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Religious freedomat risk
American Catholics were recently asked by their bishops to observe a “Fortnight for Freedom” - a two-week time of prayer, study and public action focusing on threats to religious freedom. While some would dismiss the bishops' fears as exaggerated,...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Justice and Rights, Separation of Church and State, Gays and Lesbians, Health Treatments
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Special July 4 Catholic mass celebrates religious freedom
The Religion WorldThe Orlando Catholic Diocese will conclude its “Fortnight from Freedom” with a July 4 mass. St. John Vianney Catholic Church will hold its mass at 8:30 a.m. St. James Cathedral's mass will be at 9 a.m. Bishop John Noonan had asked all the... -
National equality group urges Roanoke County Board of Supervisors to end prayer
WDBJ7 ReporterStop praying in the name of Jesus or prepare for a lawsuit. That's the warning more and more local governments in our region are getting. This time a national equality group is targeting the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors. The Roanoke County...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Pittsylvania County, National Government, Roanoke County, Justice System
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Illinois dioceses, other Catholic groups sue over White House insurance mandate
The Roman Catholic dioceses of Springfield and Joliet have joined 41 other religious institutions filing simultaneous lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration's mandate that many religious employers have their health insurance cover the cost of...
Tags: Springfield, Health Treatments, Laws, Social Services, Religion and Belief
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Notre Dame, catholic groups sue over federal contraception mandate
The University of Notre Dame and "a diverse group of plaintiffs" filed lawsuits Monday challenging the federal mandate that religious employers offer health insurance that includes coverage of contraceptives and birth control services, Notre Dame...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Health Insurance, Trials, Health Treatments, Washington, DC
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"Final Decision" on Ten Commandments in Giles Co. schools
ReporterWhen Giles Co. students go to class next year, the Ten Commandments will once again hang on school walls. The school board voted 3 to 2 to put the Ten Commandments back up in the schools. The board said this is its "final decision" on the issue. It's ...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Lawyers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Witness for Religious Freedom observance to be held at Joseph Hancock Park
A Witness for Religious Freedom observance will be held Friday at Joseph Hancock Park. The public is invited for prayer, witnessing and fellowship from 5 to 7 p.m., said the Rev. Jack Lombardi of St. Peter Catholic Church. Lombardi will be speaking at...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Christianity, Politics
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Nationwide rally for religious freedom included event in downtown Roanoke
Rallies across the country and here in western Virginia focused attention on religious freedom and controversial elements of national health care reform. About one hundred people gathered at noon Friday in Lee Plaza in downtown Roanoke. The event...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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'Religious freedom' rallies protest federal health-care mandate
Hundreds of South Floridians braved heat and afternoon downpours Friday to attend "Stand Up for Religious Freedom" rallies, part of a nationwide protest against a health care mandate that would require birth control coverage. Gathering in Fort...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Pompano Beach, Health Treatments, Religion and Belief, Health
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Contraceptive mandate stirs local Catholics
The Archdiocese of Chicago has not yet joined 43 other Roman Catholic institutions in suing the federal government over a mandate to pay for birth control, but local Catholic leaders are urging parishioners to speak out against what they view as a...
Tags: Health Treatments, Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bishops' call for 'freedom of religion' is misguided
Sunday at mass the pastor of our church explained that the bishop of Baltimore was calling for a prayer vigil for "freedom of religion." The Catholic bishops claim they are making a stand against the Obama administration's policy requiring large...Tags: Health, Civil Rights, Birth Control, Justice and Rights, Separation of Church and State
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Catholic Fortnight for Freedom starts Thursday
The Religion WorldCatholics will begin a 14-day of prayer and action in defense of religious freedom beginning June 21 and extending to July 4. In a statement released by Florida's Catholic bishops, the church lays out its concerns about threats to religious liberty,...
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