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by Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other Democratic lawmakers joined a group of mostly liberal-leaning religious leaders on Wednesday (Oct. 20) to voice faith-rooted support for federal legislation central to President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda. Pelosi, a Catholic who recently met with Pope Francis, invoked her faith … [Read more...] about Lawmakers Join Faith Leaders to Voice Support for ‘Build Back Better’ Package

by Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) An interfaith assortment of faith leaders and actors were arrested outside the White House on Tuesday (Oct. 19) as they demanded in prayers and speeches that President Joe Biden and lawmakers in Congress do more to advocate for voting rights legislation. The Rev. Jamal Bryant, a prominent Georgia pastor who had asked God in his opening … [Read more...] about Voting Rights Demonstration Leads to Faith Leaders’ Arrests Outside White House

TAMPA, Fla. (KTVU) Sheriff Chad Chronister says a new Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office human trafficking task force completed their first undercover sting operation, resulting in 125 arrests. The 20-day sting, dubbed ‘Operation Round-Up,’ also resulted in freeing four women and one teenager from the trafficking industry, Chronister said. Among the arrests were Joel … [Read more...] about Teacher, Pastor Among Hillsborough Human Trafficking Sting Arrests

(CNBC) Southwest Airlines has scrapped a plan to put unvaccinated employees who have applied for but haven’t received a religious or medical exemption on unpaid leave starting by a federal deadline in December. Southwest Airlines and American Airlines are among the carriers that are federal contractors and subject to a Biden administration requirement that their employees … [Read more...] about Southwest Drops Plan To Put Unvaccinated Staff on Unpaid Leave Starting in December

BOSTON (AP) Several employees at the largest hospital system in Massachusetts say in a lawsuit that they were subjected to discrimination and retaliation in violation of federal law when their requests for medical or religious exemptions from the organization's COVID-19 vaccine mandate were denied. The federal suit was filed Sunday by eight workers at Mass General … [Read more...] about Workers Denied COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions Sue Hospital