Religious freedom /tags/religious-freedom Religious freedom en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:24:45 GMT 2 fired for not joining Greensboro company's Christian prayer, EEOC says /news/2022-06-28/2-fired-for-not-joining-greensboro-companys-christian-prayer-eeoc-says The plaintiffs, one an atheist and the other an agnostic, say the daily prayer meetings went against their respective religious beliefs. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:24:45 GMT /news/2022-06-28/2-fired-for-not-joining-greensboro-companys-christian-prayer-eeoc-says Associated Press Advocates worry military vaccine challenges could jeopardize other religious freedom cases /news/2022-04-29/advocates-worry-military-vaccine-challenges-could-jeopardize-other-religious-freedom-cases The military is taking a hard line on troops seeking religious exemptions to the COVID vaccine mandate. Lawyers say that could have consequences for others who seek different kinds of religious accommodations. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 20:25:22 GMT /news/2022-04-29/advocates-worry-military-vaccine-challenges-could-jeopardize-other-religious-freedom-cases Steve Walsh In 'Broken Faith' Reporters Uncover Decades Of Abuse At Spindale Church /show/the-state-of-things/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church When former schoolteacher Jane Whaley and her husband, Sam, founded Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, NC in 1979, no one could have imagined all that… Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:39:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church Katy Barron, Anita Rao In 'Broken Faith' Reporters Uncover Decades Of Abuse At Spindale Church /arts-culture/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church When former schoolteacher Jane Whaley and her husband, Sam, founded Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, NC in 1979, no one could have imagined all that… Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:39:25 GMT /arts-culture/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church Katy Barron, Anita Rao Sheriffs Won't Stop Indoor Church Services, And The FBI Seizes Senator Burr's Phone /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-05-15/sheriffs-wont-stop-indoor-church-services-and-the-fbi-seizes-senator-burrs-phone Several sheriffs across the state signaled this week they won't enforce North Carolina's ban on church services held indoors. Meanwhile, state lawmakers… Fri, 15 May 2020 22:36:06 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-05-15/sheriffs-wont-stop-indoor-church-services-and-the-fbi-seizes-senator-burrs-phone Jeff Tiberii Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage Bills Expected To Heat Up Debate In General Assembly Wednesday /politics/2015-05-27/abortion-and-same-sex-marriage-bills-expected-to-heat-up-debate-in-general-assembly-wednesday Two controversial bills are scheduled for debate in legislative committees Wednesday afternoon. One of the proposals has undergone significant changes… Wed, 27 May 2015 15:43:06 GMT /politics/2015-05-27/abortion-and-same-sex-marriage-bills-expected-to-heat-up-debate-in-general-assembly-wednesday Jeff Tiberii Controversial ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Dead In NC House /politics/2015-04-23/controversial-religious-freedom-bill-dead-in-nc-house Republican leaders in the state House say they do not plan to consider North Carolina’s version of a religious freedom law that has been controversial in… Fri, 24 Apr 2015 02:10:27 GMT /politics/2015-04-23/controversial-religious-freedom-bill-dead-in-nc-house Jorge Valencia NC Lawmakers Tap Brakes On Religious Freedom Bill /politics/2015-03-31/nc-lawmakers-tap-brakes-on-religious-freedom-bill North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore says a religious freedom bill is not moving forward anytime soon.The controversial measure filed last week would… Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:10:13 GMT /politics/2015-03-31/nc-lawmakers-tap-brakes-on-religious-freedom-bill Jeff Tiberii