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  Feb 27, 2014

  Christian Leaders to Obama: Thanks for Standing Up for Religious Freedom Abroad; Please Protect Religious Freedom in US Too

  Ten Christian leaders sent a Wednesday letter to President Barack Obama, thanking him for his National Prayer Breakfast speech in which he called for expanding religious freedom abroad. They also urged him to pay greater attention to his own policies that are infringing upon the religious freedom of his own citizens.

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  Feb 27, 2014

  Pass Immigration Reform This Year, Catholic and Evangelical Leaders Ask Congress

  Leaders from the Evangelical Immigration Table and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined in a letter to Congress asking for passage of a bill this year that fixes the immigration system.

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  Feb 26, 2014

  Critics of Arizona Bill Are 'Trying to Deceive You,' Liberal and Conservative Law Professors Tell Gov. Brewer

  A group of 11 law professors, both liberal and conservative, have written a letter to Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer (R) explaining that she is being deceived by many of the critics of S.B. 1062, who have described the bill as "gay discrimination."

• Feb 26, 2014

  After Twitter Debate, Ind. Kills Proposal to Allow Religious Groups to Make Religion-Based Hiring Decisions

  Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma rejected a proposal to allow religious groups with state contracts to make hiring decisions based upon religion.

• Feb 25, 2014

  Arizona Super Bowl Committee Denounces Religious Freedom Bill Advertised as 'Gay Discrimination'

  The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee denounced on Monday Arizona's S.B. 1062, a bill that clarifies an existing state law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which protects the religious freedom of its citizens. Opponents of the bill claim it was passed by anti-gay bigots with the intent of denying public accommodations for gays.

• Feb 25, 2014

  Should a Baker Be Required to Bake a Westboro Baptist 'God Hates Fags' Cake If It's Against Their Religious Beliefs?

  Should government be able to force some business owners to either violate their conscience or shut down if they refuse service for a same-sex wedding? Joe La Rue, legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, suggests the issue can be put in a clearer light by asking this question: should a baker be required to bake a cake for Westboro Baptist Church with icing that reads, "God Hates Fags," if it violates their religious conscience to do so?

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  Feb 25, 2014

  Arizona May Not Deny Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood, Supreme Court Agrees

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take a case involving an Arizona law that sought to deny Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood because the organization performs abortions. The court left in place a lower court decision that overturned the law.

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  Feb 24, 2014

  Issue Analysis: Arizona Bill Does Not Give Businesses License to Discriminate Against Gays

  Some have claimed that a bill recently passed by the Arizona legislature would give businesses broad license to not serve someone for being gay. This claim, though, may be a misreading, according a CP legislative analysis. While the bill is an attempt to broaden who is covered under its religious freedom protections, in all cases it actually narrows when a religious belief could be used to refuse service.

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  Feb 21, 2014

  Reporters Have Sex With Members of Congress, Obama Admin Senior Official Reportedly Claimed

  Reporters have had sex with members of Congress who are also their sources for news articles, an unnamed senior official in the Obama administration reportedly told actress Robin Wright as she was asking about her role in Netflix's "House of Cards."

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  Feb 21, 2014

  Common Core Was 'Botched,' Needs 'Course Correction,' National Education Association Head Says

  Implementation of the Common Core State Standards Initiative was "botched" and is in need of a "course correction," Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, argued in a Wednesday article for NEA Today.