Funding Faith based schools

Chief Justice Roberts steers Court toward funding Catholic schools that keep faith-based admissions

Chief Justice John Roberts is steering the Supreme Court toward forcing Colorado to fund Catholic schools that follow church rules on marriage, over liberal justices' objections.

On Tuesday, as most of the country watched Election Day returns, the Supreme Court spent two hours on a free-exercise fight that could become the fourth major ruling requiring states to open public education funds to religious schools.

The case is Saint Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, and it pits Colorado’s universal preschool program against Catholic schools that will not abandon church teaching on marriage and sexuality to collect the money.

Colorado won in the lower courts by insisting every preschool that wants state funds must agree to a nondiscrimination policy covering sexual orientation and gender identity. The Catholic challengers say that condition forces them to violate sincere religious beliefs.

CNN reported that the argument tracked the same path Chief Justice John Roberts has walked since 2017.

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Zohran under scrutiny again

NYC Mayor Faces Scrutiny Ahead of Passover Events After Ramadan Controversy

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is under renewed scrutiny from antisemitism watchdogs and political opponents as he participates in Jewish Passover events following his recent Ramadan celebrations with controversial figures linked to Hamas.

Mamdani attended the annual Downtown Seder on Monday, an unconventional event described by organizers as “half postmodern religious ritual and half cabaret.”

The ceremony, held at City Winery, featured former CNN host Don Lemon, who faces legal trouble after disrupting a church service in Minnesota, and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, known for blending traditional Jewish practice with drag performance and advocacy against patriarchy.

Lemon is expected to chant the traditional Four Questions, while Rabbi Lau-Lavie will join via video from Israel. Other guests include Terrence Floyd, brother of George Floyd, and actor Matthew Broussard, known for “Harvester of Terror 2: Redneck’s Revenge.”

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Trump's at Bethesda By the Sea

Amazing Grace

Common Ground Church

It was about the B-I-B-L-E, family and Moms. We sang and gave praise to Moms and Jesus.

All Moms got a carnation. I even got one as I said that I have been called a "mother" from time to time.  This small church has a lot of big messages from people who will inspire and who have turned their lives around. I am always impressed and in awe.