Religious Freedom Archives - Page 7 of 19
July 23rd, 2020
A trio of evangelical churches are suing California governor Gavin Newsom, saying that the state's ban on singing in churches unfairly targets Christians' freedom of religion. Is singing a fundamental part of worship?
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July 16th, 2020
Conversion therapy advocates scored a rare legal win against New York City, as NYC is forced to pay out over $100,000 in damages and attorney's fees to an Orthodox Jewish psychiatrist who offers conversion therapy.
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June 25th, 2020
The message from public health officials is clear: wear a mask to help protect yourself and others from coronavirus. But not everyone is on board – particularly some members of the faith community. Would God approve?
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May 12th, 2020
Representative Nino Vitale is defying recommendations to wear masks while in public to limit the spread of COVID-19 by claiming a religious exemption. He says faces are the "likeness of God" and should not be covered.
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April 3rd, 2020
Evangelical pastor Rodney Howard-Browne has been arrested for continuing to hold church services in spite of a countywide order to close all non-essential businesses due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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April 1st, 2020
With some churches still holding services in NYC against the state's guidelines for combating COVID-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio is saying he'll shutter churches permanently if they continue to host weekly services.
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February 21st, 2020
An evangelical postal worker is suing USPS after he was fired, citing religious persecution. He claims that he should be able to take every Sunday off as a holy day of rest, despite USPS's no-exceptions Sunday policy.
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January 29th, 2020
Faith-based adoption agencies in Tennessee have been granted legal permission to turn away same-sex parents who are trying to adopt a child. The winning argument? Doing so would violate their religious freedom.
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December 16th, 2019
A new Netflix Christmas special depicting Jesus as a gay man has Christians around the world outraged, and more than 1.8 million have since signed a petition demanding the streaming service remove the program.
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