Florida supreme court suspends abortion waiting period
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“The Florida Supreme Court on Friday granted a motion to suspend the state’s mandatory 24-hour waiting period for abortions. The ban shall remain suspended until the court determines whether it will accept jurisdiction over the case.” Jurist
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Should States Honor the Bible as a Historic But Not Sacred Book?
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“Haslam, who is a Christian, explained that not only would the bill violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment, but that it ‘trivializes the Bible, which I believe is a sacred text.’”
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Survey: Darwinism is to blame for eroding belief in human dignity
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The survey “asked if ‘Evolution shows that no living thing is more important than any other.’ Forty-three percent agreed, and 45 percent believe that ‘Evolution shows that human beings are not fundamentally different from other animals.’ The highest levels of support for the idea are found among self-identified atheists (69 percent), and 18 to 29 year olds (51 percent).”
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Evangelicals Slow Trump's Advance in Midwest
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“While Donald Trump has famously declared, ‘I love evangelicals!’ it seems that in return some evangelicals may have ‘lost that loving feeling,’ and the full evidence proves that most of them never had it in the first place.”
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Do Tax Assessors Decide What is "Necessary" for Religious Worship & Instruction?
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The Briefing: Do religious organizations decide for themselves what they require for their devotional and educational missions, or do municipal tax authorities decide for them? See transcript or audio of second story from link above.
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The Bible Joins Fifty Shades on Top 10 Most Challenged Library Books
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Move over, ‘Fun Home.’ More people asked American schools to remove Scripture last year. CT
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