ACLU Lawyer Takes Pointed Questions in Saints-Statues Case Oral Arguments
But it isn’t obvious which way Massachusetts high court will go in the St. Michael and St. Florian case.
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Are St. Michael and St. Florian Headed to the Supreme Court?
The ACLU wants to stop a Massachusetts city from installing 10-foot-tall statues of the patron saints of police officers and firefighters on a new public safety building. The nation’s highest court may have to resolve the dispute.
Massachusetts Removes LGBT Ideology Requirements for Foster-Care Parents
Alliance Defending Freedom said Dec. 17 that the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ‘will no longer exclude Christian and other religious families from foster care’ because of their ‘commonly held beliefs that boys are boys and girls are girls.’
Judge Bars Saints’ Statues From Massachusetts Public Safety Building — for Now
State trial court judge says St. Michael and St. Florian statues ‘patently endorse Catholic beliefs.’ The mayor says the city will appeal.
Mayor Defends Saints’ Statues on Public Safety Building, Accuses Opponents of Anti-Catholic Bias
But critics of the planned statues of St. Michael and St. Florian say they impermissibly favor Catholicism over other religions.
What I Discovered When 10 Nuns Came Over for Dinner
COMMENTARY: In a time of prejudice and social tension, a single afternoon with a group of Franciscan sisters offered an unexpected lesson in the things that truly endure.
Federal, State Police Investigate Arson Fire at Historic Massachusetts Catholic Church
The chief said it appeared the church 'is going to be out of service for a while,' in part because it 'sustained a lot of smoke damage.'
Massachusetts Launches ‘First-in-the-Nation’ Effort to Target Pregnancy Resource Centers
The Massachusetts state government this week announced what it billed as a “first-in-the-nation” effort to discredit — and steer pregnant women away from — pregnancy resource centers in the state.
Massachusetts Officials Push ‘Abortion Toolkit’ on Campus
The state’s public health agency says public colleges should join abortion providers’ trade association and provide ‘values-clarification workshops’ for reluctant staff members. Pro-life leader Carol Tobias says the goal ‘is turning college and university campuses into recruiting centers for the abortion industry.’
Massachusetts Man Arrested in Assault and Vandalism Incident at Boston Cathedral
Numerous acts of vandalism against Catholic churches have occurred around the U.S. in recent months.
