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Federal prosecutors have charged a third leader in what authorities describe as a disturbing forced labor operation tied to a self-proclaimed religious ministry — a case that is drawing renewed concern about spiritual abuse carried out under the guise of faith. A federal grand jury in Michigan has indicted 53-year-old Kathleen Klein, also known within…

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The Good News Club is suing an Illinois school district, accusing it of discrimination. Good News Clubs, chartered by the Christian Evangelism Foundation (CEF), are voluntary after school programs where participants are taught about the Bible and participate in Bible-based activities. The Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that Good News Clubs could meet in public…

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Michigan pro-life groups are suing the state claiming a law requires them to hire pro-choice employees that don’t support their mission. Right to Life of Michigan and Pregnancy Resource Center have filed a complaint against the state, claiming a state employment law that now defines sex discrimination to include the choice to have an abortion would…

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New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has completed his first month in office and he’s already breaking tradition. Ronald Hicks, 58, became the 11th archbishop of the New York Archdiocese since 1850. Every mayor in the last one hundred years has attended the installation service of new archbishops, but Mamdani bucked that tradition by being…

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