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Nation Feb 06

Virginia lawmakers pass protections for LGBTQ people

By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

Health May 03

What the new religious exemptions law means for your health care

Advocates for reproductive and LGBTQ rights are questioning whether the administration’s rule is constitutional, and worry it will lead to women and LGBTQ people being denied health care.

By Nsikan Akpan, Gretchen Frazee, Courtney Norris

Nation May 02

President Donald Trump hosts the "National Day of Prayer" Service in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, on May 2, 2019. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
WATCH: Trump touts new religious exemption allowing clinicians to refuse abortions

The rule would likely require that hospitals, universities, clinics and other institutions that receive funding from federal programs certify that they comply with some 25 federal laws protecting conscience and religious rights.

Politics Jun 04

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Supreme Court sides with Christian baker who denied cake to same-sex couple

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to design a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. But the decision did not resolve the issue of whether a business may even invoke religion to…

Nation Oct 02

Pope’s meeting with Kim Davis was not a ‘form of support’ of her views, Vatican says

The Vatican issued a statement Friday that said Pope Francis' Sept. 24 meeting with Kim Davis in Washington, D.C., was not a direct endorsement of her views.

By Joshua Barajas

Apr 02

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Faith, politics and business converge in debate over Religious Freedom laws

By PBS NewsHour

After the uproar over Indiana’s Religious Freedom act, lawmakers in that state and Arkansas worked to revise or create new legislation to prove the laws do not allow discrimination. Gwen Ifill talks to Pastor Tim Overton of Halteman Village Baptist…

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Author Meacham Writes About Faith and Government

Author Jon Meacham discusses his book "American Gospel" and the role of religion in American government from the founding fathers to today.

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