Should CNN Religion Writer Accept Award From Religious Advocacy Org?
The Becket Fund blesses Eric Marrapodi, co-editor of CNN’s Belief Blog.
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Why Religious Exemptions Matter
Drawing lines, protecting church-state separation.
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Most U.S. Catholics Back Marriage Equality, But Knights of Columbus Pour Millions into Opposition
Quick, what organization was founded to support justice for immigrants, boasts nearly two million (all-male) members, and loves a good parade? The Knights of Columbus still support immigrants’ rights, but those sober-faced men marching down Main Street in full parade regalia are also part of an organization that was the single largest donor in support of California’s Proposition 8. As it turns out, this venerable fraternal order has taken up the anti-equality baton in a big way since then.
Read MoreCourt Rules in Favor of For-Profit Employer Seeking Exemption from Contraception Rule
HVAC company claimed the rule violated owners’ “sincerely held religious beliefs.”
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Anti-Contraception Activists Claim Their Suits are Last Resort to Undermine Health Care
Following Supreme Court ruling, the right looks for other ways to reject Obamacare.
Read MoreAmerican Bishops Pushed Rome on Nun Crackdown
“Religious freedom” warrior Archbishop Lori and Boston’s Cardinal Law pushed for investigation.
Read MoreFed. Court Rules Prop. 8 Unconstitutional
“Prop 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California…”
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In 2012 Bishops Join Fight to Repackage Discrimination as ‘Religious Freedom’
At the end of 2011, in a sign of what’s to come, the U.S. Bishops warned the Obama administration to amend a regulation on contraception in its health care legislation or stand accused of religious discrimination.
Read MoreBecket Fund Misleads on Obama Defense of Contraception Lawsuit
House Judiciary Committee hearing designed to paint administration as anti-religion.
Read MoreOB/GYN Corrects Bishop’s False Claim About How Contraceptives Work
Contraceptives are not abortifacients.
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