Religious News From Around the Web, Dec 30th 2019

Religious News From Around the Web, Dec 30th 2019

Amish Eviction, Religious Freedom Violators, Daf Yomi? China Bans Christmas, Church vs. State, Video: Incarceration of Chinese Uighurs, Taoism and Star Wars Michigan County

Supreme Court Rules Religiously Affiliated Hospitals Don’t Have to Provide Pension Plans to Employees

Supreme Court Rules Religiously Affiliated Hospitals Don’t Have to Provide Pension Plans to Employees

Supreme Court rules in favor of religiously affiliated hospitals; says they need not pay pensions In a shock ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court passed

The Status of Trump’s Travel Ban on Muslim Nations

The Status of Trump’s Travel Ban on Muslim Nations

President Trump is seeking a reversal on the lower court's rulings. The United States Supreme Court received a petition from the Trump administration on

Catholic Nuns Lose Case: Employees Must Have Contraceptive Coverage

Catholic Nuns Lose Case: Employees Must Have Contraceptive Coverage

Denver's Little Sisters of the Poor lost their case against the Obama administration because they couldn't prove the contraceptive mandate caused a burden. Denver’s

Texas officials can refuse same-sex marriage licences and weddings because of religious beliefs, state Atty. Gen. says

Texas officials can refuse same-sex marriage licences and weddings because of religious beliefs, state Atty. Gen. says

Texas Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton said that justices of peace, judges, county clerks and their employees have “constitutional and statutory rights protecting their freedom