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ACLU files suit against DC transit agency over refusal to display religious group’s ads
By Fiona André — December 13, 2023
(RNS) — The ACLU said the agency’s advertisement policy discriminated against certain opinions and violated the First Amendment.
Oklahoma Christian leaders seek to join suit opposing state-funded Catholic school
By Fiona André — November 22, 2023
(RNS) — St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School could become the country’s first publicly funded religious charter school.
Vatican, other faith leaders join in push for end of death penalty in Louisiana
By Adelle M. Banks — September 29, 2023
(RNS) — ‘We think that the clearing of Louisiana’s death row would be a monumental step towards the abolition of the death penalty,’ Vatican agency head said.
Drag queen, Christian artist Flamy Grant joins lawsuit over Tennessee’s anti-drag act
By Kathryn Post — August 31, 2023
(RNS) — She joins LGBTQ nonprofit Blount Pride in suing a Tennessee district attorney who threatened to prosecute them over a pride event where Grant is scheduled to headline.
Orthodox Jewish parents sue California for ban on special ed funds to religious schools
By Alejandra Molina — March 14, 2023
(RNS) — ‘It takes a special kind of chutzpah to deny Jewish kids with disabilities equal access to special education benefits,’ said Eric Rassbach, an attorney representing the parents.
Clergy protest legislation targeting transgender children in Missouri
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 2, 2023
(RNS) — Jewish and Christian clergy have taken an active role in protesting what one advocacy group has called the ‘most dangerous’ session of the Missouri Legislature for the LGBTQ community it has seen in years.
3 Jewish women file suit against Kentucky abortion bans on religious grounds
By Yonat Shimron — October 7, 2022
(RNS) — It's the third such suit brought by Jewish organizations or individuals since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, claiming the state is imposing a Christian understanding of when life begins.
Texas clergy part of lawsuit struck down in latest blow to abortion law challenge
By Alejandra Molina — March 11, 2022
(RNS) — The Rev. Daniel Kanter, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, said they will continue helping pregnant people get safe and legal abortions in other states.
Federal ruling paves way for Mississippi mosque construction project
By Joseph Hammond — January 12, 2022
(RNS) — In at least one instance, a municipal official who opposed the mosque admitted the plan was initially blocked ‘because they’re Muslims.’
How will evangelical schools teach about the Capitol attack?
By Doug Pagitt — April 22, 2021
(RNS) — The conservative evangelical education system has become a pipeline of extremism.
In Portland, this rabbi leads the clergy resistance
By Yonat Shimron — July 23, 2020
(RNS) — The Portland Interfaith Clergy Resistance, lead by Rabbi Ariel Stone, has been downtown since the protests began 55 days ago, supporting the people on the street and providing a daily witness.
How do we weigh a floral designer’s dignity and freedom against state coercion?
By Kristen Waggoner — March 18, 2020
(RNS) — A compassionate response to differences in our beliefs is what our society needs, not government officials more interested in shaming those with whom they disagree.
Republicans introduce bill to protect LGBTQ rights and religious freedom
By Yonat Shimron — December 6, 2019
(RNS) — The ‘Fairness for All’ bill, introduced by Rep. Chris Stewart and eight other Republican legislators, is the culmination of a three-year effort to bridge the divide between LGBTQ people and religious conservatives.
Civil rights advocates drop lawsuit against Oklahoma’s ‘Muslim-free’ gun range
By Aysha Khan — April 24, 2019
(RNS) — The gun shop owners say 'terrorists,' and not Muslims, were the true object of their ban.
Michigan deal bars LGBT discrimination in state adoptions
By David Eggert — March 22, 2019
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As of 2015, Catholic Charities and Bethany Christian Services were on average doing 25 to 30 percent of the state's foster care adoptions.
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