Posts Tagged ‘legal’
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Vatican signals options for protecting gay couples
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A high-ranking Vatican official on Monday (Feb. 4) voiced support for giving unmarried couples some kind of legal protection even as he reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to same-sex marriage.
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Missouri to vote on prayer amendment as critics warn of legal nightmares
Missourians will vote on Tuesday (Aug. 7) on a proposed amendment to the state constitution that supporters say would protect residents' right to pray in public, and if a recent poll is any indication, it could pass by a mammot...
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New poll examines black,Hispanic views on abortion, same-sex marriage
Compared to Hispanic Americans, black Americans are far more likely to believe abortion should be legal in most circumstances, even when they personally reject the procedure as immoral.
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British Christian doctor found guilty of malpractice for sharing his faith
The British General Medical Council’s Investigation Committee this week reprimanded a Christian doctor for sharing his faith with a patient at the end of a private consultation.
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AG Eric Holder, black church leaders mull voter law changes
WASHINGTON (RNS) Attorney General Eric Holder and other legal experts strategized with black religious leaders on Wednesday (May 30) about new restrictive state voting laws that could affect their congregants by reducing early...
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Catholic group leaves Vanderbilt over membership rules
NASHVILLE (RNS) One of the largest student religious groups at Vanderbilt University is leaving campus in a dispute over the school's non-discrimination policy that bars student groups from requiring their leaders to hold spec...
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As church-based civil unions kick in, Church of England says no
New laws that allow same-sex civil unions to be performed on religious premises took effect in England and Wales on Monday (Dec. 5), but the Church of England says it won’t permit them without approval from its top body. Civil ...
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‘Amish Bernie Madoff’ Pleads No Contest: Monroe Beachy Won’t Fight Fraud Charges
An investment broker dubbed the “Amish Bernie Madoff” has decided not to fight federal charges that he defrauded thousands of investors out of nearly $17 million. Monroe Beachy, 77, intends to reject his lawyer’s legal ad...
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California school district refunds brick project donations because some had Bible verses on them
A school district in California returned recently some $45,000 in donations after some donors purchased bricks inscribed bible verses which were to be used to help build a new school. The Desert Sands Unified School District re...
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Copts seek arrest warrant against Muslim cleric for hate speech
The tables were turned recently on a Muslim cleric when a Coptic human rights group sought a UK international arrest warrant against him for constantly issuing hate messages in Egypt urging Muslims to kill apostates. The United...
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