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Fort Bragg officer seeks to have humanism recognized alongside religious ... Greenfield Daily Reporter He said he has been a humanist since before he enlisted, when "No Religious Preference" was his only option. Now he feels getting his official records to match his convictions is an important symbolic point. "There's no regulation that says I can't go ... and more »

ThinkProgress Santorum Invents New Front In Fake War On Religion: Obama Wants Female ... ThinkProgress By Ian Millhiser on Feb 8, 2012 at 12:08 pm For weeks, Republicans have pretended that President Obama is waging some kind of war on religion because his administration recently approved regulations requiring insurers to cover contraceptive care ... GOP Rivals Pounce on Romney's 'Assault on Religion' LineABC News (blog) Gingrich criticizes Romney, Obama, on religious freedomPekin Daily Times Santorum: Romney contraceptive decision 'trumped employees' religious consciences'Politico (blog) Wall Street Journal (blog) -Deseret News -CNN (blog) all 8,713 news articles »

Boston.com Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policy Boston.com (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) By Donna Cassata Associated Press / February 8, 2012 WASHINGTON—House Speaker John Boehner accused the Obama administration Wednesday of an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom," promising that Congress will reverse ... Boehner Blasts White House on Religion RuleNational Journal Boehner: Contraceptives edict 'unambiguous attack' on religious freedomPolitico (blog) all 252 news articles »

Religion news in brief San Jose Mercury News One of the banners was signed by The Knights Templar, a violent, pseudo-religious cartel from the neighboring state of Michoacan. The cloth banners with hand-painted messages were found and quickly removed on Tuesday, a few weeks after the local Roman ... and more »

Reason Online (blog) Obama Weighed Religious Politics in Contraceptives Decision San Francisco Chronicle Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, a Catholic and a two-term governor of Kansas, was joined by several female Obama advisers in urging against a broad exemption for religious organizations. To do so would leave too many women ... UW Religion Today Column for Feb. 12-18: What Might Have BeenUniversity of Wyoming News Why White House sees political opportunity in the contraception battleWashington Post (blog) Attacks, unprecedented threats BishopsSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog) CNN (blog) -Philadelphia Inquirer -Reason Online (blog) all 1,532 news articles »

California Catholic Daily Religion: Contraceptives-coverage letter reopens chaplain debate The Republic In it, Archbishop Timothy Broglio joined with most of America's Catholic bishops in blasting new US Department of Health and Human Services rules that will require the vast majority of religious institutions to include free coverage of all Food and ... Crossroads for freedom of religionNews & Observer Obama Admin Silenced Catholic Army Chaplain on New MandateLifeNews.com Archbishop to US Troops: Obamacare Reg 'Is a Blow to Freedom'Catholic Online Human Events all 36 news articles »