Religion
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School district pays $275,000, changes policies to settle Bible study discrimination lawsuit
Federal court already imposed preliminary injunction on Washington's Everett Public Schools this spring. The district board will undergo "religious liberty training" and change policies on "religious activities," ministry's lawyers say.
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Pope 'progressing as expected' after surgery to remove lower lobe of lung, doctors say
Blood tests and an X-ray early on Wednesday showed his recovery is going normally, and he has also undergone respiratory physiotherapy
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Vatican says Pope Leo has been diagnosed with lung cancer
The tests confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. It said the diagnosis had been suspected by preoperative tests but was confirmed during the procedure, which removed a nodule from his lung.
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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.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules that taxpayer-funded religious charter school is unconstitutional
The state Supreme Court determined that this institution violates both the state's and country's constitution and must be secular.
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Southern Baptist Convention votes against IVF treatments
The resolution was approved by nearly 11,000 attendees at the SBC's annual meeting in Indianapolis.
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Southern Baptist Convention votes against ban on female pastors
The Southern Baptist Convention still has in its constitution a statement that only men can be pastors.
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LA lifeguard, evangelical Christian sues county for requiring him to work near Pride flag
The veteran lifeguard was disciplined last summer for taking down thee Progress Pride flags