Religion
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UCLA pleads for legal immunity for officials in 'Jew Exclusion Zone' lawsuit
"There was no blueprint for how to respond to a protest encampment," and UCLA used de-escalation in the context of "tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving" situations, which justifies qualified immunity, it tells Trump nominee.
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Al Sharpton and NY AG Letitia James anointed with oil at Cornerstone Baptist Church
Sharpton said the pastor of the church offered a 'powerful covering of prayer in service earlier'
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Church of England leader Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
“It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatizing period between 2013 and 2024,” Welby said in the statement on Tuesday.
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Wealthy Washington D.C. suburb's no-exception LGBTQ curriculum faces headwinds at Supreme Court
Major religious groups, half the states and top legal scholars of religious liberty unite against Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools, which refuses to notify parents when "Pride storybooks" are taught or let young kids opt out.
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Michigan Catholic bishops slam Whitmer over viral skit accused of mocking Communion
The video, which was posted on social media by podcast host Liz Plank, showed Whitmer placing a Dorito onto the kneeling Plank's tongue in the same manner that priests place a wafer on the recipient's tongue in the Holy Eucharist.
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Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study
The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University study found that approximately 104 million people under the "people of faith" umbrella are not expected to vote this election, including 41 million Christians and 32 million of whom regularly go to church.
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Religious parents ask SCOTUS to require exemptions to LGBTQ mandates in public schools
Federal appeals court reinterpreted SCOTUS precedent as "Amish one-off" inapplicable to wealthy and religiously diverse D.C. suburb's refusal to even notify parents when they would teach "Pride storybooks," plaintiffs say.
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Pope Francis slams both Trump and Harris but tells Americans to vote for 'lesser of two evils'
The pope, who has weighed in on politics as the head of the Catholic Church more than his predecessors, did not indicate which candidate was considered the "lesser of two evils."
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Calif. school district crafted secret plan to promote anti-Semitic curriculum: lawsuit
Plaintiffs claim anti-Semitism 'infected' school officials
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Ben Carson blasts 'woke' pastors, warns church has left people 'drifting in the open sea'
"The church should be a place where there are standards which help to keep people anchored to a moral foundation...not drifting in the open sea," Carson said.
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Vatican comments on controversial drag 'Last Supper' at 2024 Paris Olympics
The Vatican said 'freedom of expression . . . is limited by respect for others'
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Catholic bishops and cardinals demand official apology for Olympics opening ceremony
“With shock, the world watched as the Summer Olympics in Paris opened with a grotesque and blasphemous depiction of the Last Supper," the letter stated. “It is hard to understand how the faith of over 2 billion people can be so casually and intentionally blasphemed."
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Oklahoma releases guidelines for implementing the Bible into school curriculum
The guidance instructs teachers to emphasize the Bible's historical, literary, and secular benefits to avoid infringing on the separation of church and state, and says it should not be used for religious reasons like preaching, or indoctrination.