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Trump’s Faith-based Rule Allows Health Workers to Deny LGBTQ Patients

07 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

Conscience protections U.S. President Donald J. Trump during his speech before faith leaders on May 2 National Day of Prayer announced a brand new 440-page long rule which would allow employers, providers,...

Americans’ Attitudes Towards Key Issues Affecting Voting Behavior

03 Oct 2018
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Liza Kay

Issues include partisanship, sexual harassment, gender of candidates, healthcare coverage, access to contraception According to a new survey by Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), a majority...

Trump’s Plan to Shield Employers from Doing Things Against their Religion

18 Jan 2018
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Alison Lesley

Obama-era restrictions are being scaled back The list of procedures which will be affected by such a law includes the treatment of transgender patients or abortions. The new rule is at present in its proposal...

Nun and Paul Ryan Debate Poverty in Wisconsin

23 Aug 2017
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Derek Welch

Ryan and the GOP are on the defensive over healthcare bill The questioners were from Racine, Wisconsin. Ryan praised President Donald J. Trump on the latter's speech concerning the war in Afghanistan....

Abortion Bill Passed in Oregon that Requires Insurers to Cover Abortion for Any Reason

07 Jul 2017
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Nathan Glover

House Bill 3391 was approved with Republican opposition The Oregon state legislature has approved a $10 million bill dealing with reproductive health which would compel insurance companies...

Mormon Missionary Dress Code Changed to Fight Zika Virus Threat

24 May 2016
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Kelly Frazier

Mormon missionary dress policy has been revised to provide protection from mosquito-borne diseases. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) recently updated their grooming standards...

Michigan Catholic Church Approves Offering Health Care to Same-Sex Couples

11 Mar 2016
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Derek Welch

Catholic employees in Michigan can now extend their health benefits to a same-sex partner, friend, or relative. The body who supervises health care for Catholic employees in Michigan, the Michigan...

Hillary Clinton Preaches About Unity at Memphis Churches

01 Mar 2016
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Kelly Frazier

Hillary Clinton focuses on black voters with a message of unity and love that she delivered at two Memphis-area churches. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, spoke from two Memphis...

Health Care Targeted by Atheists’ New “Right to Know Act” Campaign

02 Oct 2015
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Alison Lesley

THE LAW PROPOSED BY AMERICAN ATHEISTS IS MERELY TO PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON A RELIGIOUS HEALTH CARE PROVIDER’S SERVICES. On September 29, the organization American Atheists announced their...

When Will it Stop? Religious Lawsuits Over Healthcare Keep Piling Up

07 Aug 2015
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Hayli Harding

Nonprofit Religious lawsuits over contraception and health care have been rising steadily. Since the declaration that employers’ health care must cover contraception, there have been an uprising...