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In 'Big Win for Religious Freedom,' US Supreme Court Rules Muslims Put on No-Fly List Can Sue FBI
Yahya Wehelie talked about being on a no-fly list, leaving him stuck in Cairo, Egypt for almost two months on July 20, 2010 in Burke, Virginia (Photo: Mark Gail/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
'Deliberately Distorting' Reasoning for Limiting Large Religious Gatherings, SCOTUS Rules Against New York State's Restrictions
Julia Conley, staff writer
"Free religious exercise is one of our most treasured and jealously guarded constitutional rights," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent. "But those principles are not at stake today."
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'Huge News': Nearly Four Dozen Faith Institutions Announce Divestment From Fossil Fuels
Julia Conley, staff writer
An Extinction Rebellion protester holds up a placard saying "Divest from climate change" as they block the roads outside the Bank of England on October 14, 2019 in London, England. (Photo: John Keeble/Getty Images)
"While government leaders cling to the economic models of yesterday, faith...
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Pope Francis Signals 'Historic' Shift for Catholic Church, Publicly Supporting Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples
Julia Conley, staff writer
The pope won praise for " pushing the Church into the 21st Century."
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Demanding 'Full Accountability,' Lawmakers Call for Probe Into Claims ICE Gave Muslim Detainees a Choice: Spoiled Food or Pork
Protestors shared a laugh during a rally against the transgender bathroom rights repeal at Thomas Paine Plaza February 25, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rallies were also held across the country in support of the Affordable Care Act. (Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images)
'Crucial Early Victory' for Trans Patients as Judge Blocks Trump's Gutting of Healthcare Discrimination Protections
Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh attend the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
'Attacking the Very Foundations' of Church-State Separation, SCOTUS Delivers 'Seismic Shock' Ruling on Religious Schools
LGBTQ Americans and allies rallied outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump's effort to ban trans people from military service.
'This Is Deadly': Trump HHS Scraps Protections for Transgender Patients and Those Seeking Abortions
President Donald Trump holds up a Bible outside of St. John's Episcopal church across Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. on June 1, 2020.
DC Bishop 'Outraged' by Trump Clearing Protests With Tear Gas and Using Bible as a Prop for Church Photo Op
Rejecting 'Profoundly Disturbing' Logic That Criminalizes Empathy, Judge Reverses Convictions of Border Humanitarians
President Donald J. Trump makes remarks during the arrival ceremony preceding the lying in honor of the Reverend Billy Graham
Trump Lashes Out at Evangelical Magazine After It Calls for His Ouster
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Leaked Draft of Trump Anti-Semitism Executive Order Raises Concerns About Campuses Cracking Down on Critics of Israel
A Nativity scene in Claremont, California has sparked discussion and controversy.
"It Is About Perseverance Against Cruelty": California Church's Nativity Scene Shows Holy Family Separated in Cages
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered his address, titled "Being a Christian Leader," to a gathering of the American Association of Christian Counselors last Friday in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo: Screengrab/State Department Website)
US State Dept. Under Fire for Using Official Website to Promote Pompeo's "Christian Nationalist Talking Points"
Critics Condemn Inclusion of Anti-Semitic, White Nationalist Blog Post in Daily Briefing Sent to Immigration Judges by Trump's DOJ
Faith-Based Peace Activists, Facing 25-Year Sentence, Defend Disarmament Action at Nuclear Submarine Base

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