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Evangelicals, Catholics, Latter-day Saints and Orthodox Jews say it limits religious freedom. Mainline Protestants and other progressive faith groups support it. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/religion/">Religion</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/03/10/974672313/some-faith-leaders-call-equality-act-devastating-for-others-its-gods-will" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"tom-gjelten","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/03\/10\/974672313\/some-faith-leaders-call-equality-act-devastating-for-others-its-gods-will","clickPosition":"2.7"}' >Some Faith Leaders Call Equality Act Devastating; For Others, It's God's Will</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/03/10/974672313/some-faith-leaders-call-equality-act-devastating-for-others-its-gods-will"><time datetime="2021-03-10"><span class="date">March 10, 2021  </span></time>Some religious groups fear the Equality Act could undermine the freedom to exercise traditional faith beliefs. 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href="https://www.npr.org/2021/03/03/973486060/church-leaders-say-johnson-johnson-vaccine-should-be-avoided-if-possible"><time datetime="2021-03-03"><span class="date">March 3, 2021  </span></time>Catholic bishops say the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines did not use abortion-derived fetal cell lines, but that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is acceptable, if it's the only available option.</a></p> </div> <article id="res973498401" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Some U.S. Faith Leaders Express Moral Concerns About Johnson & Johnson Vaccine</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"973486060:973498401","available":true,"duration":220,"title":"Some U.S. Faith Leaders Express Moral Concerns About Johnson & Johnson 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class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Alessandra Tarantino/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> Review </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/books-news-features">Book News & Features</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/11/23/938016396/in-a-new-book-pope-francis-speaks-out-on-the-coronavirus-and-anti-mask-protests" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"tom-gjelten","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/11\/23\/938016396\/in-a-new-book-pope-francis-speaks-out-on-the-coronavirus-and-anti-mask-protests","clickPosition":"2.22"}' >In A New Book, Pope Francis Speaks Out On The Coronavirus And Anti-Mask Protests</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/11/23/938016396/in-a-new-book-pope-francis-speaks-out-on-the-coronavirus-and-anti-mask-protests"><time datetime="2020-11-23"><span class="date">November 23, 2020  </span></time>People who claim that mask mandates deprive them of their personal freedom, Francis says, are "victims only in their own imagination." The book also addresses demonstrations against racial injustice.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <h2 class="date">Friday <time datetime='2020-11-20'>November 20, 2020</time></h2> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3000; --source-height: 1687; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/11/20/937105545/biden-gives-new-hope-to-refugees-fleeing-religious-persecution"> <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/11/20/refugees_wide-598c6c7ae5e79b3a74f69026f1a766bcc53215e6.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/11/20/refugees_wide-598c6c7ae5e79b3a74f69026f1a766bcc53215e6.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/11/20/refugees_wide-598c6c7ae5e79b3a74f69026f1a766bcc53215e6.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/11/20/refugees_wide-598c6c7ae5e79b3a74f69026f1a766bcc53215e6.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/11/20/refugees_wide-598c6c7ae5e79b3a74f69026f1a766bcc53215e6.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/11/20/refugees_wide-598c6c7ae5e79b3a74f69026f1a766bcc53215e6.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/11/20/refugees_wide-598c6c7ae5e79b3a74f69026f1a766bcc53215e6.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/11/20/refugees_wide-598c6c7ae5e79b3a74f69026f1a766bcc53215e6.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/11/20/refugees_wide-598c6c7ae5e79b3a74f69026f1a766bcc53215e6.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Biden Gives New Hope To Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Yazidi refugees from Iraq are among those fleeing religious persecution. The Biden administration promises to allow refugees into the U.S. at much higher numbers than the Trump administration did. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Muhammed Muheisen/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Muhammed Muheisen/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/religion/">Religion</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/11/20/937105545/biden-gives-new-hope-to-refugees-fleeing-religious-persecution" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"tom-gjelten","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/11\/20\/937105545\/biden-gives-new-hope-to-refugees-fleeing-religious-persecution","clickPosition":"2.23"}' >Biden Gives New Hope To Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/11/20/937105545/biden-gives-new-hope-to-refugees-fleeing-religious-persecution"><time datetime="2020-11-20"><span class="date">November 20, 2020  </span></time>Joe Biden intends to admit 125,000 refugees in his first year. 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