Federal appeals court upholds Connecticut law that eliminated religious vaccination exemption
A federal appeals court has upheld a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious exemption f...
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Mississippi, under judge's order, starts allowing religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations
Mississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek exemptions from state...
Kenyan religious leaders urge the president to repeal a new tax law as protests surge
Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya are urging President William Ruto to repeal a finance bill whose new taxes have sp...
After fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in Africa
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion a year ago, it shook efforts to legalize and make...
Judge: Mississippi must give religious exemption on vaccines
A federal judge says Mississippi must join most other states in allowing religious exemptions from vaccinations that are...
"Missionaries From Thousands Of...": RSS Chief On Religious Conversions
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, in an apparent reference to religious conversions, said on Sunday...
RSS-Linked Assam Tribal Group Holds Protest Against Religious Conversion
Thousands of people from tribal communities in Assam took out a big rally in main city Guwahati today demanding a ban on...
Religious Conversion Serious Issue, Don't Make It Political: Supreme Court
Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue that should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on...
State lawsuits defend abortion access with religious freedom
Critics of religious freedom laws often argue they are used to discriminate against LGBTQ people and only protect a cons...
India's Diversity Great, Will Urge It To Uphold Religious Freedom: US
India is home to a great diversity of faiths and the Biden administration will continue to encourage it to uphold its co...
