Three Teens in Custody Accused of Two-Day Shooting Spree in Austin
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Justices Hand down Narrow Ruling for Christian Baker in Wedding Cake Case
The Supreme Court today ruled today in favor of a Christian baker in Colorado who refused to design a case for a same-sex wedding, a controversial case that was widely seen as a standoff between claims of religious liberty and LGBTQ rights.
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Supreme Court: Colorado Ridiculed Jack Phillips’ Faith
Many legal analysts agree: the Supreme Court didn't deliver the home run for religious freedom with its Jack Phillips decision that many people of faith were hoping for. In a narrow ruling, it left unresolved the constitutional free speech clash between Christian wedding vendors and LGBT customers who want their services.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian baker Jack Phillips in gay wedding cake refusal
The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Colorado Christian baker Jack Phillips on Monday in overwhelming fashion, saying that the state government's hostility towards his refusal to make a same-sex wedding cake violated the U.S. Constitution.
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Maine bishop had ‘no alternative’ but to leave state ecumenical group
After the Maine Council of Churches changed its decision-making process earlier this year, the Bishop of Portland was forced to withdraw from the group, the Portland Press-Herald reported Tuesday.
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Kirk Franklin Blasts Televangelist Jesse Duplantis’ Plea for Jet: ‘God’s Not Flying That Plane’
Popular gospel singer Kirk Franklin blasted televangelist Jesse Duplantis on Wednesday after the New Orleans-based televangelist broadcast a video asking for donations to buy his ministry another ...
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How Evangelicals Teamed up with the White House on Prison Reform
(RNS) — At a dinner last year with prominent evangelical Christians in the Blue Room of the White House, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, invited their table mates to discuss the issues most important to them.
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SCOTUS abortion order celebrated by Ark. Baptists | Baptist Press
The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal May 29 to hear Planned Parenthood's challenge of an Arkansas abortion law could allow the Natural State to become the first state to effectively outlaw medication-induced abortions.
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Update: Irish voters overturn abortion ban | Baptist Press
EDITOR'S NOTE: In an apparent landslide, Irish voters overturn abortion ban. Voters headed to the polls May 25 in a historic referendum to determine whether the country would keep some of Europe's strongest protections for unborn children.
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America’s LGBT Population Rises to 4.5 Percent, Mostly Among Millennials
In the United States, the percentage of adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender has increased to 4 5 percent, according to a year-long survey, which also shows that the biggest ...
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Vulnerable children, foster care & what you can do | Baptist Press
Everyone can help vulnerable, voiceless children in foster care, David Melber writes. May is Foster Care Awareness Month.
