Sentences with phrase «decision of a religious organization»

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The FDA decision does not resolve other controversial issues swirling around the pills, including the refusal of hospitals run by religious organizations to offer them, of some pharmacies to stock them and of some antiabortion pharmacists to dispense them.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said in response to the criticism that the decision was made after «very careful consideration» of the way the rule would affect religious organizations.

Two days after the Obergefell decision, New York Times columnist Mark Oppenheimer suggested that it is now time to rethink the idea of tax - exempt status for religious institutions: «Rather than try to rescue tax - exempt status for organizations that dissent from settled public policy on matters of....

Yesterday's decision to officially label Boko Haram as a «foreign terrorist organization» drew strong praise from Christian Solidarity Worldwide and other observers of religious freedom in Nigeria.

Further, as the Cold War began, Christianity was unquestionably in control of American culture, so much so that religious organizations initially felt unthreatened by the new Supreme Court decisions.

«The government must stay out of hiring and firing decisions by a religious organization, even if a minister sues for employment discrimination, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.

According to Chief Justice Rehnquist, Congress» 1981 decision to augment the role of religious and other organizations in tackling the social and economic problems caused by teenage pregnancy, sexuality, and parenthood reflected «the entirely appropriate aim of increasing broad - based community involvement...» He went on to say, with respect to religious organizations in particular:

Two days after the Obergefell decision, New York Times columnist Mark Oppenheimer suggested that it is now time to rethink the idea of tax - exempt status for religious institutions: «Rather than try to rescue tax - exempt status for organizations that dissent from settled public policy on matters of race or sexuality, we need to take a more radical step.

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a ruling this afternoon allowing the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision to base its hiring decisions on matters of religious belief.

«It's basically a unanimous decision where the court has said that religious organizations do have freedom of religion, which had been contested,» says Phillips.

MO - RCRC is a statewide coalition of 16 religious and ethical denominations and organizations that believe that the decision to have an abortion is a private religious and ethical matter that should not be determined by law.