Religious News From Around the Web, Dec 30th 2019

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Faith Groups Urge Pompeo to Abolish the Commission on Unalienable Rights

Faith Groups Urge Pompeo to Abolish the Commission on Unalienable Rights

Human Rights First coalition Members of faith-based groups, the Senate, and other human rights groups sent a strong message urging Secretary of State Mike

How American Jewish Women Shaped American Culture: An Interview with Pamela S. Nadell

How American Jewish Women have left a legacy that reverberates across American history. For more than three and a half centuries, Jewish women have

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How Writings in the Quran Supported Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Equality Movement

Portions of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s goals to eradicate racial inequality were echoed in the Quran some 1,300 years prior. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Report Shows Highest LGBTQ Civil Rights Support Highest Among Atheists, Agnostics, and Unitarians

LGBTQ Civil Rights Support Highest Among Atheists, Agnostics, and Unitarians

Agnostics rank one point higher than atheists. As per data by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), a vast majority of U.S. citizens continue

Democrats Introduce Equality Act for LGBTQ Americans

Democrats Introduce Equality Act for LGBTQ Americans

A person's rights should not depend on a zip code. Congressional Democrats introduced the Equality Act on March 13.[/tweetit] The bill would edit current

Atheists May Receive Civil Rights Protections in Portland, Oregon

Atheists May Receive Civil Rights Protections in Portland, Oregon

Portland has a large population who identify as being religiously unaffiliated. The city of Portland, Oregon is thinking about amending their Civil Rights laws

Nancy Pelosi Appoints Indian-American Woman to the Commission of USCIRF

Nancy Pelosi Appoints Indian-American Woman to the Commission of USCIRF

Her experience with Anthem of Us played a big role in the appointment The U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) appointed Indian-American Anurima

25 Years Ago Bill Clinton Signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)

25 Years Ago Bill Clinton Signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)

What was once heralded by both parties, soon became seen as a tool used against LGBT civil rights. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)

Civil Rights Groups Intensify Calls to Stop Online Hate Speech

Civil Rights Groups Intensify Calls to Stop Online Hate Speech

K-Screen Shots is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Activists want to end the spread of hate online. Civil Rights Groups throughout the United States