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(Reuters) An accusation of blasphemy in Pakistan is often tantamount to a death sentence. The post Pakistan bans famed religious TV host for hurling blasphemy allegations appeared first on Rel...

https://religionnews.com/2017/01/26/pakistan-bans-famed-religious-tv-host-for-hurling-blasphemy-allegations/

Sierra Leone has one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates with some 10 percent resulting from unsafe abortions, according to a 2013 report. The post Religion and politics clash over ...

https://religionnews.com/2016/04/15/sierra-leone-abortion/

He'll speak to a Vatican council on economic justice but says the church is not endorsing his presidential run days ahead of the primary in Catholic-rich New York. The post Political trip to Va...

https://religionnews.com/2016/04/15/political-trip-to-vatican-no-not-at-all-says-bernie-sanders-en-route-to-rome/

"My personal feeling is that this bill trivializes the Bible, which I believe is sacred text," the governor said. The bill's sponsors expect the legislature to override the veto. The post Thou ...

https://religionnews.com/2016/04/15/bible-tennessee-2/

The option to die with a doctor's prescription would only apply to adults suffering serious and incurable illness and where death is reasonably foreseeable. The post Canada drafts assisted dyin...

https://religionnews.com/2016/04/14/canadas-new-assisted-dying-law-bans-suicide-tourism/

The governor signed the law to establish a single form for every bride, groom or spouse. And Rowan County clerk Kim Davis won't have to put her name on it. The post Kentucky will remove county ...

https://religionnews.com/2016/04/14/kentucky-will-remove-county-clerk-names-from-marriage-licenses/

The order breaks the pattern of Southern states passing laws to limit same-sex marriage rights and ban transgender people from personal choice in which public restroom to use. The post Louisian...

https://religionnews.com/2016/04/14/louisiana-governor-signs-order-protecting-lgbt-rights-calls-good-business/

It is one of a raft of state measures that critics say discriminates against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender individuals. The post Tennessee bill denying service based on counselor’...

https://religionnews.com/2016/04/13/mental-health-lgbt-counseling-tennessee/

Opponents said the governor did not go far enough to correct the damage done to LGBT citizens. The post North Carolina governor tweaks transgender law after backlash appeared first on Religion...

https://religionnews.com/2016/04/12/184485/

After Springsteen canceled in North Carolina, Adams canceled a show in Mississippi. Both are protesting state laws that will let people with religious objections deny services to same-sex couples...

https://religionnews.com/2016/04/12/bryan-adams-follows-bruce-springsteen-cancelling-shows-in-anti-lgbt-states/