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Religious Liberty for a Select Few Report
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on

Religious Liberty for a Select Few

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ guidance is already empowering appointees throughout the administration to attack the equality and legal protections of LGBTQ people, women, and religious minorities.

Sharita Gruberg, Frank J. Bewkes, Elizabeth Platt, 2 More Katherine Franke, Claire Markham

10 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2018 Article
Hundreds of people gather for a candlelight vigil following a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 2017. (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

10 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2018

Follow these 10 faith leaders for a moral vision and strong resistance to injustice.

Gwen Calais-Haase, LaShawn Y. Warren

Tales and Truth in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Arguments Article
Charlie Craig, left, and David Mullins touch foreheads after leaving the Supreme Court, which heard <em>Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission</em>, December 5, 2017, in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Tales and Truth in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Arguments

A ruling for Charlie Craig and David Mullins would dispel three key misunderstandings and underscore the dignity of LGBTQ people.

Claire Markham

Mississippi Faith Leaders Fight Discrimination Video

Mississippi Faith Leaders Fight Discrimination

Faith leaders in Mississippi combat a discriminatory bill targeting members of the LGBTQ community.

Claire Markham, Sejal Singh, Andrew Satter, 1 More Aki Suzuki

Faith and Reproductive Justice Voices on the Contraception Mandate Video

Faith and Reproductive Justice Voices on the Contraception Mandate

Faith and reproductive justice leaders speak out against President Trump’s rule to deny women contraceptive coverage.

Jamila Taylor, LaShawn Y. Warren, Andrew Satter

Who Seeks Religious Accommodations to Providing Contraceptive Coverage? Article
Any effort to deny access to affordable contraceptive care is an infringement on women’s reproductive rights and justice, March 2014 (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Who Seeks Religious Accommodations to Providing Contraceptive Coverage?

New data show that for-profit corporations make up the majority of entities seeking exemptions from providing no-cost contraception under the Affordable Care Act.

Laura E. Durso, Sharita Gruberg, Jamila Taylor, 1 More Theresa Chalhoub

How the Religious Liberty Executive Order Licenses Discrimination Article
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during his interview with The Associated Press, July 28, 2017, at the National Police Headquarters in San Salvador, El Salvador. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

How the Religious Liberty Executive Order Licenses Discrimination

Far from maintaining the status quo, the religious liberty executive order permits Attorney General Sessions to remove protections that Americans rely upon in everyday life.

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza, Sharita Gruberg

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