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University of Colorado will pay $10 million to staff, students for trying to force them to take COVID shots

The university caused ‘life-altering damage’ to Catholics and other religious groups by denying them exemptions to its COVID shot mandate, and now the school must pay a hefty settlement.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Dec 4, 2025Dec 5, 2025

Canadians could be punished for quoting Scripture on homosexuality under new Liberal plan: report

A government insider revealed that amendments to Bill C-9 would remove protections for religious texts, potentially criminalizing sharing Bible passages on homosexuality and abortion.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Dec 3, 2025Dec 4, 2025

Judge says schools can’t ban unvaccinated students with religious exemptions in West Virginia

A West Virginia judge granted a permanent injunction against the state Board of Education’s vaccine requirements, declaring those with religious exemptions must be allowed to attend school.

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Raymond Wolfe

• Nov 30, 2025Dec 2, 2025

Alabama bill would let parents get religious vaccine exemptions for children without government approval

Pending legislation in Alabama would pave the way for parents to obtain religious exemptions for vaccines without having to justify the decision to government bureaucrats.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Sep 11, 2025

RFK Jr. publicly backs West Virginia governor upholding religious exemptions for vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to enforce conscience protections for families amid health protocols such as vaccines.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Aug 26, 2025Aug 27, 2025

Judge rules against school that barred student for refusing Hep B vaccine after doctors’ warning

A student suffered debilitating health problems after taking 18 vaccines to comply with New York requirements, but her school district refused to exempt her from more shots.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Aug 14, 2025

West Virginia charter schools will allow religious exemptions to vaccine mandates

West Virginia’s charter school board voted to follow GOP Governor Patrick Morrisey’s executive order requiring schools to honor religious vaccine exemptions, in contrast to the state Board of Education, which opposes them.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Aug 8, 2025

Massachusetts bill would eliminate religious exemptions for childhood vaccines

A new bill would end religious exemptions from Massachusetts vaccine requirements for all K–12 students, banning children from public or private school if their parents refuse vaccines on religious grounds.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Jul 30, 2025Jul 30, 2025

Pope Leo appoints Austin diocese’s former auxiliary as its new bishop

Bishop Daniel Garcia, who has led the Diocese of Monterey, California, since 2019, is returning to Texas.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Jul 2, 2025Jul 3, 2025

Wisconsin school district pays $20k to teacher fired for refusing to use ‘preferred pronouns’

The Argyle School District had not renewed Christian teacher Jordan Cernek's contract, refusing to give him a religious accommodation, after he continued to call students by their names and not LGBT pronouns.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Mar 12, 2025Mar 13, 2025

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Articles tagged religious exemptions

University of Colorado will pay $10 million to staff, students for trying to force them to take COVID shots

Canadians could be punished for quoting Scripture on homosexuality under new Liberal plan: report

Judge says schools can’t ban unvaccinated students with religious exemptions in West Virginia

Alabama bill would let parents get religious vaccine exemptions for children without government approval

RFK Jr. publicly backs West Virginia governor upholding religious exemptions for vaccines

Judge rules against school that barred student for refusing Hep B vaccine after doctors’ warning

West Virginia charter schools will allow religious exemptions to vaccine mandates

Massachusetts bill would eliminate religious exemptions for childhood vaccines

Pope Leo appoints Austin diocese’s former auxiliary as its new bishop

Wisconsin school district pays $20k to teacher fired for refusing to use ‘preferred pronouns’