US Supreme Court hears arguments on viability of religious opt-outs from LGBTQ+ curriculum in public schools – JURIST
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case concerning the viability of religious opt-outs from LGBTQ+ curriculum in public schools. In the brief for…
Read More »Trump administration’s new EEOC guidance signals support for religious Americans
The Trump administration has released new guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, advising Americans to be on the lookout for workplace discrimination perpetuated under the guise… The post Trump…
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US Supreme Court urged to block Oklahoma first religious public school – JURIST
A group of faith leaders, education advocates and parents filed an amicus brief Monday, urging the US Supreme Court to block Oklahoma’s first religious public school. The brief argued that…
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Supreme Court will decide if religious schools may be funded as public charters
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear an Oklahoma case to decide whether the state must authorize a religious school as a public charter. The new church-state case…
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Supreme Court will decide if parents have a religious liberty right to reject LGBTQ+ materials
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a culture wars dispute and decide whether parents have a religious liberty right to have their children “opt out” of using…
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Religious institutions hit hard by L.A. fires look to rebuild. Here’s how you can help
The text message lit up the Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon’s cellphone at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. A congregant of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in Altadena, where Patterson Grindon serves as rector,…
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US Supreme Court to take up California emissions, Wisconsin religious tax exemption cases – JURIST
The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a challenge to California’s vehicle emissions standards as well as a Wisconsin case concerning tax exemptions for religious organizations. In Diamond…
Read More »Tony Campolo, Preacher Who Challenged Religious Right, Dies at 89
A mesmerizing speaker, he urged his fellow evangelicals to turn away from politics in favor of the values of charity and love espoused by Jesus. Source link
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Court revives lawsuit to send state funding to religious schools
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel revived a lawsuit this week filed by Orthodox Jewish families that sued California education officials over the state’s policy of refusing to fund…
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Religious Liberty Clinic Students Argue Two Ninth Circuit Appeals – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School
In a span of two months, Religious Liberty Clinic students presented supervised oral argument for clients in two cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The…
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What the Changed Standard for Religious Accommodations Means for the Shift-Based Retail Industry
The retail industry is a shift-based industry, dependent on workers signing up for weekday and weekend shifts, for holidays, and for times when few average workers would dream of being…
Read More »Seven Arrested in Georgia for Murdering Woman during “Religious Training”
A seventh person was arrested Wednesday in connection to the death of a South Korean woman whose body was found in the trunk of a car parked outside a spa…
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Iran human rights report: Sunni religious leaders persecuted for protesting state violence – JURIST
The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) released a special report on Tuesday saying that Iranian authorities are targeting, arresting and persecuting Sunni Muslim religious leaders for their opposition…
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