Catholic Bishops Avoid Direct Rebuff of Biden over Abortion; Forty-One Countries Ban Religion-Related Groups; Christian Florist Settles Suit with Same-Sex Couple; Congress Issues Resolution Condemning Iran for Persecution of Bahai; Can Public Money go to Religious Schools?
Catholic Bishops Avoid Direct Rebuff of Biden over Abortion Issue

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Forty-One Countries Ban Religion-Related Groups

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Christian Florist Settles Suit with Same-Sex Couple
A Christian florist paid $5,000 and retired to settle an 8-year lawsuit brought by a same-sex couple after declining to provide flowers for their wedding. “I wish the culmination of all that I’ve been through could result in a new respect, culturally and legally, for freedom of conscience in our country,” she said. “From the beginning, I have asked no more than the freedom to act in accordance with my religious beliefs and personal convictions. I have treated those who persecuted me with respect, and with the assurance that I want for them the same freedom that I ask for myself.”
Congress Issues Resolution Condemning Iran for Persecution of Bahai

Bahai Temple by Andrés Silvas
Can Public Money go to Religious Schools? Supreme Court to Weigh Issue

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