Vermont Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Amid More Sex-Abuse Lawsuits
Bishop John McDermott addressed the decision to file and apologized to victims of clergy abuse.
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Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop of Burlington, Vermont
Father McDermott has been serving as administrator of the Burlington Diocese since October of last year.
Christian School Sues Vermont After Ban From Sports League Over Transgender Policy
The lawsuit, filed by Mid Vermont Christian School, a K-12 school in the town of Quechee, argues that the ban is a violation of the school’s First Amendment rights.
Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Sue Vermont Over Law Targeting Their Advertisements
The legislation does not clearly define what the state considers untrue or misleading but has several subsections accusing pro-life pregnancy centers of engaging in such conduct.
Vermont Parish Keeps Flooding Refugees ‘High and Dry’
The Green Mountain State withstood a ‘historic’ rainstorm, and more rain is forecast.
‘Suicide Tourism’: Vermont Rewrites Law to Offer Assisted Suicide to Non-Residents
Ten states and Washington, D.C., have already legalized assisted suicide across the country and 12 states are considering legislation in 2023.
Is ‘Death Tourism’ on the Rise? Vermont Moving to Drop Residency Requirement for Assisted Suicide
Bill would provide East Coast ‘option’ for terminally ill out-of-state residents who want to end their lives legally with a lethal-drugs prescription.
Vermont Bill Proposal Could Jeopardize Seal of Confession
According to the senator who plans to introduce the legislation, the proposal ‘tries to make clear there [will be] no confidentiality’ exception, regardless of the context in which the clergy member becomes aware of the information.
Vermont to Allow Religious Schools to Use State Assistance After Settling Lawsuit
As part of the settlements, state and local government officials agreed that Vermont’s exclusion of religious private schools from the program is unconstitutional and unenforceable.
Constitutional Scholar Draws Lessons From Abortion Referenda Defeats
Paul Linton said pro-lifers need to reckon with the lingering effects of 50 years of abortion on demand, which led to a vast change in thinking in the American populace.
