Department of Justice Announces Place to Worship Initiative
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“The Constitution doesn’t just protect freedom to worship in private—it protects the public exercise of religious belief, including where people worship together,” Attorney General Sessions said. USDOJ
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Lawsuit: Government negligent in Texas church massacre
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“A family that lost several relatives during a mass shooting at a Texas church says the federal government was negligent by failing to report the gunman’s criminal information to a national database, according to a lawsuit filed this week.” RNS
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Moral bar slipping in U.S., Gallup poll finds
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“67 percent approve of homosexuality, compared to 40 percent in 2001; 69 percent approve of premarital sex, compared to 53 percent in 2001; 76 percent of Americans say divorce is morally acceptable, compared to 59 percent in 2001; and 65 percent of Americans approve of childbirth outside of marriage, compared to 45 percent in 2002 when Gallup added the practice to its poll.” BPNews
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Atheist Community Complains that Too Many Atheists Embracing ‘Troubling’ Morals
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“Sin is too deeply embedded in every human being to yield to a mere correct set of opinions, program of moral improvement, or strength of will.” Intellectual Takeout
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The Great Pop Culture War
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“Having lost so many cultural battles, the right has developed a desperate attraction to celebrity ephemera, confusing an epiphenomenon of progressivism’s cultural advantage — the fact that most famous artists and actors are left-wing — with the institutional advantage itself.” NY Times
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