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“Friday’s opinion by Justice Samuel Alito in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the crowning achievement of a conservative Christian drive to reshape American society to hew more closely to the traditional sexual and gender values they espouse.” So write RNS national reporters Yonat Shimron and Jack Jenkins in their survey of a half-century of anti-abortion efforts by a coalition of conservative Christians, Catholics and Mormons. Shimron and Jenkins document the movement’s ability to overcome theological differences and to organize with singular determination across decades, focusing on both grassroots activism and legislative experimentation. The movement gained traction as it pinned its argument on the unborn’s right to life, relentlessly pushing to establish personhood at an earlier and earlier date in pregnancy. But the most significant turn in the abortion debate was the political shift of the coalition toward the Republican Party, and with it, a new focus on the Supreme Court.
Religion News
As Roe falls, religious abortion-rights advocates prepare for next steps
'We vow to keep fighting,' said Jody Rabhan, chief policy officer for the National Council of Jewish Women. 'This is not the end. There are things that we can do.' By Jack Jenkins/Religion News Service
A roof over their head: Churches use tiny homes for homeless
Churches across the U.S. are tackling the big question of how to address homelessness in their communities with a small solution: tiny homes. By Holly Meyer/The Associated Press
In Lebanon, a debate over civil marriages is mired in religious and political entanglements. The controversy has flared up anew. By Mariam Fam and Bassem Mroue/The Associated Press
At LA’s DisclosureFest, a milieu of New Age mysticism, capitalism and conspiracy talk
The annual event is equal parts musical carnival, mystic be-in and merchandise swap meet. By Sam Kestenbaum/Religion News Service
After Roe’s demise, clergy lead faithful in praise, laments
Praise and lament for the overturning of abortion rights filled sacred spaces as clergy rearranged worship plans or rewrote sermons to provide their religious context — and competing messages — about the historic moment. By Holly Meyer and David Crary/The Associated Press
Commentary and Analysis
Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the Episcopal Church, was an advocate for women's rights and racial justice. By Sarah Azaransky for The Conversation
Scholars explain why many see abortion access as a religious freedom issue and what the views of different faiths are on 'ensoulment,' the point at which the soul is believed to enter the fetus. By Kalpana Jain/The Conversation
Kennedy v. Bremerton, a case about a public school teacher's prayer, helps close out a Supreme Court term in which religion was often in the spotlight. By Charles J. Russo for The Conversation
This ruling allows taxpayers to be compelled to pay tuition to schools that expressly discriminate. By Khyati Y. Joshi/Religion News Service
Children throw flower petals as catholic worshipers walk during a Corpus Christi procession in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 19, 2022. Hundreds joined the religious procession through main boulevards of the Romanian capital. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
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