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Religious War Over School Dress Codes
AllAfrica.com
Coming from the Akorino denomination, the parents argue that the girl should not remove the headscarf -- a head dress worn by members of this religious community in what they say follows biblical teachings. "It is taught in the Bible that a woman ...

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The Guardian
Analysis: Obama contraceptive mandate has a price
The Associated Press
The Obama administration's new mandate that religious organizations pay for their workers' birth control has become a bludgeon for Republican culture warriors, as social issues have surged to the forefront in the presidential campaign.
GOP vows to reverse Obama policy on access to birth controlThe Seattle Times
It's Not About Religious FreedomNew York Times (blog)
Boehner vows action to overturn Obama administration rule on birth controlWashington Post
Kansas City Star
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National Catholic Register
Kathleen Sebelius: Contraception rule respects religion
Florida Today
But we also recognize many religious organizations have deeply held beliefs opposing the use of birth control. That's why in the rule we put forward, we specifically carved out from the policy religious organizations that primarily employ people of ...
Christian and Religious Leaders Also Oppose HHS MandateNational Catholic Register
The Bill of Rights and Madame SecretaryMinuteman News Center
The Birth Control Mandate is UnconstitutionalNational Center for Public Policy Research
National Review Online (blog)
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Globe and Mail
Religion and the parental prerogative
Globe and Mail
It's by no means a religious issue alone, but Canadians have seen it in the news lately with strong links to faith. A few examples: In Kingston, Ont., three members of the immigrant Shafia family were convicted of murdering three daughters (and another ...

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AFP
It's Not About Religious Freedom
New York Times (blog)
On Fox News this morning, Rick Santorum described the health care policy as “a direct assault on the First Amendment, not only a direct assault on freedom of religion, by forcing people specifically to do things that are against their religious ...
Boehner vows action to overturn Obama administration rule on birth controlWashington Post
Boehner Calls HHS Contraception Mandate an 'Attack on Religious Freedom ...ABC News (blog)
White House: 'Absolutely firm,' but willing to talk, on birth controlKansas City Star
AFP -Politico
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Religious structures in govt places, HC notice to state
Times of India
MADURAI: The Madras high court bench here on Wednesday has directed the state government to file its counter on a petition seeking to implement a government order (GO) banning new structures for religious worship or prayer, within the government office ...

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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Lawsuit Filed Over Jesus Statue on Public Land
ABC News
The Freedom From Religion Foundation argued in their lawsuit that the Forest Service is unconstitutionally sanctioning the Catholic statue maintained by the Knights of Columbus. The religious nature of the statue has been made clear in special-use ...
Group to sue over Jesus statue decisionFlathead Publishing Group

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10 reasons religious conservatives love Rick Santorum
CNN (blog)
(CNN) - For all the attention paid to the clout of fiscally focused tea party conservatives and of the primacy of jobs in the 2012 election, Rick Santorum's trifecta victories Tuesday night are a good reminder of the powerful role religious ...

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AFP
Boehner Calls HHS Contraception Mandate an 'Attack on Religious Freedom ...
ABC News (blog)
House Speaker John Boehner today called the Obama administration's move to compel nearly every employer to offer insurance that covers contraceptive services “an unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country.” In an uncommon floor speech today ...
US Republicans: Obama attacking religionAFP
Obama's assault on religious freedomPolitico
Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policyBoston.com
University of Wyoming News -Washington Post (blog) -Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
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10 reasons religious conservatives love Rick Santorum
CNN (blog)
By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor (CNN) – For all the attention paid to the clout of fiscally focused tea party conservatives and of the primacy of jobs in the 2012 election, Rick Santorum's trifecta victories Tuesday night are a good reminder of ...

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Religion vs The American Government
allvoices
By allenels It's clear that many Americans claim to be highly religious and cleave to current conservative ideology. Many conservatives also want to inject their specific Christian religious beliefs into a secular American society.

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Lawsuit filed over permit renewal for Whitefish Jesus statue
KXLH Helena News
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a lawsuit over the recent US Forest Service decision to renew a land use permit for the statue of Jesus Christ that sits on Big Mountain in Whitefish. The case was filed late Tuesday and FFRF says in a ...
Lawsuit escalates pitched battle over Jesus statue at mountaintop ski resort ...The Republic

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The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
Proposition 8 and the new religious reality
Washington Post (blog)
In 2008, the “gays versus religion” frame was strongly entrenched in the mentality of the American public. Much of the driving force behind Prop 8, in terms of both organization and money, came from the leadership of the Roman Catholic and Mormon ...
Gay marriage hurts religion, writes a readerThe Jersey Journal - NJ.com
The Relationship Between Faith and Marriage EqualityHuffington Post (blog)

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Politico
Obama's assault on religious freedom
Politico
Sadly, that now includes even the freedom of religion — the first right enshrined in the Bill of Rights. We now know the finer details of the Department of Health and Human Services decree that would force religious institutions to violate long-held ...
OUTRAGED AT PRESIDENT'S ACTION AGIANST FAITH, UNBORNDecatur Tribune

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ThinkProgress
Santorum Invents New Front In Fake War On Religion: Obama Wants Female ...
ThinkProgress
By Ian Millhiser on Feb 8, 2012 at 12:08 pm For weeks, Republicans have pretended that President Obama is waging some kind of war on religion because his administration recently approved regulations requiring insurers to cover contraceptive care ...
GOP Rivals Pounce on Romney's 'Assault on Religion' LineABC News (blog)
Gingrich criticizes Romney, Obama, on religious freedomPekin Daily Times
Santorum: Romney contraceptive decision 'trumped employees' religious consciences'Politico (blog)
Wall Street Journal (blog) -Deseret News -CNN (blog)
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Boston.com
Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policy
Boston.com
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) By Donna Cassata Associated Press / February 8, 2012 WASHINGTON—House Speaker John Boehner accused the Obama administration Wednesday of an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom," promising that Congress will reverse ...
Boehner: Contraceptives edict 'unambiguous attack' on religious freedomPolitico (blog)
Boehner Blasts White House on Religion RuleNational Journal
Boehner vows congressional action to overturn Obama administration decision on ...Newser

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Religion news in brief
San Jose Mercury News
One of the banners was signed by The Knights Templar, a violent, pseudo-religious cartel from the neighboring state of Michoacan. The cloth banners with hand-painted messages were found and quickly removed on Tuesday, a few weeks after the local Roman ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
Obama Weighed Religious Politics in Contraceptives Decision
San Francisco Chronicle
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, a Catholic and a two-term governor of Kansas, was joined by several female Obama advisers in urging against a broad exemption for religious organizations. To do so would leave too many women ...
Obama's assault on religious freedomPolitico
UW Religion Today Column for Feb. 12-18: What Might Have BeenUniversity of Wyoming News
Why White House sees political opportunity in the contraception battleWashington Post (blog)
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) -CNN (blog) -Philadelphia Inquirer
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California Catholic Daily
Religion: Contraceptives-coverage letter reopens chaplain debate
The Republic
In it, Archbishop Timothy Broglio joined with most of America's Catholic bishops in blasting new US Department of Health and Human Services rules that will require the vast majority of religious institutions to include free coverage of all Food and ...
Contraception controversy ensnares military chaplainsCNN (blog)
Crossroads for freedom of religionNews & Observer
Army Chaplains Stopped From Reading Bishop's LetterInvestor's Business Daily
Catholic Online
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CBS Local
Boehner: Contraceptives edict 'unambiguous attack' on religious freedom
Politico (blog)
In a rare floor speech, the Ohio Republican, who is Catholic, called the contraceptives rule an “unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country” and accused the Obama administration of violating the First Amendment's freedom of religion.
Boehner Blasts White House on Religion RuleNational Journal

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