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Cross in seal of Pa. county ‘plainly constitutional,’ rules appeals court

(RNS) — The appellate court ruled that the so-called Lemon test, which it noted has been ignored in some similar past cases, does not apply in the seal case.

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VA’s revised policies on symbols, displays aim to protect 'religious liberty’

(RNS) — The announcement noted that the Supreme Court’s June 20 decision 'reaffirmed the important role religion plays in the lives of many Americans and its consistency with Constitutional principles.'

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Supreme Court determines cross on Maryland highway can stay

WASHINGTON (RNS) — In a 7-2 decision, the high court determined that the Bladensburg Cross erected by the American Legion does not violate the Constitution’s establishment clause.

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Diet and free exercise: who gets to say whose belief is sincere?

(Sightings) — In the Masterpiece Cake case, Justice Kennedy wrote, “The reason and motive for the baker’s refusal were based on his sincere religious beliefs and convictions.” How did he know? How can we ever know?

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Atheist watchdog drops fight to halt clergy housing allowance

(RNS) — The Freedom From Religion Foundation said it hopes its strategy will allow the issue to be reconsidered when the high court has a different makeup.

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Kenyan court upholds bans on gay intimacy

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – A ruling in favor of repeal would have been a trailblazing step for an Africa court, but the three-judge bench said there was not sufficient evidence of discrimination.

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Colorado, baker end legal spat over transgender woman's cake

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds and state officials said Tuesday that they would end a separate legal fight over his refusal to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition.

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High court declines New Jersey preservation grants case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a case from New Jersey that raised the issue of preservation grants to religious buildings.

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Religion or remembrance? Supreme Court to mull cross-shaped war memorial

BLADENSBURG, Md. (RNS) — The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision and ruled that the monument had 'the primary effect of endorsing religion and excessively entangles the government in religion.'

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Supreme Court: Execution of Muslim inmate can proceed

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — The inmate argued that Alabama's execution procedure favors Christian inmates because a Christian chaplain employed by the prison typically remains in the execution chamber during a lethal injection.

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Roe v. Wade may be in peril, but future of anti-abortion movement is unclear

WASHINGTON (RNS) — This year's March for Life is being cast as a victory party, but it's less than clear how long it may take to dismantle Roe v. Wade or what would happen afterward.

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2018 in review: A year of reckoning for powerful religious figures

(RNS) — A year ago Bill Hybels was the pastor of one of the nation's most influential megachurches, Theodore McCarrick was a prince of the Catholic Church, and Michael Curry was the relatively unknown head of a mainline Protestant denomination.

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India's Supreme Court threatens hereditary priesthood at Jagannath temple

PURI, India (RNS) — Replacing their hereditary rights to perform temple rituals with salaried, merit-based priests, say the workers at the Jagannath Temple here, would corrupt a centuries-old practice.

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How pro-lifers can save the Senate and the Supreme Court

(RNS) — The Kavanaugh episode that re-energized the midterm elections will continue to imperil the Supreme Court's confirmation process unless the group in whose name it is being fought comes to the rescue.

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Muslim #MeToo isn't just a man problem. It's also a male-led theology problem

(RNS) — Muslim women are no longer going to be patient with the default male-led scholarship on gendered violence and sexual trauma within an Islamic framework.

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By Jack Jenkins

Sainthood process for Fulton Sheen stalled

(RNS) — The beatification of late Catholic Archbishop Fulton Sheen was postponed this week, marking the latest setback on the road to sainthood for the beloved television and radio preacher.  ...

December 3, 2019
By Bernard Condon, Jim Mustian

Surge of new abuse claims threatens church like never before

(AP) — The day the Catholic Church has long feared has come, with 15 states extending or suspending their statute of limitations to allow abuse claims stretching back decades.

December 3, 2019
By David P. Gushee

Christian higher ed can't win the LGBTQ debate unless it transforms

(RNS) — At Christian schools across the country, an eruption over LGBTQ policy may be only a day away.

December 3, 2019
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