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Judge dismisses Notre Dame lawsuit regarding birth control mandate
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the University of Notre Dame challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring employers to provide birth-control coverage. The lawsuit, filed...Tags: Laws, Career and Workplace, Aetna Inc., Abortion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Bill would require Christian prayer in Indiana's public schools
WSBT TVIt's a place many parents send their children to learn – but should public school classrooms also be a place for faith? What if just Christian faith is promoted? Northern Indiana Senator Dennis Kruse, a Republican, is sponsoring a bill that would...Tags: Indiana University South Bend, Family, Religious Events, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Indiana lawmaker wants 'Lord's Prayer' in schools
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Republican state senator is pushing for Indiana's public school students to start the school day by reciting the Lord's Prayer amid what he calls an "attack" on religion in the schools. Senate education committee chairman...
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Texas AG intervenes in cheerleader banner dispute
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Wednesday he will defend high school cheerleaders who want to use Bible verses on banners at football games. Abbott has filed court papers to intervene in a lawsuit that cheerleaders at...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Religion and Belief, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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Anti-abortion group defends Bishop Jenky's controversial comments
WSBT-TV ReporterNOTRE DAME – A group made up of members from the infamous “ND 88,” people who were arrested and charged with trespassing when President Obama spoke at the university's 2009 commencement, did not hold back during a demonstration outside...Tags: Social Issues, Roman Catholicism, Education, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Notre Dame, Catholic Diocese, others file suit regarding HHS mandate
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame, the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and several other area organizations filed suit Monday challenging the constitutionality of a federal regulation that requires religious organizations to...Tags: Laws, Career and Workplace, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice and Rights, Timothy M. Dolan
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Local religious leaders pleased with contraception compromise
WSBT-TV ReporterSOUTH BEND – President Obama announced a health insurance reform plan at midday Friday to appease Catholic church and religious-affiliated employers opposed to birth control use. Local religious leaders said the president's resolution is a step in...Tags: Roman Catholicism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Dan Coats
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Catholic non-profits oppose federal rule on birth control
South Bend TribuneArea Catholic colleges and other religious-based employers are considering their options in the wake of a federal order that they must provide birth-control coverage to women employees by Aug. 1, 2013. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services...Tags: Career and Workplace, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice and Rights, Colleges and Universities, National Government
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Cain apologizes after meeting with Muslim leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Herman Cain is apologizing to Muslim leaders for vitriolic remarks he made about Islam while campaigning for the presidential nomination. The former Godfather's Pizza CEO has said communities have a right to ban Islamic...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Herman Cain, Elections, Islam
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Indiana GOP pushes ahead with big voucher program
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Republican leadership is pushing ahead with a proposal that would be the nation's broadest use of school vouchers, allowing even middle-class families to use taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools....Tags: Personal Income, Education, Executive Branch, Ohio, Illinois
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Cleric: Muslims have role in relationship building
DETROIT (AP) — The cleric who became the public face of efforts to build an Islamic center near ground zero in New York began a national speaking tour Saturday night by urging Muslims to play a role in shaping relationships with America. Feisal...Tags: Democratic Party, Interreligious Dialogue, Feisal Abdul Rauf, Detroit, University of Michigan
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Panel OKs gay marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS - For the past several years, Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly have pushed for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in the state.
The difference this year is that, with a new GOP majority in the House of...Tags: Family, Justice System, Indianapolis, Freedom of the Press, Laws
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