Religion

Punishing organizations -- and individuals -- for being religious is not just counter to the enumerated protections of the Constitution and Bill of Rights; it is also counterproductive. Seated, front row, from left are, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Back row, standing, from left are, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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No swing vote on playground case

June 27, 2017 3:08 am

A group from the Concerned Women for America, a Christian women's activist group, shows their support as the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 for Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Mo., that churches have the same right as other charitable groups to seek state money for new playground surfaces and other non-religious needs, Monday, June 26, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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The free exercise clause keeps winning at the Supreme Court, and it’s coming back next term

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June 26, 2017 7:08 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan called a Supreme Court ruling that favored federal funding of a religious school playground important for religious liberty. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Paul Ryan: Supreme Court ruling on church playground ‘important for religious liberty’

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June 26, 2017 5:51 pm

Pence is scheduled to address attendees at the organization's 40th-anniversary event. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Mike Pence to speak at Focus on the Family event in Colorado Springs

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June 22, 2017 4:15 pm

The 17-year-old girl was killed by an illegal immigrant on Sunday following a road rage incident. (Screengrab/Twitter)

Crime

Washington memorial for Nabra Hassanen set on fire

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June 21, 2017 5:45 pm

Police officers work at a cordoned area near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London early Monday morning. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

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One dead, 10 wounded after van rams worshippers leaving London mosque

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June 19, 2017 11:20 am

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Bernie Sanders: A preening progressive with a legislative legacy of nothing

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June 15, 2017 5:17 pm

Educators in the United States should take to heart that the founding of our country has a basis in religion, particularly the pursuit of religious freedom. (Fiona Hanson/AP)

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Atheist Richard Dawkins makes the case for putting God in schools

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June 13, 2017 5:09 pm

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Mike Pence: Trump will roll back Johnson Amendment, but we must ‘pray for America’

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June 11, 2017 12:40 am

If Trump had denounced timid and bumbling Republicans who can't get anything done in Congress, he probably would have won applause in the room. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Byron York: While Comeymania grips DC, Trump enjoys lovefest with social conservatives

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June 8, 2017 10:42 pm

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Tag: Religion

No swing vote on playground case

The free exercise clause keeps winning at the Supreme Court, and it’s coming back next term

Paul Ryan: Supreme Court ruling on church playground ‘important for religious liberty’

Mike Pence to speak at Focus on the Family event in Colorado Springs

Washington memorial for Nabra Hassanen set on fire

One dead, 10 wounded after van rams worshippers leaving London mosque

Bernie Sanders: A preening progressive with a legislative legacy of nothing

Atheist Richard Dawkins makes the case for putting God in schools

Mike Pence: Trump will roll back Johnson Amendment, but we must ‘pray for America’

Byron York: While Comeymania grips DC, Trump enjoys lovefest with social conservatives

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