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White House expands birth control exemptions for employers with religious objections

By Adelle M. Banks — November 7, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The mother provincial of Little Sisters of the Poor, one of the religious groups that has opposed the mandate, welcomed the administration’s new regulations.

Are guns kosher?

By Jeffrey Salkin — February 27, 2018
(RNS) — 'Kosher' means putting limits on those things that are natural and legitimate — eating, sex, power and war. 

Texas officials urge Trump to act on FEMA funding for houses of worship

By Adelle M. Banks — September 21, 2017
(RNS) — Their request follows a Sept. 4 lawsuit against FEMA filed by three churches in the state that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey.

Kenyans protest new rules requiring clergy to hold theological degrees

By Fredrick Nzwili — January 12, 2016
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The rules come amid concerns that some pastors were fleecing followers and some mosques were becoming centers of radicalization.

White House proposes rules on faith-based social services

By Adelle M. Banks — August 5, 2015
(RNS) The rules are designed to protect the religious freedom of needy people who receive social services from government–funded religious programs.
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