Rights Court Exempts Jehovah’s Witnesses From Military Service
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Jehovah’s Witnesses in Azerbaijan cannot be forced to serve in the military.
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Oxford University Probes ‘Sale’ of Ancient Bible Fragments
Oxford University said Wednesday it has launched an investigation into claims that one of its professors sold ancient Bible fragments to the controversial U.S. company of a billionaire evangelical Christian.
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Federal Judge Rules Obamacare Protections Violate Religious Freedom
A Texas federal judge Tuesday invalidated Obama-era protections for patients seeking transgender or abortion-related care, concluding they violate the religious rights of medical providers who object to performing such treatments.
Read moreCzech Court Nixes Controversial Church Compensation Tax
The Czech Republic’s constitutional court on Tuesday canceled a law slapping income tax on the billions the state will pay churches for assets seized by the Communists during their Cold War rule.
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Three people and an LLC claim in federal court that Shorewood Hills Homeowners Association, in Chikaming, Mich., refuses to let Jews live there — only “Christian neighbors,” according to its articles of incorporation.
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Washington State Lawmaker Espouses Hatred of Muslims in Video
Washington state Rep. Matt Shea said in a video posted Thursday that the media’s exposure of his extremist ideas such as Christian dominion — which calls for Christians to control society by taking over political and cultural institutions — is a “Soviet tactic” to persecute him.
Read moreComplaint Filed Over Judge’s Talk of Religion in Guyger Case
A secular nonprofit filed a judicial ethics complaint Thursday against the judge who handed fired Dallas cop Amber Guyger a Bible before hugging her for several minutes after she was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of unarmed neighbor Botham Jean.
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European Court Orders Bosnia to Remove Orthodox Church
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Bosnia to remove a Serbian Orthodox church that it says was illegally built on land owned by a Bosnian Muslim war widow after she and her family were forced to flee their village during the country’s 1992-95 war.
Read moreIowa College Officials Held Liable for Bias Against Christian Groups
After losing two lawsuits to Christian student groups at the University of Iowa, school administrators now face the prospect of paying damages to the plaintiffs out of their own pockets.
Read moreNew York Wants Crackdown on Abortion Clinic Protesters
A lawyer for New York urged the Second Circuit on Thursday to reverse a ruling that she said is being exploited by anti-abortion protesters to harass patients outside a women’s health clinic in Queens.
Read moreUN Court Pauses Pretrial Hearing in African War Crimes Case
A preliminary hearing in the International Criminal Court to decide whether to hold a trial for two former African officials accused of human rights violations was halted abruptly Wednesday, as the judges called for written responses from prosecutors.
Read moreAfrican War Crimes Suspect Denies Charges in UN Court
The defense team for one of two former Central African Republic officials accused of crimes against humanity began presenting their case Monday during a preliminary hearing before the International Criminal Court, arguing there is not sufficient evidence to hold a trial.
Read moreUN Criminal Court Urged to Hold Trial for Militia Suspects
A preliminary hearing began Thursday in the International Criminal Court to determine if there is enough evidence to hold a trial against two former African officials accused of leading Christian militia members and directing attacks on Muslim civilians.
Read moreProtesters Outnumber Straight Pride Supporters at Central California Rally
Supporters and opponents of the National Straight Pride Coalition clashed at the Planned Parenthood in Modesto, California, over the weekend in what was a highly charged but mostly peaceful protest.
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Teen Rescue, which runs the River View Christian Academy boarding school, claims California unfairly fined it for running an unlicensed group home, in Sacramento Superior Court.
Read moreEx-Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Must Face Suit
Kim Davis, the former county clerk briefly jailed over her refusal to recognize gay marriage in Kentucky, is not immune from civil claims by two of the couples she denied a license to wed, the Sixth Circuit ruled.
Read moreLondon Abortion Protesters Lose Buffer-Zone Appeal
Christian protesters who for years have been telling visitors of a London abortion clinic that they’re going to hell have lost their legal challenge to a clinic buffer zone.
Read moreJury Sides With Author Nicolas Sparks in Defamation Case
A federal jury on Wednesday absolved novelist Nicholas Sparks of all defamation claims brought by a former headmaster of the author’s private school ensuing an employment-related trial.
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Sanders, Warren Woo Young Black Christians at Atlanta Conference
Democratic presidential candidates and U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren appeared at a conference for young black Christians Saturday in Atlanta where they each pitched their plans for tackling wide-ranging issues including gun violence, student loan debt, the rise of white nationalism, health care and voter suppression.
Read moreAuthor Nicholas Sparks Denies Anti-LGBT Comments in Defamation Trial
On trial over federal defamation claims, bestselling romance novelist Nicholas Sparks denied he bullied the headmaster of a private Christian school Sparks founded in North Carolina to make the man quit.
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