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Justice Department highlights state-level religious freedom violations
The Department of Justice is targeting state and local government violations of religious freedom, a senior DOJ official told reporters on... Read more
Maine law removes religious exemptions for vaccinations
Voters in the state rejected an effort to overturn a state law that will go into effect next September. The... Read more
Justice Department weighs in on Kentucky religious freedom case
Chelsey Nelson, a photographer with her own business, sued the city of Louisville over an ordinance she says would compel... Read more
Supreme Court will hear Philadelphia Catholic foster care case
The Supreme Court will decide if the city of Philadelphia was correct to terminate its relationship with Catholic Social Services... Read more
UK health service clarifies policy to deny care to 'homophobic' patients
Britain’s National Health Service has clarified a new policy that will allow patients found to be homophoic, racist, and sexist... Read more
Leak from Xinjiang shows some Uyghurs are detained for family size
A leaked document from a county in China's northwest details the personal information of some 3,000 Uyghurs. It gives violation... Read more
How a new presidential religious freedom adviser could shape US foreign policy
Reports of a new special adviser to the President on international religious freedom could be a game-changer for U.S. foreign... Read more
Pompeo announces new alliance for religious freedom
A new International Religious Freedom Alliance with 27 member states was announced on Wednesday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Read more
US bishops speak up on school choice as Supreme Court hears case
States should not deny tax credit programs to families who choose religious private schools, said members of the U.S. Conference... Read more
Archbishop Chaput asks Pakistani PM to follow through on religious liberty
On behalf of Philadelphia’s Pakistani Catholic community, Archbishop Charles Chaput encouraged the Pakistani prime minister Tuesday to shape a culture... Read more
Bishop calls Americans to build 'culture of religious freedom'
The head of the U.S. bishops’ religious liberty committee called on Americans to build a “culture of religious freedom” that... Read more
Critics: Utah bill on confession would criminalize priests, not counter sex abuse
A Utah legislator’s proposal to remove protections for priests and other clergy who hear confessions of the sexual abuse of... Read more
Tenn governor to sign bill protecting faith-based adoption agencies
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Jan. 15 that he intends to sign into law a bill to protect adoption organizations... Read more
Congressional leaders raise plight of US pastors in Chinese prisons
More than a dozen members of Congress have asked President Trump to press for the release of U.S. pastors imprisoned... Read more
Rubio blasts 'blatant violations of human rights' in Tibet
The Chinese Government have announced that, as of May 1, new policies to “strengthen ethnic unity” will go into effect... Read more
In UK, Christian doctor talking faith with patients draws new scrutiny
The U.K.’s independent regulator for doctors has said it will review its decision to close a case against a Christian... Read more
China announces new crackdown on religious freedom
China will enforce new restrictions on religious groups, organizations, meetings, and other related events starting on Feb 1. Read more
Church in Mexico backs bill expanding freedom of religious groups
The president of the Mexican bishops' conference expressed his support for a bill that would grant more freedom to the... Read more
New book explores: How should Americans think about religious liberty?
Helping Americans understand the importance of religious freedom, as well as a measured view of contemporary threats to it, is... Read more
HHS rule again allows religious adoption agencies to serve in face of LGBT demands
A federal rule change once again allows faith-based adoption agencies to receive federal funding without being required to place children... Read more
