The Orrin G. Hatch Foundation held a webinar on religious liberty rights to mark the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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Thirty years since the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, religious liberty rights remain essential, but they’re increasingly devalued and misunderstood, according to Sen. James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma. For some lawmakers and community leaders, issues like ending anti-LGBTQ discrimination and protecting abortion rights now take precedence over defending people of faith, which puts religious freedom’s future at risk, Lankford said Thursday during a webinar on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation. To defend religious freedom today requires consistently making the case that conscience rights benefit everyone, said Lankford and other panelists.
The shame and scandal an unexpected pregnancy may have caused on a Catholic campus in the past is giving way to more proactive, life-affirming policies.
Katie, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Katie is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college called the St. Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which provides free babysitting and other material support for young mothers on campus. / Fabrizio Alberdi, EWTN News in DepthWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 21, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).How does a Catholic college respond when a young woman pursuing her degree faces an unexpected pregnancy? On a growing number of campuses, the response is both compassionate and pragmatic, as schools have begun putting their pro-life values into action with resources like tuition breaks, special housing arrangements, dedicated lactation rooms, "expectant mother" parking spaces, and even free babysitting.That s the main takeaway from a new survey of U.S. Catholic colleges and universities and interviews wit