A flurry of Supreme Court cases is putting religious liberty debates and state-church conflicts in the spotlight. In recent days, the court ruled that hospital systems with church affiliations are exempted from some provisions of federal pension law. The court also found that Trinity Lutheran Church in Missouri is eligible for a state grant to resurface its playground despite the state constitution’s ban on government funding of churches.
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Faith and Justice: The latest actions by the U.S. Supreme Court, including sending two cases back to the lower courts, are setting the stage for more cases on funding of religious schools.
NCR Today: Despite the Supreme Court's temporary decision on Trump's travel ban, religious discrimination has no place in our immigration policy -- either explicitly or implicitly.
Following years of heated debate, a monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments was installed June 27 on the grounds of the Arkansas state capitol building.
Catholic bishops are "deeply concerned" about the consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow a partial ban on foreign nationals as it reviews the constitutionality of a wider ban.
NCR Today: The Senate health care bill was not expected to be a light shining in the darkness, but it's clearly stingy and disheartening, much like the House bill.
The Supreme Court has ruled for a Missouri church that claimed religious discrimination after it was refused state funds to improve its playground.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law mean that states cannot ban same-sex marriages.
We say: If Congress truly wanted to become a body that talks and listens, right now at this time, there is no better issue to open for discussion than health care reform.
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