(RNS) — On Tuesday (April 18), the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in this year’s big religion case, about an attempt to get the court to expand employers’ legal obligation to accommodate the religious needs of their employees. The case, Groff v. DeJoy, concerns Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian mail […]
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(The Conversation) — U.S. courts have long wrestled with the extent to which government funding can be used at private religious schools. School-choice advocates have won key cases at the Supreme Court in recent years, opening up more ways for public dollars to support faith-based education. But Oklahoma pushed the […]
Ahead of the Trend • North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan saw drops in total religious adherents of at least 10{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f}. Some Idaho counties became more religious. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Father Martin Diaz, pastor of Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, celebrates […]
(The Conversation) — The existence and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have been the topic of ongoing debate ever due to the fact his assassination on April 4, 1968. Nowadays, those invoking King’s memory assortment from Black Lives Matters organizers and President Joe Biden to Ukrainian […]
(RNS) — Taking advantage of a required public comment period, a broad array of faith leaders and religious groups, including faith-based refugee aid organizations, are speaking out against a proposed federal rule that would generally deny asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S. southern border without first seeking protection […]
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