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Faith Base

Queen Elizabeth’s: Christmas Speech Reflected on Kindness and the Light of the World

ENGLAND (December 25, 2020--today, Queen Elizabeth delivered a Christmas speech across the Commonwealth. The Queen highlighted Diwali celebrations last month in Windsor - where she is spending Christmas with the Duke of Edinburgh for the first time in decades - as an example of "joyous moments of hope and unity…
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“DHS Announces Joint Final Rule Regarding Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Organizations in DHS-Supported Social Service Programs”

WASHINGTON, D.C.---Today, December 14, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a joint final rule with eight other Agencies—the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Agriculture, the…
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The U.S. Supreme Court Cuts Down Governor Cuomo’s Red and Orange Zones Against Places of Worship Due To Irreparable Harm

WASHINGTON, D.C.---In two COVID-related religion cases decided by a divided U.S. Supreme Court late Wednesday night, a dissenting Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., aligned with the court’s liberal wing, rebuked Justice Neil Gorsuch for his characterization of the dissenters as “cutting the Constitution loose during a pandemic.” Chief Justice Robert's…
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“Statement from Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin on Legal Victory Protecting Religious Worship in the Nation’s Capital”

WASHINGTON, D.C.---Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband and Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin for the District of Columbia issued the following statements: “Yesterday, in the heart of our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., a federal district court ruled that the fundamental right of all Americans to worship endures during…
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Justice Department Sues To Block Geisinger Health’s Transaction With Evangelical Community Hospital

WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Geisinger Health’s partial acquisition of its close rival, Evangelical Community Hospital.  The complaint alleges that the agreement fundamentally alters the relationship between the parties, raising the likelihood of coordination and reducing Defendants’ incentives to compete aggressively against each other.  As a…
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