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May 07, 2021
5:40 PM ET
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An Indiana court delivered a religious freedom victory Friday to a school in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, confirming the school’s right to ensure that staff promote an authentic Catholic education.
A former Catholic high school teacher, Joshua Payne-Elliott, sued the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in July 2019 in the case Payne-Elliot v. Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Payne-Elliot was fired from his position at Cathedral Catholic High School after he entered a same-sex civil union, violating his employment agreement with the Catholic school, according to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represented the archdiocese.
December 17, 2020
9:56 AM ET
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Democratic D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has eased coronavirus restrictions on houses of worship following a lawsuit by the Catholic Church accusing the Democrat of “arbitrary” and “discriminatory” restrictions on churches ahead of Christmas.
The modified order still discourages large gatherings and warns that those who attend large gatherings are putting themselves at risk.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington had said Bowser’s restrictions “bear no relation to either the size of the building or the safety of the activity” and “single out religious worship as a disfavored activity, even though it has been proven safer than many other activities the District favors.”
December 11, 2020
9:09 AM ET
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Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam told Virginians Thursday that they don’t need to be in church for God to hear their prayers.
“For me, God is wherever you are,” Northam said. “You don’t have to sit in the church pew for God to hear your prayers.”
Northam is not the only lawmaker who has been accused of restricting religious freedom. Governors and mayors across the United States have issued orders throughout the pandemic that restrict or prohibit religious services, and the DOJ has pushed back against such restrictions on multiple occasions.
Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam told Virginians Thursday that they don’t need to be in church for God to hear their prayers.