/tags/religion religion en-US Copyright Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:29:51 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-01-15/doctors-at-uc-hospitals-want-stronger-protections-in-contracts-with-faith-based-hospitals The University of California’s health system is renewing contracts with hundreds of outside hospitals and clinics — many with religious affiliations. Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:29:51 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-01-15/doctors-at-uc-hospitals-want-stronger-protections-in-contracts-with-faith-based-hospitals Annie Sciacca / KHN /law-and-justice/2022-10-10/tribal-elders-ask-us-supreme-court-to-hear-case-over-a-desecrated-site-on-mount-hood The Yakama and Grand Ronde tribes are asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on their claim that an expansion of Highway 26 in 2008 violated their religious freedom by destroying an ancient burial site, a stone altar and old-growth trees. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:38:50 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-10-10/tribal-elders-ask-us-supreme-court-to-hear-case-over-a-desecrated-site-on-mount-hood Cassandra Profita /law-and-justice/2022-07-12/penalty-for-oregon-bakers-who-refused-to-serve-same-sex-couple-slashed-by-more-than-100-000 An Oregon Court of Appeals ruling earlier this year found the state's initial award of $135,000 in damages against Sweet Cakes By Melissa showed signs of bias. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:40:42 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-07-12/penalty-for-oregon-bakers-who-refused-to-serve-same-sex-couple-slashed-by-more-than-100-000 Dirk VanderHart /politics-government/2022-07-08/grant-funds-will-not-be-withheld-from-medford-church-after-investigation-findings The City of Medford announced on Friday that it won’t withhold an $11,550 grant to Set Free Ministry, a local church that in June was accused of promoting conversion therapy to homeless guests. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 23:39:56 GMT /politics-government/2022-07-08/grant-funds-will-not-be-withheld-from-medford-church-after-investigation-findings Erik Neumann /health-and-medicine/2022-07-06/oregons-hospital-merger-law-may-further-protect-abortion-access-in-the-state Oregon's strict law regulating health care mergers may keep religiously affiliated health systems that do not provide abortion care from expanding. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:49:41 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-07-06/oregons-hospital-merger-law-may-further-protect-abortion-access-in-the-state Nick Budnick /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-14/roe-draft-is-a-reminder-that-religions-role-in-politics-is-older-than-the-republic The question arises: Since when did so much of our politics have to do with religion? And the answer is, since the beginning — and even before. Sat, 14 May 2022 15:00:48 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-14/roe-draft-is-a-reminder-that-religions-role-in-politics-is-older-than-the-republic Ron Elving /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-02-02/local-church-sues-brookings-for-restricting-homeless-meal-services The City of Brookings, Oregon is being sued after the city passed an ordinance that prohibited St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church from serving more than two free meals a week to the homeless without a permit. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:17:56 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-02-02/local-church-sues-brookings-for-restricting-homeless-meal-services Sophia Prince /religion-and-spirituality/2021-04-15/with-barrett-on-supreme-court-californias-church-covid-limits-are-being-overturned California’s churches are on a roll. After more than a year of legal tussling with state public health officials over restrictions on indoor gatherings, houses of worship — mostly evangelical or Catholic and politically conservative — have been on a winning streak at the nation’s highest court. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:56:55 GMT /religion-and-spirituality/2021-04-15/with-barrett-on-supreme-court-californias-church-covid-limits-are-being-overturned Ben Christopher /religion-and-spirituality/2021-02-06/supreme-court-rules-against-calif-doubles-down-on-religious-rights-amid-pandemic The court sided with two churches that said a ban on indoor church services violated their rights to free exercise of religion. But the justices let stand restrictions that cap attendance at 25%. Sun, 07 Feb 2021 01:16:06 GMT /religion-and-spirituality/2021-02-06/supreme-court-rules-against-calif-doubles-down-on-religious-rights-amid-pandemic Jason Breslow, Nina Totenberg /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-04-20/u2s-bono-as-religious-figure Focus of book in "Religion Around" series. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:00:58 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-04-20/u2s-bono-as-religious-figure