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Former Bush Official Files Suit Against Birth Control Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.22.2012 | Politics
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Jim Towey, the former director of George W. Bush’s Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, slapped that same office with a federal lawsuit an...

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Constitution Check: Does Mandated Birth Control Insurance Violate Religious Freedom?

Lyle Denniston | Posted 04.22.2012 | Religion
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Lyle Denniston

It is settled under the Constitution, of course, that the government may not operate a program that favors one religious faith over another.

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Colo. Christian University Sues Over Obama Birth Control Provision

AP | Posted 12.22.2011 | Denver
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DENVER -- Colorado Christian University has a filed a lawsuit challenging the Barack Obama administration's health care legislation requirement that t...

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Indonesian Blasphemy Act Restricts Free Religious Expression

Asma Uddin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
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Asma Uddin

In upholding the Blasphemy Act, the Court affirmed the power of the state to compel individuals to abide by certain beliefs against their own conscience.

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