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title : Religious Freedom May Drive Jeff Sessions' AG Civil Rights Priorities
summary : The new, 84th Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to champion religious freedom in the US Justice Department.
date : Feb 15, 2017 03:58 PM EST
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title : Churches Amid Historic Civil Rights' Sites Designated by President Obama as National Monuments
summary : Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and other civil rights landmarks in Birmingham, Ala., were designated on Thursday as the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument by President Barack Obama in one of his last official acts as U.S. leader. This church is where four girls died in 1963 after Ku Klux Klan members detonated more than a dozen sticks of dynamite outside the church basement. He also deemed two other new national monuments: Freedom Riders National Monument in Anniston, Ala., and the Reconstruction Era National Monument in South Carolina.
date : Jan 15, 2017 09:35 AM EST
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title : Dr. Eric Mason on What Jesus Thinks About Racial Injustice and How It Should Impact the Church
summary : During a recent appearance at Dallas Theological Seminary, Dr. Eric Mason, Lead Pastor of Epiphany Fellowship in Philadelphia, PA, used Scripture to show what, exactly, Jesus Christ has to say about justice and how it should impact the Church today.
date : Dec 13, 2016 01:32 PM EST
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title : Merrick Garland: Would His Jewish Faith, Religious Freedom Record Affect Supreme Court?
summary : Because religious-associated decisions rank highly in the most debated issues among U.S. Supreme Court justices, some Americans wonder how the Jewish faith of newly nominated Merrick Garland, as well as his record on religious freedom cases, would affect the outcomes of the highest court of the nation. Garland would be the current court's fourth Jewish justice if confirmed.
date : Mar 18, 2016 11:25 AM EDT
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title : Antonin Scalia: Supreme Court Justice Found Dead, Called 'Man Of God, Patriot'
summary : U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died Feb. 13 on a ranch near Marfa, Texas. He was 79 years old. The cause of death was not immediately known. As the first Italian American on the court, he served 29 years, after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. He was a devout Roman Catholic, and his son, Paul, is a Catholic priest.
date : Feb 13, 2016 07:39 PM EST
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title : Hindu God Rama Sued by India Lawyer Over Women's Justice, Religious Scriptures Used In Legalities
summary : Indian lawyer Chandan Kumar Singh shocked quite a few peers when he filed a lawsuit against the Hindu god Rama, a popular deity who is considered to be one of the most important avatars of Vishnu and the Supreme Being by some sects. Singh stated he took the action because he felt "Lord Ram was unjust to his wife Sita," and he wanted a court in the eastern state of Bihar to "acknowledge this fact" of disrespect and mistreatment.
date : Feb 09, 2016 03:01 AM EST
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title : Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes Still Inspiring: 'Faith Is Taking First Step Even When You Don't See Whole Staircase'
summary : Martin Luther King Jr., an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, is being honored Monday via a national holiday. Many people still turn to his insightful quotes for inspiration and providing examples of how to better live together in harmony.
date : Jan 18, 2016 02:46 PM EST
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title : Saeed Abedini: American Pastor Freed From Iran Prison Along With Three Other Americans
summary : Among four Americans released today from prison in Iran is Pastor Saeed Abedini, a formerly devout Muslim who was saved by Jesus Christ in his Tehran bedroom more than a decade ago and converted to Christianity. After establishing numerous Christian house churches, he eventually moved to the United States with his wife, Naghmeh.
date : Jan 16, 2016 02:02 PM EST
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title : Christian High School Student Files Federal Lawsuit to Fight Punishment For Preaching God's Word
summary : A Christian high school student is suing his school district in federal court following a a series of suspensions that stemmed from preaching aloud at school-sponsored events.
date : Nov 20, 2014 07:27 PM EST
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