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Church asks U.S. federal court to stop Iowa from enforcing transgender bathroom rules even inside churches
A church in Iowa is asking a federal court to stop the state's civil rights commission from enforcing a law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Atheists demand removal of Christian flag, Latin cross from Georgia state courthouse
An atheist group is demanding the removal of a Christian flag from a Georgia courthouse, saying it violates the U.S. Constitution.
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Planned Parenthood to close 6 clinics â a move driven by abortion and profit, pro-life advocates say
Planed Parenthood will close six abortion clinics in Indiana this year as the number of patients dropped dramatically by half.
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Federal court stops Alabama laws banning child dismemberment, abortion clinics near schools
A federal court has blocked two Alabama laws that ban dismemberment abortions in the state and abortion clinics within 2,000 feet from schools.
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Terrorist who murdered 84 in Nice Riviera truck attack 'could have been influenced by religion,' his ex-lawyer says
The Tunisian who drove a truck through a crowd, killing 84 people on the Nice Riviera in France on Bastille Day (July 14) "could have been influenced by religion," his former lawyer said.
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Chaplains express religious liberty concern over Pentagon's repeal of transgender ban in military
A group of military chaplains has expressed strong concern about religious liberty issues after the U.S. Department of Defense announced that it has lifted the ban on transgenders to serve in the military.
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Ancient mosaic depicting Noah's Ark, Red Sea parting discovered in ruins
Archaeologists have discovered two panels of a mosaic floor of a Roman-era synagogue that depict Noah's Ark and the parting of the Red Sea during the exodus from Egypt at a synagogue in Huqoq, Israel.
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Attorney for U.S. Army Reserve officer accused of threatening mosque urges court to delay case hearing
An attorney for an Army Reserve officer who is facing charges of making death threats and leaving a bacon outside a mosque in Raeford, North Carolina, has requested a court on Wednesday to give them more time to investigate the accusations, saying the accused has a distinguished military record.
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Lawyers for Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof challenge federal trial, seek dropping of death penalty
Lawyers for Dylann Roof, the suspect in the shooting and killing of nine people inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in June last year, are challenging the federal hate crimes law which their client has been accused of breaking even as they seek to convince prosecutors not to pursue the death penalty.
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Ex-religious brother pleads guilty to stealing U.S. church money, agrees to return $220,000 he stole
A former religious brother reached a deal to plead guilty and repay money amounting to $220,000 that he stole from a Pennsylvania church for several years.
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New York human rights panel upholds women-only hours policy at public pools to accommodate religious beliefs
New York City's Human Rights Commission (HRC) has upheld a decision allowing women-only swimming hours at two public pools to accommodate religious beliefs.
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Church criticised for requesting prayer for pastor who was found dead after his arrest over child molestation charge
Officials of a church in Jeffersonville, Indiana were criticised by a priest sex-abuse victims' group for requesting prayers for its late pastor who was accused of child molestation.