Religious

Religious confession likely to stay private in sexual assault case

10 Feb 2012

Three Michigan Court of Appeals judges appeared likely to apply Michigan's priest-penitent privilege Thursday in a criminal case involving a Belleville teen who allegedly admitted to his pastor he had sexually assaulted a 9-year-old girl.

Religious groups balk at birth control insurance requirement

10 Feb 2012

DENVER -- New federal insurance regulations require all universities and hospitals provide their employees with insurance coverage for birth control.

Obama Weighed Religious Politics in Contraceptives Decision

8 Feb 2012

President Barack Obama ended months of internal White House debate by siding with a group of mostly female advisers who urged him not to limit a health-care law mandate to provide contraceptives, even at the risk of alienating Catholic voters in November, people familiar with the discussions said.