Faith groups team up, argue Huntsman’s tithing case against the LDS Church endangers religious freedoms Faith groups and legal scholars say Huntsman case violates the First Amendment's shield for religious freedom. 03/27/2024 - 1:02 am | View Link
Faith leaders, GOP say gender identity protections impinge on their religious freedom Minnesota House Republicans and faith community members unsuccessfully sought to declare an urgency Monday to insert a religious exemption for gender identity in the state Human Rights Act. "Will you ... 03/25/2024 - 11:21 am | View Link
Gov. Holcomb signs proclamation condemning antisemitism after vetoing bill Despite vetoing the bill, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a proclamation Monday, condemning all forms of antisemitism. 03/18/2024 - 9:03 am | View Link
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Key findings about religious restrictions around the world in 2021 The most common kinds of government restrictions on religion in 2021 included harassment of religious groups and interference in worship. 03/5/2024 - 2:20 am | View Link
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Larry David shares how he feels about former President Donald Trump and the 2020 election. Watch the full episode of "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace," streaming March 29 on Max.
Stephen Colbert's writers were having a field day with a ton of one liners as they picture all of Trump's legal problems being reported by sports announcers. The best part is that there are no personal fouls in these games, so they're free to take all the shots they want at him.
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“When conservative icon Matt Schlapp announced Tuesday that the sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against him was dropped, he and his allies were quick to note that the ordeal ended without him or the American Conservative Union—the right-wing organization he runs—paying his accuser a single dollar,” the Daily Beast reports.
“But what Schlapp didn’t disclose was that the Republican operative who sued him was, in fact, paid to drop the lawsuit, according to two people with knowledge of the payout.
“A super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid said it raised over $2 million following the candidate’s official announcement of his running mate,” The Hill reports.
“Facing a potentially devastating Democratic defection in the Senate, the White House is ramping up its fight to confirm an embattled judicial nominee who would be the first Muslim American to serve as a U. S. federal appeals court judge,” NBC News reports.
“The White House is touting a wave of new law enforcement endorsements for Adeel Mangi to the 3rd U.