Tag: Religion

Attorney general said he was worried the move would violate First Amendment and state Constitution.

Tenn. governor vetoes bill making Bible official state book

Curt Mills · April 14, 2016 10:43 pm

"And some people, look, an eye for an eye, you can almost say that." (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Trump finally names his favorite Bible verse

Al Weaver · April 14, 2016 5:56 pm

The Supreme Court is weighing whether a compromise called an accommodation violates the religious beliefs of religious nonprofits such as the Little Sisters of the Poor. (AP Photo)

Feds give a little in Supreme Court birth control fight

Robert King · April 13, 2016 4:00 pm

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of one of his ambassadors who set up a controversial meeting with Kim Davis. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope accepts resignation of ambassador who set up Kim Davis meeting

Kelly Cohen · April 12, 2016 9:08 pm

Singer Jimmy Buffet and novelist John Grisham showed their vitriol toward two states with laws in which they are in strong opposition. (AP Photos)

Jimmy Buffett, John Grisham condemn N.C., Mississippi laws

Joshua Axelrod · April 12, 2016 6:34 pm

Bryan Adams cancels Mississippi concert over religious liberty law

Joshua Axelrod · April 11, 2016 12:35 pm

Donald Trump is winning evangelical votes, even as leaders of the traditional religious right have endorsed Ted Cruz for president. (AP Photo)

Pastors baffled by evangelicals’ love of Trump

W. James Antle III · April 11, 2016 4:01 am

Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich would not have signed the controversial religious freedom law passed in North Carolina. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Kasich ‘probably’ would not have signed North Carolina LGBT bill

Kyle Feldscher · April 10, 2016 2:47 pm

Fighting Faiths

Michael M. Rosen · April 8, 2016 7:00 am

Washington Secrets

Marriott, Wells Fargo, Comcast hit for discriminating against Christians

Paul Bedard · April 6, 2016 3:52 pm

The bill "merely reinforces the rights which currently exist to the exercise of religious freedom as stated" in the First Amendment, Phil Bryant said. (AP Photo)

Mississippi governor signs religious objections bill

Kelly Cohen · April 5, 2016 5:17 pm

"The Army's delays leave Sikh soldiers uncertain about their future for months on end," Baxter said.

National Security

Senate Dem demands permanent rule on Sikhs from Pentagon

Jacqueline Klimas · April 5, 2016 4:09 pm