 2018October 23, 2018

Vet Sues Air Force Over Controversy Involving Christian Flag-Folding Speech

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As recently as a couple of years ago, the U.S. Air Force made clear that “when a flag folding ceremony is desired and conducted by Air Force personnel at any location, on or off an installation, this script is the only one that may be used.” They were referring to a secular script drenched in patriotism. The alternative, …

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Apr 4 2018October 23, 2018

The Curious Case of the Yeshiva Carve-Out

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Amid the fevered last hours of New York State budget negotiations on Friday, with lawmakers scrambling to beat the April 1 deadline, a single, seemingly esoteric issue threatened to derail it all: state oversight of religious schools. Top lawmakers accused one senator, Simcha Felder, of Brooklyn, of essentially holding the $168 billion budget hostage until …

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Apr 4 2018October 12, 2018

Religious Liberty for a Select Few

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In its first year, the Trump administration has systematically redefined and expanded the right to religious exemptions, creating broad carve-outs to a host of vital health, labor, and anti-discrimination protections. On May 4, 2017—the National Day of Prayer—during a ceremony outside the White House, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on “Promoting Free Speech …

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Apr 4 2018October 23, 2018

Judge: Atheist’s Lawsuit To Keep His “IM GOD” License Plate in KY Can Proceed

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State governments shouldn’t be rejecting perfectly inoffensive license plates. And thanks to one atheist’s lawsuit, we’re a step closer to making sure that doesn’t happen in Kentucky. This case began in 2016, when the head of Kentucky’s Division of Motor Vehicles rejected Ben Hart‘s request to get a license plate reading “IM GOD,” even though he had it …

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Apr 3 2018October 23, 2018

Advocates Say Indiana’s New Abortion Reporting Law Could Further Stigmatize Abortion Care

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Reproductive rights advocates raised concerns about the further stigmatization of abortion care, and the impact the law could have on pregnant people who are diagnosed with mental illness. Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb on Sunday signed a bill into law that mandates reporting requirements for abortion providers, and requires extensive and detailed information about patients and their …

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Apr 3 2018October 22, 2018

Punishing women with the death penalty would cut abortions, Idaho candidate says

EPA’s Pruitt Hears From Bible Study Leader That ‘Radical Environmentalism’ Is A ‘False Religion’

Why Is New York Condoning Illiteracy?

Researchers Discover Common Thread Among Christians Who Voted For Trump

Air Force: Colonel had religious right to refuse signing same-sex spouse appreciation letter

Vet Sues Air Force Over Controversy Involving Christian Flag-Folding Speech

The Curious Case of the Yeshiva Carve-Out

Religious Liberty for a Select Few

Judge: Atheist’s Lawsuit To Keep His “IM GOD” License Plate in KY Can Proceed

Advocates Say Indiana’s New Abortion Reporting Law Could Further Stigmatize Abortion Care

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