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Catholic worshipers attend Mass at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Celebrating Holy Communion without shared wine is fine, in the age of COVID-19, many churches have decided.

Keep The Faith, Lose The Germs: Clergy Rethink Customs In The Age Of Coronavirus

Mar 07, 2020
As more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in the U.S., clergy are reconsidering a variety of practices during religious services, from handshakes to close contact. Experts say that's a wise idea.
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Goats and Soda

Study Asks If War Makes A Person More ... Or Less ... Religious

Jul 30, 2019
The researchers looked at responses of 1,709 people in three countries that have undergone prolonged, brutal conflict. The findings hold encouraging news — and a cautionary note.
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'Patients Will Die': One County's Challenge To Trump's 'Conscience Rights' Rule

Jun 11, 2019
California's Santa Clara County argues that if the rule goes into effect in July, the county will suffer irreparable harm in terms of patient care and staffing costs.
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World
People enjoy an afternoon at Eminonu Square in Istanbul in January. A recent survey of personal beliefs and lifestyles in majority-Muslim Turkey has found a smaller portion of people describing themselves as religious.

Turks Examine Their Muslim Devotion After Poll Says Faith Could Be Waning

Feb 11, 2019
Despite a rise in religious doctrine from the government, a recent survey shows a dip in the portion of people identifying as religious, compared with a poll in 2008.
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National

More States Say Religious Agencies Can Turn Down Same-Sex Couples For Adoptions

Jun 11, 2018
Oklahoma and Kansas recently passed laws that religious adoption agencies do not have to work with same-sex couples if they don't want to. That's a law that's already on the books in seven other state
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The Salt
<em>Pasta Con Sarde</em> is a spaghetti dish made with anchovies and sprinkled with breadcrumbs, which symbolize sawdust — a tribute to Joseph's career as a carpenter. Frosted white lamb cakes are also traditional.

Move Over, St. Patrick: St. Joseph's Feast Is When Italians Parade

Mar 18, 2017
The wearing of the red honors the patron saint of Sicily. But the real celebrating centers around extravagant altars filled with traditional food, religious symbols and tributes to loved ones.
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The Two-Way
Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam signed a law that allows mental health professionals to refuse treatment to patients based on personal or religious beliefs.

Tennessee Enacts Law Letting Therapists Refuse Patients On Religious Grounds

Apr 27, 2016
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam signed a law allowing mental health counselors to refuse to treat patients based on religious objections. Critics say the measure discriminates against LGBT people.
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Religion
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz prays before the start of his Religious Liberty Rally in Des Moines, Iowa, in August. He is among the Republican candidates who say there is a "war on faith" in America.

Conservatives Call For 'Religious Freedom,' But For Whom?

Dec 11, 2015
Republican presidential candidates decry what they call a "war on faith." Religious conservatives say they face anti-Christian bigotry. But the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment reveals a double standard.
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The Two-Way
The Supreme Court will hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act about religious objections to providing contraception.

Supreme Court Will Hear More Religious Objections To Obamacare

Nov 06, 2015
Birth control and the Affordable Care Act are back on the Supreme Court's docket, in what could be called a sequel to the Hobby Lobby ruling.
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Religious Freedom in the Military

Mar 01, 2011
God and country seem to go together naturally. But that's not what is supposed to happen says former Air Force lawyer Mike Weinstein. He heads the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
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