Christianity
Fired nurse tells Religious Liberty Commission she was forced to choose between her faith, radical gender ideology(The Heartlander) — When Valerie Kloosterman, a nurse of more than 15 years, requested a religious accommodation to excuse her from diversity training on gender fluidity and transgender procedures, she… Read More
Abortion
‘REFUSE’: Top Trump official advises medical students pressured to perform abortions(The Daily Signal) – Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Brian Christine urged medical students to “refuse” to perform procedures that violate their consciences. “If your deeply held religious convictions say that… Read More
Culture
Wisconsin continues attack on Catholic charity despite unanimous Supreme Court loss(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Despite a unanimous loss at the Supreme Court, Wisconsin is pressing forward in its fight to deny Catholic Charities a tax exemption. The Supreme Court… Read More
Courts
ACLU loses battle against West Virginia’s religious exemption for vaccinesA West Virginia court has upheld the right of religious families to exempt their children from public school vaccine requirements. In January, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed an… Read More
Government
Virginia scores victory for homeschooling, kills bill threatening religious exemption(The Daily Signal) – Homeschool families in Virginia celebrated a victory Thursday after the Virginia state Senate backed away from a bill that threatened religious exemptions for homeschoolers. SB 1031 sought to… Read More
Government
Will Obamacare cover over-the-counter birth control? Yes, if Biden-Harris proposal goes through(The Daily Signal) – The Biden-Harris administration has proposed a rule implementing Obamacare’s controversial contraception mandate—again. Under the proposal announced Monday, certain health insurance plans would be required to cover over-the… Read More
Courts
Group seeks to overturn Connecticut religious exemption ban for school vaccines(The Center Square) – Critics of a Connecticut law banning religious exemptions from school vaccination requirements have lost several rounds in federal court but are planning to ask the U.S. Read More
Biden administration
More motions filed seeking class status for U.S. Coast Guard members denied vaccine religious exemption requests(The Center Square) – Two new motions have been filed with a U.S. district court asking it to grant class status and to certify a classwide preliminary injunction on behalf… Read More
Biden administration
Inspector General: Denying religious exemptions to service members who refuse COVID-19 vaccines violates federal law(The Center Square) – A Department of Defense Office of Inspector General report has found that officials in the U.S. military who issued widespread denials of religious exemption requests by… Read More
Biden administration
More than 60,000 Army soldiers losing pay, benefits over vaccine mandateAttorney representing military whistleblowers argues total number is much higher (The Center Square) – Roughly 40,000 National Guard and 22,000 Reserve soldiers who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccines have… Read More
National
Liberty Counsel: Military continues to deny religious exemptions as Navy SEALs head to courtIn all four branches of military, 4 requests were granted out of nearly 29,000 (The Center Square) – The U.S. military continues to deny religious exemptions to service members, Liberty… Read More