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Religion

Major and minor religious organizations and their impact on society

Posted inDay Care, Impact, Religion, The God Loophole

Bill to end religious exemption in Alabama to be introduced next week

by Amy Julia Harris April 14, 2016April 15, 2016

For the first time in the state’s history, an Alabama lawmaker is introducing a bill to overturn the state’s religious exemption for faith-based day cares.

Posted inReligion, The God Loophole

She runs disastrous day cares. But her church makes her untouchable

by Amy Julia Harris April 14, 2016June 30, 2021

She’s been called a crook. A con artist. A snake in the grass. But in Alabama, the only thing that really matters to state regulators is that the day care operator calls herself a Christian.

Posted inReligion, The God Loophole

From ‘hot hand’ to ‘banana pinch,’ church day cares are hurting kids

by Amy Julia Harris April 13, 2016April 18, 2016

Four states have carved out exceptions for religious day cares. Here are some of the ways we found children were punished.

Posted inReligion, The God Loophole

Whipped, hit and locked in closets: Life inside some religious day cares

by Amy Julia Harris April 13, 2016June 30, 2021

Physically punishing children is outlawed in almost all day cares in America. But four states offer an exception for religious providers, and Reveal found that hundreds of those day cares exploited the rules.

Posted inReligion, The God Loophole

Religious day cares get freedom from oversight, with tragic results

by Amy Julia Harris April 12, 2016June 30, 2021

Thousands of religious day cares across America legally are allowed to run their facilities with little government oversight. But freedom from regulation can come at a high price for children. And when things go wrong, parents have little recourse.

Posted inReligion, Religion and Government

School board’s lawyers in prayer fight have ties to mega-church pastor

by Amy Julia Harris March 11, 2016March 14, 2016

The pastor of a southern California mega-church is entangling himself in local school board politics –again.

Posted inReligion

California school board vows to appeal judge’s order to stop praying

by Amy Julia Harris March 4, 2016March 6, 2016

The Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education voted 3-2 to fight a judge’s decision ordering them to stop praying and proselytizing during its public meetings.

Posted inHidden Abuse Under the Watchtower, Religion, Religion and Government

A reader’s guide to the Jehovah’s Witnesses child sex abuse scandal

by Trey Bundy February 29, 2016January 30, 2018

Here’s a quick rundown of the major findings from our running investigation into the religion’s efforts to hide child sex abuse.

Posted inImmigration, Religion

6 ways religious exemption laws are exploited

by Amy Julia Harris February 29, 2016June 30, 2021

Across the country, lawmakers have carved out exemptions from common rules for religious groups, ranging from immigration to land use.

Posted inReligion, Religion and Government, The God Loophole

The religious freedom loophole

by Julia B. Chan February 27, 2016July 1, 2021

In this episode of Reveal, we explore the tricky territory of religious freedom and how different groups have exploited this loophole across the U.S.

https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/308UpdateGodLoophole.mp3

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