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Religious freedomat risk
American Catholics were recently asked by their bishops to observe a “Fortnight for Freedom” - a two-week time of prayer, study and public action focusing on threats to religious freedom. While some would dismiss the bishops' fears as exaggerated,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Health, Same-Sex Marriage, Belief and Faith, Crime, Law and Justice
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Special July 4 Catholic mass celebrates religious freedom
The Religion WorldThe Orlando Catholic Diocese will conclude its “Fortnight from Freedom” with a July 4 mass. St. John Vianney Catholic Church will hold its mass at 8:30 a.m. St. James Cathedral's mass will be at 9 a.m. Bishop John Noonan had asked all the... -
National equality group urges Roanoke County Board of Supervisors to end prayer
WDBJ7 ReporterStop praying in the name of Jesus or prepare for a lawsuit. That's the warning more and more local governments in our region are getting. This time a national equality group is targeting the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors. The Roanoke County...Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Justice System, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Catholic leaders launch campaign against Obama policies
Catholic leaders launched a nationwide campaign challenging the Obama administration's health policies with a Mass at Baltimore's Basilica of the Assumption on Thursday evening, filling the 200-year-old stone structure with supporters. The standing-room-...
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Government doesn't rule our souls
Our Aberdeen Catholic churches, Sacred Heart and St. Mary's, are participating in a nationwide movement called a Fortnight for Freedom. The effort to remind citizens of the importance of religious freedom started Thursday and culminates on July 4....Tags: Health, Justice System, Belief and Faith, Court Administration, Crime, Law and Justice
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"Final Decision" on Ten Commandments in Giles Co. schools
ReporterWhen Giles Co. students go to class next year, the Ten Commandments will once again hang on school walls. The school board voted 3 to 2 to put the Ten Commandments back up in the schools. The board said this is its "final decision" on the issue. It's ...Tags: Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union, Justice System, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Witness for Religious Freedom observance to be held at Joseph Hancock Park
A Witness for Religious Freedom observance will be held Friday at Joseph Hancock Park. The public is invited for prayer, witnessing and fellowship from 5 to 7 p.m., said the Rev. Jack Lombardi of St. Peter Catholic Church. Lombardi will be speaking at...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Civil Rights
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Nationwide rally for religious freedom included event in downtown Roanoke
Rallies across the country and here in western Virginia focused attention on religious freedom and controversial elements of national health care reform. About one hundred people gathered at noon Friday in Lee Plaza in downtown Roanoke. The event...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief, Civil Rights
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Catholic Fortnight for Freedom starts Thursday
The Religion WorldCatholics will begin a 14-day of prayer and action in defense of religious freedom beginning June 21 and extending to July 4. In a statement released by Florida's Catholic bishops, the church lays out its concerns about threats to religious liberty,... -
Catholic Fortnight for Freedom starts today
The Religion WorldThe Orlando Catholic Diocese's 14 days of prayer for religious freedom begins today at 12:40 p.m. at St. James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. Church bells will ring for five minutes as a call to prayer. At 12:45 p.m., participants will gather in prayer... -
Religious liberty?
A country as large, diverse and modern as ours depends on an elaborate system of laws to run efficiently and fairly. The number of laws grows as the nation gets bigger and the economy more complex. Consider, as a crude measure of growth, the size of the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Outspoken bishop to take helm of Archdiocese of Baltimore
At a time when Roman Catholic bishops are waging political wars against contraception and same-sex marriage, one of the church's most hard-line generals was named Tuesday to head its historically important Baltimore archdiocese.
The Vatican appointed...Tags: Health, Same-Sex Marriage, Martin O'Malley, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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