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Court dismisses challenge to National Day of Prayer
WASHINGTON (RNS) The law calling for an annual National Day of Prayer
imposes solely on the duties of the U.S. president, leaving private
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Long-lost letter sheds light on Lincoln's faith
(RNS) On the eve of the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War,
a long-lost letter has surfaced that describes President Abraham
Lincoln's belief in God.
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Report: Ambassador spends too much time on religion
WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. ambassador to Malta, who helped rally Catholic
support for President Obama's 2008 campaign, has spent "considerable
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Embattled religious freedom envoy the new `iron lady'
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Obama administration's embattled nominee for
religious freedom ambassador is comparing herself to former British
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High Court takes dim view of church-state barrier
The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to an Arizona school
tuition credit program that critics contend has principally benefited
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Group says Park Service stalls on faith displays
A national alliance of public employees is accusing the National Park
Service of "leadership paralysis" for not addressing questions about
religious displays at federal parks.
Supreme Court to weigh churches' employment rights
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court agreed Monday (March 28) to consider
whether a teacher who was fired from a religious school is subject to a
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Chaplains offered exit plan as gay training starts
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Army has started training chaplains on the repeal
of the ban on openly gay military members, saying those who are unable
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U.S. embassy condemns Quran burning at Fla. church
(RNS) The U.S. ambassador to Pakistan called the burning of a Quran at a
small Florida church "abhorrent" as Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari
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Evangelicals resist Obama's childhood obesity push
WASHINGTON (RNS) Evangelicals are the only major religious group where a
majority opposes the federal government's efforts to reduce childhood
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Missionaries grapple with leaving Japan
(RNS) Wolfgang Langhans, a Tokyo-based field director for missionaries, calls the week since the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan "the busiest and most stressful week of my life."
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Fla. pastor presides at burning of Quran
(RNS) The controversial Florida pastor who halted plans to burn a Quran
on the 9/11 anniversary last year oversaw the burning of the Islamic
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Schuller disparages ban on gays in church’s choir
Crystal Cathedral founder Robert H. Schuller says he never would have
approved a recent covenant that the church's choir members were asked
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Smithsonian is restoring Jefferson’s unique Bible
A Smithsonian museum is restoring the "Jefferson Bible," a unique
volume that the third president himself cut and pasted—omitting lots of
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Research disputes ‘facts’ on Christian divorces
It's been proclaimed from pulpits and blogs for years: Christians
divorce as much as everyone else in America. But some scholars and
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Muslims watch warily as House holds hearing
They were moved when the first Muslim elected to Congress shed tears
discussing a Muslim who died trying to save others on 9/11. They were
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Court rejects challenge to `In God We Trust'
WASHINGTON (RNS) Atheist Michael Newdow plans to continue his fight to
get "In God We Trust" off U.S. currency after the Supreme Court denied a
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White House praises Muslims ahead of hearing
WASHINGTON (RNS) Days ahead of a controversial congressional hearing on
Islamic extremism, the Obama administration is highlighting the role
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House Republicans plan to defend DOMA
WASHINGTON (RNS) House Speaker John Boehner said on Friday (March 4)
that he and fellow lawmakers will defend the Defense of Marriage Act
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Is Phelps a role model on free speech issues?
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-to-1 that the "Thank God for
Dead Soldiers" protesters from Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas have
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