Openly Gay Former Congressman, Financial Reformer Barney Frank Dies at 86
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Utah School District Considers Banning the Bible
A parent in Utah has requested that the Davis School District remove the Bible from schools, calling its content "pornographic."
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Christian Leaders Continue Opposition to ReAwaken America Tour — at Trump Resort
Ahead of Michael Flynn’s speech at the Trump National Doral Miami stop of the ReAwaken America Tour on Friday, a group of local clergy and national faith leaders spoke in opposition to a “Christian Nationalist twisting of faith to attack democracy.”
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Faith-Based Refugee Resettlement Agencies Denounce New Asylum Rule
The new rule, which goes into effect May 16, rejects asylum claims for most people who cross the border but do not first seek asylum in Mexico.
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Ahead of Key Shareholders Meeting, JPMorgan Chase Denies Closing Accounts over Religious, Political Views
A Christian portfolio manager and TV commentator is set to challenge the shareholders of one of the nation s biggest banks over what he says is evidence of religious and political discrimination in ...
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Museum of the Bible Exhibit Offers Virtual Tour of 7 Pilgrim Churches of Rome
A new exhibit offers Christians the opportunity to embark on a spiritual journey and deepen their understanding of the history of pilgrimage at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D C
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Florida Bill to Protect Moral, Religious Beliefs of Doctors, Payors Signed into Law
The new law forbids employers from taking action against employees who refuse to provide services based on a conscience-based objection.
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Amid Confusion Along US-Mexico Border, El Paso Pastors Provide Migrants with Shelter & Counsel
As changing policies, rampant misinformation, and exasperated, fearful crowds converge in this desert city, faith leaders are striving to provide shelter and uplift. Along with prayers, they are counseling migrants about the daunting challenges that await them on U.S. soil, with enormous backlogs in asylum hearings and the Biden administration’s newly announced measures that many consider stricter than the existing ones known as Title 42.
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LEGAL DIGEST: Sills refiles suit in Tennessee; California churches’ religious liberty upheld | Baptist Press
David Sills files suit in Tennessee against Jennifer Lyell, Lifeway, the SBC, others; California courts protect four churches’ religious liberty concerns in insurance cases.
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Man indicted on 98 charges including hate crimes for 2022 shooting at Taiwanese church in California | Baptist Press
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by political hatred of Taiwan.
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On difficult Mother’s Day, daughter will seek solace at gravesite | Baptist Press
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (BP) – Sarah Smith was married and starting a family when she began to discern her relationship with her own mother was lacking something.
