religious freedom

China Debuts New Rules Severely Restricting Religious Activity Online

The rules ban religious groups from seeking converts, distributing texts, or livestreaming sermons online.
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Opinion | Supreme Court Says Religious Bias Only Matters If Targets Are Christian

Two of the court's biggest rulings this term combine to send a chilling message.
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Seth MacFarlane Links Not Baking Gay Wedding Cake To Not Seating Black People

He pointed to a big problem with the Supreme Court ruling in favor of a baker who refused service to a same-sex couple.
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Muslim Women Forced To Remove Hijab For Mugshots File Civil Rights Lawsuit

When New York police took a photo of her without a headscarf, plaintiff Jamilla Clark said, "I felt as if I were naked."
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Mennonite Woman Jailed For Refusing To Testify In Death Penalty Appeal

The Colorado private investigator who helped defend a condemned killer says religious beliefs prevent her from testifying for the prosecution.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Rolling Back Birth Control Coverage

It "cannot be right" that a government entity "imposes its own version of morality on each of us," the district judge said.
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Roy Moore Spokesman Goes Blank After Jake Tapper Schools Him On The Constitution

That was awkward.
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Supreme Court's Wedding Cake Case Isn't About Faith, Religious Leaders Warn

It could "embolden" others to turn away marginalized groups, they say.
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How Contraception Became A 'Religious Liberty' Issue

The Catholic Church and other conservative Christian groups have successfully reframed the religious freedom debate.
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Rex Tillerson's State Department Is Scrapping Key Obama-Era Religious Programs

The Secretary of State will shrink the Office of Religion and Global Affairs, which is intended to cull inter-religious disputes and inform the State Department.
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