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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A new lawsuit filed on behalf of five U.S. citizens is charging that the insurance mandate included in the new health care reform bill violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 by forcing them to buy insurance from companies whose tenets violate their religious beliefs.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The pro-life community in Washington DC is now forbidden to pray and counsel on the public property surrounding a local Planned Parenthood, prompting faith leaders to say they will risk arrest rather than surrender their First Amendment rights.

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