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January 11th, 2012
12:25 PM ET
Teacher loses church-state employment appealBy Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer Washington (CNN)–A former teacher at a Michigan religious school lost her workplace discrimination claim at the Supreme Court Wednesday, as the justices deftly avoided the larger questions raised in the church-state dispute. At issue was whether the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to hiring and firing decisions involving "ministerial employees" like teachers who may have primarily secular job duties. The unanimous high court concluded Cheryl Perich was indeed a "minister" under a narrow reading of the law and the specific circumstances of her job duties. "The interest of society in the enforcement of employment discrimination statutes is undoubtedly important," said Chief Justice John Roberts. "But so too is the interest of religious groups in choosing who will preach their beliefs, teach their faith, and carry out their mission. FULL STORY A Smithsonian conservator displays the cover page from Thomas Jefferson's Bible.
January 11th, 2012
11:38 AM ET
My Take: How Thomas Jefferson’s secret Bible might have changed history
By Mitch Horowitz, Special to CNN (CNN) - Imagine the following scenario: A U.S. president is discovered to be spending his spare time taking a razor to the New Testament, cutting up and re-pasting those passages of the Gospels that he considered authentic and morally true and discarding all the rest. Gone are the virgin birth, divine healings, exorcisms and the resurrection of the dead, all of which the chief executive dismissed as “superstitions, fanaticisms and fabrications.” Such an episode occurred, although the revised version of Scripture remained unseen for nearly seven decades after its abridger’s death. Thomas Jefferson intended it that way.
January 11th, 2012
04:27 AM ET
Belief Blog's Morning Speed Read for Wednesday, January 11
By Dan Merica, CNN Here's the Belief Blog’s morning rundown of the top faith-angle stories from around the United States and around the world. Click the headlines for the full stories. From the Blog: CNN: U.S. Protestant pastor reject evolution, split on Earth’s age  Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl Tebowing in front of the Pittsburgh skyline. CNN: Pittsburgh’s mayor ‘Tebows’ in defeat |
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