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Religious groups that claim they were IRS targets (updated)

(RNS) The Internal Revenue Service, in the limelight after a watchdog panel said it used “inappropriate criteria” when considering applications for tax-exempt status by Tea Party groups, is also under fire from religious organizations.
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Supreme Court to hear case on prayer at government meetings

| May 20, 2013

WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court agreed Monday (May 20) to consider whether prayers can be offered at government meetings — a practice that’s been common in Congress and throughout the states for more than two centuries.
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Ashes to ashes—in politics and society

| May 17, 2013

God certainly is a God of grace and second chances, but I can’t help but wonder if Mark Sanford's election to Congress doesn’t point to a different, and far darker reality -- that we simply do not care about the ethics and character of our elected officials any longer.
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Franklin Graham calls IRS probe of ministry finances ‘un-American’

| May 15, 2013

(RNS) The IRS probe of conservative nonprofit groups included the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the Samaritan’s Purse humanitarian group, evangelist Franklin Graham said.
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How can Palestinians thrive in the shadow of the Wall?

| May 5, 2013

The film “Thrive: What on Earth Would It Take?" brings a new perspective to the Barrier Wall in the Palestinian territories. This unimaginably monstrous wall tells the Palestinians they are not meant to thrive by any stretch of the imagination.
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After failed self-immolation, Tibetan says ‘I won’t repeat it’

| Apr 24, 2013

DHARAMSALA, India (RNS) After more than 100 Tibetans have set themselves on fire, a man who tried and failed says he won’t do it again — but only because he doesn’t want to create trouble for the Dalai Lama.
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SIDEBAR: Ohio health department threatened to revoke abortion clinic’s license

| Apr 6, 2013

The Ohio Department of Health had threatened to revoke the license of a West Toledo abortion center after finding that the facility lacked a written transfer agreement with a full-service hospital, as required by state law.
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Right to Life leader ‘delighted’ by UT decision to end contract with abortion clinics

| Apr 5, 2013

Ed Sitter of Greater Toledo Right to Life said he is "totally delighted" by the University of Toledo's decision to end its transfer agreement with a local abortion provider and to halt negotiations with another local clinic.
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Tiffin nun to lead tour of West Bank hotspots

| Mar 30, 2013

As polls show Americans’ sympathies leaning increasingly toward Israelis over Palestinians, a local Catholic nun will lead a trip to the West Bank next week in an effort to sway public perception in the opposite direction.
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Religious freedom in America ‘vital and vulnerable,’ scholar says

| Mar 27, 2013

From the writings of the Founding Fathers to headlines in the news today, religious liberty has long been a “vital and vulnerable” concept in the American experiment, Notre Dame professor Richard W. Garnett said in a Toledo lecture.
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Ohio’s Rob Portman becomes first GOP senator to support gay marriage

| Mar 18, 2013

(RNS) “The overriding message of love and compassion that I take from the Bible, and certainly the Golden Rule, and the fact that I believe we are all created by our maker, that has all influenced me” in now supporting gay marriage, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman says.
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