May 20, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Birth Control Mandate

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Contraception Mandate Likely Headed To Supreme Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 04.05.2013 | Politics

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The number of lawsuits challenging the Obama administration's contraception coverage mandate climbed to 60 last week, and legal experts on both sides ...

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Notre Dame Healthcare And 'Sincere Religious Belief'

Kathryn Pogin | Posted 05.07.2013 | Religion

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In its legal complaint, the University claims that it is "unapologetically committed to the moral principles and ethics of the Catholic Church," but the truth is that it has chosen to live out its Catholic mission selectively, and in a way that exacerbates existing equity issues on campus.

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Republican Lawmakers Back Hobby Lobby's Obamacare Birth Control Fight

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 02.25.2013 | Business

Christian-owned retail chain Hobby Lobby won the backing of some high-profile Republicans in its fight against Obamacare's birth-control mandate last ...

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Americans Divided On Exemptions For Contraception Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Emily Swanson | Posted 02.05.2013 | Politics

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Americans are divided over whether religiously affiliated non-profits should be exempt from having to cover the costs of their employees' contraceptio...

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Religious Groups: Contraception Mandate Change Still Violates Religious Freedom

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 02.04.2013 | Religion

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Despite the Obama administration's attempts to allay concerns among some institutions with religious objections to contraception, proposed changes to ...

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HHS Announces New Details On Contraception Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.25.2013 | Politics

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Faced with nearly 50 lawsuits by employers with religious objections, the Obama administration announced on Friday new details of the contraception co...

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Surprising Find About Sex And Condoms?

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.24.2013 | Women

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What a new study suggests about sexual pleasure.

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Notre Dame's Mandate Lawsuit Dismissed

National Catholic Register | Posted 03.10.2013 | College

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WASHINGTON -- A lawsuit filed by the University of Notre Dame to challenge the federal contraception mandate has been rejected as premature due to th...

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Feds To Judge: Drop Religious Birth Control Lawsuit

AP | Posted 02.10.2013 | Politics

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ATLANTA — The federal government has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and other religious i...

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Judge Sides With Christian Publisher On Birth Control Mandate

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 01.16.2013 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Friday temporarily prevented the Obama administration from forcing a Christian publishing company to provide its empl...

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Paul Ryan: Obama Treats Israel With 'Indifference Bordering On Contempt'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 09.14.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan accused the Obama administration Friday of treating Israel with "indifference bordering on conte...

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Christian College's Lawsuit Over Birth Control Dismissed

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 08.28.2012 | College

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A federal judge dismissed Wheaton College's lawsuit against the Obama administration, objecting over a mandate that requires employee health insurance...

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Evangelical School Suing White House Over Birth Control Mandate Already Covered Emergency Contraception

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 08.02.2012 | Politics

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Wheaton College, an evangelical liberal arts school in Illinois, asked a Washington, D.C. federal court on Wednesday for an emergency injunction again...

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GOP Lawmaker Stands Behind Remark Comparing Birth Control Mandate To Pearl Harbor, 9/11

The Huffington Post | Erin Mershon | Posted 08.02.2012 | Politics

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Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) isn't backing down from a controversial comparison he made on Wednesday, likening the requirement that private insurance plans...

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Notre Dame Students Petition To Get Administration To Drop Birth Control Lawsuit

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 08.01.2012 | College

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At first, Kathryn Pogin was simply writing a personal letter to the Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C., the president of the University of Notre Dame. It w...

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GOP Lawmaker Compares Birth Control Mandate To Pearl Harbor, 9/11

HuffingtonPost.com | Erin Mershon | Posted 08.01.2012 | Politics

Criticizing President Barack Obama's health care reform law on Wednesday, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) likened the requirement that private insurance plans...

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Affordable Care Act Birth Control Mandate Passes Court Review

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 07.17.2012 | Politics

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A federal judge in Nebraska has dismissed a lawsuit filed by seven states against President Barack Obama's administration over the Affordable Care Act...

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Mandating Contraception: The Law Over Politics

Matt Melone | Posted 07.30.2012 | College

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The debate actually centers on where the line between religious freedom and a citizens' secular obligations to society should be drawn. This is not a Constitutional issue, but a less glamorous and equally compelling statutory issue.

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College Suing Obama Administration Over Birth Control Mandate

AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 07.21.2012 | Politics

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NEW YORK — Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control cover...

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University Drops Entire Student Health Plan Over Birth Control Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.16.2012 | Politics

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Franciscan University of Steubenville, a Catholic institution in Ohio, has decided to drop its entire student health insurance plan as of the fall sem...

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Thousands Sign Petition For Apology Bishop Who Compared Obama To Hitler

Posted 05.10.2012 | Chicago

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An online religious community has collected 23,000 signatures demanding an apology from the Peoria bishop who compared President Barack Obama's polici...

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Notre Dame Faculty Call For Bishop Who Compared Obama To Hitler To Resign From Board

Posted 04.20.2012 | Religion

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Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky is continuing to feel the heat for a sermon in which he preached that President Obama's policies were following a 'simila...

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Catholic Bishop: Obama On 'Similar Path' As Hitler, Stalin

Posted 05.15.2012 | Chicago

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A downstate Illinois Catholic bishop has come under fire after he said in a message at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria that President Barack Obama is o...

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The Illusion of Religious Choice

Joseph Rauch | Posted 06.11.2012 | College

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I do not think raising a child without religious values bears more merit than raising a child with religious values, but the development is certainly worth looking into.

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The Lessons of The Scarlet Letter Today

Linda Greider | Posted 06.02.2012 | Politics

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Long life and lots of experience have taught me that nobody ever changes their mind about abortion. But to put a face, or at least a name, on the subject, here's a story: Fifty-three years ago when I was 16, I had an abortion.

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