Ryan Foley

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  Feb 2, 2024

  Catholic clergy, scholars demand Pope Francis withdraw declaration authorizing gay couple blessings

  More than 90 Catholic clergymen, scholars and lay people are calling on Pope Francis to withdraw a controversial Vatican document authorizing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples.

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  Feb 2, 2024

  Hungarian official touts country's quest to 'implement the social teachings of the Bible'

  A top Hungarian government official is touting his country's quest to "implement the social teachings of the Bible" at home as he visits the United States to discuss the nation's efforts to address religious persecution abroad. 

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  Feb 1, 2024

  Former DNC chair says 'religion must not be used as a cudgel to discriminate' at IRF Summit

  Remarks made by a prominent Democrat at the bipartisan International Religious Freedom Summit on Wednesday indicate that partisan divides persist in the debate surrounding the intersection of LGBT nondiscrimination laws and religious liberty. 

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  Jan 31, 2024

  Mike Johnson warns of global threats to religious freedom, calls on Biden to protect Uyghurs

  The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson urged the Biden administration to take stronger action against the Chinese Communist Party as the ruling government's treatment of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority group continues to invite allegations of human rights and religious freedom violations. 

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  Jan 31, 2024

  Catholic priest asks US to probe Nigerian government's role in 'jihad' against Christians

  A Nigerian Catholic priest is calling on the Biden administration to consider investigating the Nigerian government’s role in the ongoing “jihad” against Christians. 

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  Jan 30, 2024

  Bill allowing Maine to seize children from parents opposed to gender transition dies

  A bill that would have given the state of Maine authority to seize a child from their parents if the child expressed confusion about their sex and wanted body disfiguring trans procedures was killed by lawmakers.

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  Jan 30, 2024

  Planned Parenthood sex-ed video suggests virginity 'isn't a real thing'

  A sex education video published by the largest abortion provider in the United States suggests that virginity “isn’t a real thing” and that the idea of sex is entirely subjective.

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  Jan 28, 2024

  72% of Evangelicals came to faith before adulthood: study

  A new study reveals that the overwhelming majority of self-identified Evangelicals came to faith as children, and many don't remember the specific moment when they decided to embrace Evangelical Christianity. 

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  Jan 27, 2024

  Biden blasted as 'election denier' for claiming Terry McAuliffe is 'real governor of Virginia'

  President Joe Biden is facing allegations of acting like an “election denier” after suggesting that the losing candidate in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election is the “real governor” of the state during a campaign speech. 

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  Jan 27, 2024

  Kim Davis seeks to reverse verdict ordering her to pay $100K damages to gay couple

  A former county clerk who received national attention for declining to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her protected religious beliefs is appealing a court decision ordering her to pay emotional damages to a gay couple whom she refused to issue a marriage license.