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A Free Exercise of Religion Supreme Court
The first significant distinction of the newly constituted Supreme Court concerns the free exercise of religion from government control. The latest evidence is the 5-4 ruling late Friday slapping down…
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Human rights tribunal tosses out complaint by worker who said he refused to wear mask because of religion
… discriminated against based on his religion. But the tribunal disagreed. … discriminated against because of their religion, they must show: They … conduct harmed their employment Religion was a…
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Retiring NPR Correspondent Looks At How Religion Beat Has Changed
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to take a few minutes now to note the departure of a very much loved colleague. Correspondent…
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Church leaders breach sectarian divide, urge end to Northern Ireland violence
A week of disorder across Norther Ireland has left growing numbers of police officers injured, and Catholic and a Church of Ireland bishops were among those who joined for an…
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Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, April 10-17
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church on Sherman Way at Orion Avenue, Van Nuys. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of indoor, outdoor and online religious services in the…
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With numbers affiliating with religion down and ‘nones’ up, where do we go now? Greg Erlandson
A liturgical vestment is seen in this illustration photo. Results of a Gallup poll released March 29 show that just 47% of U.S. adults belonged to a church, synagogue or…
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‘Why can’t a person choose religion?’ SC nixes PIL against conversion
NEW DELHI: Objecting to a PIL seeking to stop the practice of religious conversion, the Supreme Court reminded the petitioner that people are free to choose their religions and also…
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Bible and religion professor announced
On Monday, the Bible and religion department announced that Breanna Nickel, GC class of 2010, will be joining the faculty in the fall. Nickel graduated with a double-major in Bible,…
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Your Religion News: April 10, 2021
Sunday: Bishop Byrne will preach in Greenfield - GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Deanery will sponsor a Divine Mercy Celebration at Blessed Sacrament Church in Greenfield on Sunday, April 11.…
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Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Küng, who criticized popes, dies at 93
Hans Küng, the prominent and sometimes controversial Swiss Catholic theologian, who challenged popes, has died peacefully in his sleep in the university town of Tübingen, Germany, where he had lived…