Religion

Florida conservative Christian group objects to school prayer bill

By Ashley Lopez | 02.21.12 | 2:39 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Florida Family Policy Council, one of the most influential anti-gay rights and anti-abortion groups in the state, is joining the chorus of opposition to a school prayer bill quickly making its way through the Florida Legislature.

Catholic university sues feds over birth control mandate

By Ashley Lopez | 02.21.12 | 11:39 am | More from The Florida Independent

Ave Maria University, a Catholic university in a town outside of Naples, Fla., is suing the federal government over a recent mandate requiring health insurers to cover contraception as a preventive service.

Colorado civil unions debate rekindles old arguments for and against rights for gay couples

By John Tomasic | 02.15.12 | 4:47 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Denver state Sen. Pat Steadman’s re-introduced same-sex civil unions bill is being heard this afternoon in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Although the bill will be passed easily by the committee’s Democratic majority, the hearing will be the staging ground for this year’s arguments for and against it, drawing the More…

ACLU, Christian group oppose Florida school prayer bill

By Ashley Lopez | 02.15.12 | 9:30 am | More from The Florida Independent

A bill that would allow K-12 students to pray during all school events is currently being opposed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and the Liberty Counsel. Both groups warn that such legislation would cost the state money in litigation.

Operation Rescue to upload 1,000-plus documents to its abortion-provider database

By Ashley Lopez | 02.13.12 | 3:58 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Operation Rescue announced today that it has received more than 1,000 documents that it will upload to its database of abortion providers.

At CPAC, leaders urge steering birth control conversation toward abortion

By | 02.10.12 | 4:01 pm

Stop talking about birth control. That was the key message from some of the most prominent leaders of America’s anti-abortion movement, speaking Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. During a talk on how to advance the movement through messaging, an all-female panel discussed the Obama administration’s birth-control-coverage mandate and More…

White House announces accommodation for religious groups on birth control mandate

By Ashley Lopez | 02.10.12 | 1:53 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The White House today announced a compromise for religious groups lambasting a recent mandate requiring health insurers to cover contraception as a preventive service. The federal government will now be extending an exemption of the mandate to religious organizations — including faith-based hospitals.

Report: Number of Muslim-Americans indicted for terrorist plots going down

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.09.12 | 6:15 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The number of Muslim-Americans indicted for violent plots and/or offering financial support to terrorism declined for the second straight year, according to a study released Wednesday.

“Muslim-American Terrorism in the Decade Since 9/11″ (.pdf), the third annual report on this issue, states that 20 Muslim-Americans were indicted for violent More…

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