High court sparks new battle over church-state separation
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Families challenging Maine ban on state aid for religious schools see opening with high court ruling
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Pope urges U.S. Catholic media to work to overcome racism
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Filipino American who had strict religious upbringing launches Queer Youth of Faith Day
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Keeping safe while serving, church groups tackle pandemic and protests
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Interfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubs
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Iowa judge temporarily blocks 24-hour abortion waiting period until legal challenge is resolved
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‘Not your old-school Aryan Nation guy’: Army case highlights evolving threat
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July 01, 2020
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NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Approval of President Trump has slipped among white evangelicals since April, but eight-in-ten say they would vote for him if the election were held today – and three-quarters say presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden would make a “poor” or “terrible” president. A new Fact Tank post also looks at views toward Trump and Biden among several other religious groups.
Approval of President Trump has slipped among white evangelicals since April, but eight-in-ten say they would vote for him if the election were held today – and three-quarters say presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden would make a “poor” or “terrible” president. A new Fact Tank post also looks at views toward Trump and Biden among several other religious groups.
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China’s software stalked Uighurs earlier and more widely, researchers learn
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Calls for UN probe of China forced birth control on Uighurs
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Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia’s status
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The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, choirmaster and Benedict’s brother, dies at 96
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
With tourism and giving down, Vatican tightens belt. It may not work, despite Pope Francis’ hopes
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Sahel summit agrees need to intensify campaign against jihadists
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Jewish deaths in UK more than double amid pandemic, data shows
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High court set to rule on humanist wedding recognition in England and Wales
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Calls for UN probe of China forced birth control on Uighurs
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Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia’s status
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, choirmaster and Benedict’s brother, dies at 96
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
With tourism and giving down, Vatican tightens belt. It may not work, despite Pope Francis’ hopes
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Sahel summit agrees need to intensify campaign against jihadists
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Jewish deaths in UK more than double amid pandemic, data shows
THE GUARDIAN
High court set to rule on humanist wedding recognition in England and Wales
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Supreme Court removes a brick from the church-state wall
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John Roberts just bulldozed the wall separating church and state
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Espinoza ends state-sanctioned religious discrimination in education
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Statues of Saint Junípero Serra deserve to stay
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Don’t let the pandemic kill religious freedom
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U.S. international religious freedom efforts should not promote Islamic extremism
REAL CLEAR RELIGION
Hey hey, ho ho white Jesus has to go… but the issue is more complicated than you think
RELIGION DISPATCHES
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John Roberts just bulldozed the wall separating church and state
SLATE
Espinoza ends state-sanctioned religious discrimination in education
NATIONAL REVIEW*
Statues of Saint Junípero Serra deserve to stay
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Don’t let the pandemic kill religious freedom
REASON
U.S. international religious freedom efforts should not promote Islamic extremism
REAL CLEAR RELIGION
Hey hey, ho ho white Jesus has to go… but the issue is more complicated than you think
RELIGION DISPATCHES
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