The high court, in a 7-2 ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, sided with the religious school.
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Congregations can’t make up for proposed federal budget cuts
Every religious congregation in the U.S.would have to raise an additional $714,000 every year for the next 10 years to make up for the 2018 budget cuts President Trump has proposed.
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Catholic bishops: Loss of affordable health care under GOP plan ‘simply unacceptable’
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the measure would leave 22 million more people without insurance.
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Faith leaders challenge morality of U.S. budget priorities
More than a dozen leaders lined up shoulder-to-shoulder in a unified front to defend a broad array of domestic and international aid programs that, they argued, sustain life.
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The Editors: Trumpcare bill is closing the door to democracy
Just about everyone is sick of the partisan rancor that radiates from Washington.
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Why spirituality is central to understanding the Standing Rock protests
Our guest this week is Eileen Markey, the author of A Radical Faith: The Assassination of Sister Maura. She is also the author of America’s most recent cover article: “The Spirit of Standing Rock.” It’s the water of life, it’s waters of baptism, it’s the Jordan river. “I knew from speaking to activists and religious […]
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Update: U.S. bishops say Senate health care bill will ‘wreak havoc’ on families
Senate proposal could “wreak havoc on low-income families and struggling communities, and must not be supported,” the bishops said in a statement released on Thursday evening.
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Poll: Most U.S. Catholics disapprove of President Trump’s job performance
Just 38 percent of Catholics say they approve of the president.
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‘Reflect the unity for which we long,’ bishop tells elected officials after Virginia shooting
The Mass was celebrated just days after a shooting at an Alexandria ballpark in which Rep. Steve Scalise and others were injured while practicing for a charity baseball game.
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Trump administration to deport immigrant parents, while continuing child immigrant protections
The Trump administration has canceled the immigration program intended to protect parents of U.S. citizens from deportation.