#religious-accommodation

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US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

No More Beardos': Hegseth Will Only Meet With Clean-Shaven Troops During South Korea Trip

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth barred service members with shaving waivers from attending his South Korea event and tightened waiver policies for medical and religious reasons.
Brooklyn
fromPolitics NY
2 weeks ago

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with State Senator Sam Sutton

Senator Sam Sutton secured passage of three bills creating Sabbath trash ticket accommodations, improving fertility care access, and protecting cochlear implant backup-device access.
LGBT
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Religious Accommodations Are Good for Liberalism

Supreme Court recognized a parental constitutional right to opt children out of classroom content conflicting with religious beliefs and required proactive district notification and accommodation.
US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

"No more beardos": Hegseth's comments stir religious, medical concerns

Proposals to tighten military shaving and beard policies risk undermining religious accommodations and medical waivers, affecting Sikh and other service members who maintain uncut hair for faith or medical reasons.
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