#religious-freedom

#religious-freedom

Joseph Kennedy, seen here taking a knee in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last spring, will return to coach at Bremerton High School.His practice of praying on the field sparked a court case over accommodating religious expression in public schools.Win McNamee/Getty Images The coach's insistence on praying on football fields after games cost him his spot on the sideline  and resulted in a Supreme Court victory on religious freedom grounds.

New guidance from the Department of Education says a school may take reasonable measures to ensure students aren't pressured to join in their teachers' or coaches' prayers.FatCamera/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education has issued updated guidance on prayer and other religious expressions in public schools.

Here's a look at the life of Rick Santorum, former Pennsylvania congressman.Birth date: May 10, 1958 Birth place: Winchester, Virginia Birth name: Richard John Santorum Father: Aldo Santorum, a psychologist Mother: Catherine (Dughi) Santorum, a nurse Marriage: Karen (Garver) Santorum (1990-present) Children: Isabella, 2008; Patrick, 2001; Peter, 1999; Sarah, 1998; Gabriel, born and died in 1996; Daniel, 1995; Richard Jr., 1993; Elizabeth, 1991 Education: Pennsylvania State University, B.A., Political Science, 1980; University of Pittsburgh, M.B.A., 1981; Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1986 Religion: Roman Catholic Member of the Gang of Seven, a group that exposed and condemned scandals in congress, when in the House of Representatives.

The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up an appeal brought by a Florida city that was sued by individuals who argued it had violated the Constitution when it held a prayer vigil in 2014 in response to a local shooting.The city of Ocala, Florida, had asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the case, arguing that the plaintiffs did not have standing to bring the lawsuit.

Depending on how the Fifth Circuit rules, this case could ultimately end up before the Supreme Court.YakubovAlim / iStock / Getty Images Plus Most health insurance plans must for now continue to cover preventive services, including the HIV prevention pill, with no out-of-pocket costs for consumers, under a deal reached between the Department of Justice and a group of employers in Texas.

The REDI Index uses a variety of measures to assess a company's friendliness toward religion and belief.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Intel Corporation is the most faith-friendly workplace in the country according to this year's ranking of large companies by the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation.

Two teachers at a California middle school are suing their school district because they are required to use transgender students' pronouns without telling the students' parents under a district policy to protect the students' privacy."The policy also forces [plaintiff] Elizabeth [Mirabelli] and others like her to violate faith," said the teachers' attorney Paul Jonna.

The Qatar government paid for Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford to stay in a luxury five-star hotel during his World Cup trip to the country The first minister, the economy minister Vaughan Gething and four officials were put up for three nights in the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Doha.The Welsh government was highly critical of Qatar's human rights record prior to and during the World Cup.

Dr Fiona Hill will explore freedom from fear in her lecture.The four speakers who will deliver this year's BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures have been announced.Multi-award-winning author Ngozi Adichie will explore freedom of speech in her lecture.In his lecture discussing freedom from want, Orwell Prize-winning author McGarvey will explore themes of inequality and poverty, personal responsibility and system change.The lectures will be chaired by presenter, journalist and author, Anita Anand.Former Archbishop Williams will explore freedom of worship in his lecture, discussing how religious freedom is the basis of political freedom, as well as the current state of religious freedom around the world.

Cara Berg Raunick watched with bafflement as Indiana's Republican legislators took less than two weeks to debate and pass an abortion ban that the governor signed quickly into law.The women's health nurse practitioner from Indianapolis was struck by just how frequently faith was cited in the arguments as reason to ban the medical practice.