U.S. bishops, Knights of Columbus back Apache religious freedom bid at Supreme Court

U.S. bishops, Knights of Columbus back Apache religious freedom bid at Supreme Court

Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com The Catholic bishops are backing a suit by Apache Stronghold, a coalition of Native Americans and their supporters, in its lawsuit against the federal government. The lawsuit argues that the coalition’s freedom of religion was violated when the federal government announced its intention…

Advocates for nation’s first Catholic charter school appeal to Supreme Court

Advocates for nation’s first Catholic charter school appeal to Supreme Court

Click here to view original article www.ncronline.org The U.S. Supreme Court building is pictured in Washington June 24. (OSV News/Reuters/Nathan Howard) The U.S. Supreme Court building is pictured in Washington June 24. (OSV News/Reuters/Nathan Howard) Staff Reporter View Author Profile Join the Conversation Send your thoughts to Letters to the…

Oklahoma Catholic Charter School Petitions US Supreme Court to Consider Approval

Oklahoma Catholic Charter School Petitions US Supreme Court to Consider Approval

Click here to view original article www.ncregister.com St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School petitioned the high court to review the decision on the basis of Supreme Court precedent and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Kate Quiñones/CNA Education October 8,…

Appeals court upholds Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors

Appeals court upholds Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors

Click here to view original article www.upi.com An appeals court Thursday upheld Colorado’s ban on minors receiving conversion therapy. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | Sept. 13 (UPI) — An appeals court Thursday ruled against a challenge to Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, saying the state can continue…

Federal appeals court upholds Title IX exemption for religious schools

Federal appeals court upholds Title IX exemption for religious schools

Click here to view original article www.ncronline.org Notre Dame football players at the Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. 2016. University of Notre Dame football players are seen during the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., in this 2016 file photo. (OSV News/Mark J. Rebilas, Action Images via USA TODAY Sports and Reuters)…

Evangelical Broadcasters Sue Over IRS Ban on Political Endorsements

Evangelical Broadcasters Sue Over IRS Ban on Political Endorsements

Click here to view original article www.christianitytoday.com National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville Bob Smietana / RNS A group of evangelical broadcasters who hosted Donald Trump at their national conference earlier this year are suing the Internal Revenue Service over the so-called Johnson Amendment, a tax law that bars nonprofits…

US court upholds Title IX exemption for religious schools

US court upholds Title IX exemption for religious schools

Click here to view original article www.ucanews.com A federal appeals court allows religious schools to receive federal funding despite challenges from LGBTQ+ students People send out love during the Boston Pride Parade in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 8. (Photo: AFP) Updated: September 04, 2024 05:03 AM GMT A federal appeals…

Ocala files appeal after prayer vigil ruled unconstitutional

Ocala files appeal after prayer vigil ruled unconstitutional

Click here to view original article www.wuft.org Then-Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn, left, talks to Edrige Rivers, 51, at a 2014 prayer vigil. A federal court ruled the vigil unconstitutional, and the city of Ocala is appealing the decision. (WUFT file photo) TALLAHASSEE — After a federal judge ruled that a…

Ocala files notice of appeal after prayer vigil ruled unconstitutional

Ocala files notice of appeal after prayer vigil ruled unconstitutional

Click here to view original article www.wcjb.com OCALA, Fla. (NSF) — After a federal judge ruled that a prayer vigil in a town square was unconstitutional, the city of Ocala has taken a long-running lawsuit to a federal appeals court. Attorneys for Ocala last week filed a notice that is…

Why Christian adoption agencies should have the right to deny Jewish couples

Why Christian adoption agencies should have the right to deny Jewish couples

Click here to view original article religionnews.com (Image by Sebastian/Pixabay/Creative Commons) (RNS) — It might seem strange that an Orthodox Jewish rabbi would side with a Christian adoption agency that refused to accommodate a Jewish couple. But I do. Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram, of Knox County, Tennessee, wanted to adopt…

Connecticut’s top court upholds ban on religious exemptions

Connecticut’s top court upholds ban on religious exemptions

Click here to view original article justthenews.com (The Center Square) – (The Center Square) — Connecticut’s highest court has rejected another legal challenge to the state’s pandemic-era law repealing religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements. Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruling rejected several claims by the plaintiffs in the case, who argued…

Philadelphia DA Must Face Religious Bias Claim Over Vax Mandate

Philadelphia DA Must Face Religious Bias Claim Over Vax Mandate

Click here to view original article news.bloomberglaw.com Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks to reporters on Nov. 7, 2022. Prosecutor defended rule as public safety measure Jury could view comments as hostile to religion The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office cannot escape a lawsuit from an employee who was fired for…

Why mandating biblical texts in public schools may backfire

Why mandating biblical texts in public schools may backfire

Click here to view original article religionnews.com Workers repaint a Ten Commandments billboard off of Interstate 71 on Election Day near Chenoweth, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2023. Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into…