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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban, ruling that newer state laws regulating abortion take precedence over the near-total ban enacted in 1849. In a 4-3 decision on Wednesday, the court’s liberal majority determined that laws passed while Roe v. Wade was in effect, including a 1985 law allowing abortions…

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Amid skepticism among Tibetan Buddhist adherents concerned about the Dalai Lama approaching his 90th birthday, the 14th Dalai Lama has affirmed: “The institution of the Dalai Lama will continue.”  According to Tibetan Buddhists’ beliefs, the “spirit of the Dalai Lama” reincarnates into the body of a child who is chosen at an early age. The…

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Families of the victims in the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger are reeling as he prepares to accept a plea deal that would spare him from the death penalty. Kohberger is accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students in their off-campus housing. Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and…

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Bills supporting placing religious chaplains in public schools are on the rise, with supporters citing increasing mental health shortages amongst K-12 students and budget shortages while critics are concerned over the separation of church and state. A recent survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, however, is showing that the majority of…

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Pete Buttigieg recently spoke on the “Spiritual Life” podcast hosted by Jesuit priest Father James Martin, where he spoke about coming out and parenting his adopted children. Buttigieg, and Episcopalian who served as Biden’s Transportation Secretary, discussed how his coming out brought him closer to God. “As a friend of mine put it when he…

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A Catholic Bishop slammed immigration raids conducted at churches in an open letter to his parishioners. In a letter shared on Facebook to his parishioners at the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino in San Bernardino, California, Mexican-born Bishop Alberto Rojas denounced recent immigration raids where ICE agents entered Catholic parish properties in Montclair and…

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A BBC news presenter is receiving praise after correcting an autocue that referred to pregnant women as “pregnant people.” Martine Croxall was delivering a story live on the recent heat wave in the UK and warning against heat-related deaths. “London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has released research which says that nearly 600 heat-related…

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In a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the federal judiciary, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 27 that district courts do not have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions, marking a significant shift in how legal challenges to executive policies can proceed.  While the case stemmed from legal battles over President Trump’s controversial…

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In a 6-3 decision released Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parents can opt their children out of a Maryland school district’s curriculum materials featuring LGBTQ+ themes if the material goes against their religious beliefs. The decision is being called a major win for parental rights and religious freedom. “Parents have the right to know what…

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A Los Angeles pastor is speaking out after federal agents detained members of his Iranian Christian congregation, including a young family and a woman who suffered a medical emergency during her arrest. Pastor Ara Torosian of Cornerstone Church in West LA, himself an Iranian refugee who fled religious persecution, said five members of his church…
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