Hawaii Files First Lawsuit Against Muslim Ban 2.0

“It’s disenfranchising people who are not of the majority race or majority religion. It puts them in a place that smears their culture or a religion that is not accepted by everyone else. And that’s wrong”

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis
Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin speaks at a news conference in Honolulu announcing the state of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's revised travel ban. Feb. 3, 2017, (AP/Audrey McAvoy)

(REPORT) --- Hawaii filed the first legal challenge to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on Tuesday, asking a judge to temporarily block his executive order the day after it was signed. The court filing from the office of Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin argues that the ban—which blocks travelers from six majority-Muslim countries

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Russia Bans Scientology

A court in Moscow has banned the local branch of the Church of Scientology, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the courtroom Monday.

Sputnik News
By Sputnik News
Scientology church in Moscow. Photo: Sergei Fadeichev/TASS

MOSCOW  – During the inspection the Russian Ministry of Justice found out that the word 'scientology' had been registered as a trade mark owned by the US Religious Technology Center. The court backed the Russian Justice Ministry's claim that the organization's activity did not comply with the federal law on freedom of religion. "The

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Study: America Is Becoming Less Christian, More Secular

The growth of “nones” has political significance as people with no religion tend to vote Democratic, just as white evangelicals tend to vote Republican.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Crosses at a war memorial stand in front of the dawning sky at Muhi, 167 kms northeast of Budapest, Hungary, on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015. (AP Photo/MTI, Zsolt Czegledi)

NEW YORK  — The number of Americans who don't affiliate with a particular religion has grown to 56 million in recent years, making the faith group researchers call "nones" the second-largest in total numbers behind evangelicals, according to a Pew Research Center study released Tuesday. Christianity is still the dominant faith by far in the

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The Christian Terrorist Movement No One Wants To Talk About

Austin shooter Larry McQuilliams may have been inspired by the Phineas Priesthood, a loosely affiliated Christian terrorist group.

Jack Jenkins for Think Progress
By Jack Jenkins for Think Progress

Last Friday, Larry McQuilliams was shot and killed by police after unleashing a campaign of violence in Austin, Texas, firing more than 100 rounds in the downtown area before making a failed attempt to burn down the Mexican Consulate. The only casualty was McQuilliams himself, who was felled by officers when he entered police headquarters, but the

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Vatican Keeps Pro-Gay Language In Italian Report, Removes It From English Translation

Just days after a group of Catholic leaders made waves for publishing a report that used unusually inclusive language to refer to homosexuality, the Vatican is attempting to walk back the statements by altering an English translation of the document and editing out affirming comments about LGBT people. On Monday, a relatio, or working paper, […]

Jack Jenkins for Think Progress
By Jack Jenkins for Think Progress

Just days after a group of Catholic leaders made waves for publishing a report that used unusually inclusive language to refer to homosexuality, the Vatican is attempting to walk back the statements by altering an English translation of the document and editing out affirming comments about LGBT people. On Monday, a relatio, or working paper, was

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Only America’s Old Feel Threatened By Loss Of Religious Liberty

It appears that a new Age of Reason is just around the corner for America.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Blackwater Guards Face Trial In Iraq Shootings

  If you listen to Fox News, right-wing radio or any of the mouth-breathing websites catering to the political right these days, you will receive a powerful message about the state of freedom in contemporary America. Seemingly everywhere, say right-wingers, liberty -- but especially religious liberty -- is being trampled upon by an

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