Samantha Kamman

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  Mar 20, 2023

  Christian university agrees to pay $14M after student wrestler died begging for water

  A Christian university in Kentucky has agreed to a $14 million settlement over the death of a student-athlete who died after allegedly begging for water and being denied access to it during on-campus workouts.

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  Mar 20, 2023

  Scholars question study claiming kids raised by LGBT parents have 'similar' or better outcomes

  A new study with questionable methodology claims that children raised by same-sex couples or transgender parents fare just as well or better than those raised by parents of the opposite sex. 

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  Mar 18, 2023

  How religious freedom is eroding amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  Russia's persecution of religious groups has worsened during the war with Ukraine, according to experts who testified before the United States' top religious freedom advisory commission this week. 

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  Mar 18, 2023

  Library director fired after 'unkind pushback' at Kirk Cameron story hour event

  A Tennessee library board fired the director of a local library following allegations that Christian actor and author Kirk Cameron was mistreated during a recent event. 

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  Mar 17, 2023

  Over 80% of American Jews say anti-Semitism is on the rise in the US

  American Jews say they've seen an increase in anti-Semitism in the past five years, according to a recently released report. 

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  Mar 17, 2023

  Teacher placed on leave for asking students to write about their sexual fantasies

  A health teacher in Oregon has been placed on leave after parents raised concerns about assignments asking students to describe their sexual fantasies and which students in the class they would like to have sexual relations with. 

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  Mar 17, 2023

  Couple accuse fertility clinic of 'falsifying records' after baby is born with cancer gene: lawsuit

  A fertility clinic allegedly falsified records to conceal a mistake that resulted in a baby born via in vitro fertilization being at risk for developing cancer, according to a lawsuit filed by the child’s parents.

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  Mar 17, 2023

  Vermont permits woman from another state to end her life via assisted suicide

  An elderly woman dying from cancer can hasten her death even though she doesn’t live in Vermont, according to a settlement resulting from a federal lawsuit challenging the residency requirement in the state’s medical aid in dying law.

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  Mar 15, 2023

  Judge rules frozen embryos are property in divorce dispute, cites pre-Civil War slavery law

  A Virginia judge cited a 19th-century law about slave ownership in ruling that human embryos can legally be considered property or "chattel." 

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  Mar 14, 2023

  Planned Parenthood executive, pastor sues abortion giant for racial, religious discrimination

  An ordained pastor and the first black man on Planned Parenthood of Greater New York's executive leadership team recently filed a civil rights lawsuit accusing the organization of discrimination.