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Should Ministers Defend the U.S. Air Force's Stance on Religion in the Military?

June 25th, 2012

A group of 66 U.S. Republican lawmakers have accused the U.S. Air Force of nurturing "a culture that is hostile toward religion."The Air Force says service members maintain the right to exercise their religion freely.

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Defending Ordination Rights in Michigan

May 21st, 2012

Michigan may be the site of yet another challenge to ordination rights. Current state law lacks specific language on what standards wedding officiants must meet to perform a legal wedding ceremony, but this may change.

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Bishops, Obama, and Birth-Control

February 16th, 2012

Catholic and evangelical Protestant church leaders are getting ready to fight U.S. president Barack Obama on birth control mandates for employers, despite a mandate to exempt religious organizations.

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Opening Doors for Student Ministers

January 9th, 2012

Students across the country sign up to become legally ordained online at the Universal Life Church Monastery. We focus on the impact of the economy on this trend and growing student interest at the University of Georgia.

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Rick Perry’s Weak “Strong” Ad

December 19th, 2011

Rick Perry's "Strong" ad relies on terribly weak rationale to make an untruthful, hateful appeal to voters, a desperate stab at persuading the audience to adopt the view that Christians are being persecuted.

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Arkansas Mulls Bible-Based Curriculum

December 8th, 2010

A proposed bill filed at the Arkansas state capitol would compel Arkansas public school districts to develop Bible-based curricula in a move many say blatantly violates separation of church and state.

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Christian Concert on Military Base Sparks Opposition

September 27th, 2010

Is a Christian concert on a military base a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment? Religious freedom advocates are upset that an explicitly evangelistic concert will soon come to Fort Bragg.

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Goddess Temple Irritates Neighbors

June 8th, 2010

The Goddess Temple sanctuary in the Sierra Nevada foothills was cited over building and land-use violations, after complaints courtesy of angry neighbors. Is it a prejudicial violation of freedom of religion?

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Berlin Court Rejects Muslim School Prayer Room

June 2nd, 2010

The higher administrative court of Berlin ruled that a Muslim high school student did not have the freedom to pray in a special room on school property, since this would unfairly accommodate one religion over another.

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Atheist Denied by the City of Sin

December 16th, 2008

In Clark County, Nevada, Michael Jacobson filed to obtain a wedding officiant permit earlier this year, however his atheistic beliefs were not acknowledged by the county

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