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Alito: U.S. seeing growing hostility to religious freedom
“We can’t … assume that the religious liberty enjoyed today …will always endure. Religious liberty is fragile,” associate justice says.
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Pew projects Christians could be minority in U.S. by 2070
If the rate of conversion in and out of Christianity remains the same, 46% of Americans will be Christian by 2070.
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Serenity now! Hindu rituals in class cost Chicago schools, filmmaker's nonprofit $2.6M settlement
Christian student got settlement year and a half before Muslim-led class settlement. David Lynch Foundation removed schools tab from U.S. website on transcendental meditation in 2021 but continues targeting schools in other countries.
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Three-quarters of voters say faith is important in their personal lives
Less than one-quarter of respondents said it was unimportant.
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American Academy of Pediatrics calls for ending religious exemptions for school vaccine mandates
"Among the major world religious traditions, none include scriptural or doctrinal guidelines that preclude adherents from being vaccinated," AAP says. "Are we in some dystopian rerun of 2020?" anti-mandate doctor group says.
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New Jersey drops religious oath for political candidates
On a federal level, while many oaths to serve in government include the phrase "so help me, God," others — most notably the presidential oath of office — do not require it.
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Trump condemns Charlotte stabbing incident: 'They're evil people'
Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed on the city’s light rail train on Aug. 22. The 23-year-old was stabbed three times, including once in the neck and was pronounced dead on the scene.
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Colorado terror attack suspect charged with hate crime, murder, assault
Mohamed Sabry Soliman told investigators “he wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead,” per court filings.
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Pompeo: Religious repression in China 'continues to intensify,' following release of annual report
Chinese Party now ordering religious groups to infuse 'communist dogma' in teachings - Secretary of State Pompeo
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NHL player skips team's LGBTQ-pride themed warmup, cites religious beliefs
Philadelphia Flyer defenseman Ivan Provorov is Russian Orthodox.