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DOD removes “Christian” label from recognized religions after fury over Mormonism’s exclusion Project Maven

DOD removes “Christian” label from recognized religions after fury over Mormonism’s exclusion

The Department of Defense has revised its new, shortened list of recognized religions after fury from Utah political leaders over not classifying Mormonism as a "Christian" faith.Why it matters: The omission is stoking ire between conservative Latter-day Saints and the rest of the religious right, as some Evangelical Christians reiterate…
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June 8, 2026
In 1649, religious liberty was new. A Maryland law helped embed it in America’s founding. Cursor

In 1649, religious liberty was new. A Maryland law helped embed it in America’s founding.

When the Second Continental Congress declared independence from the British crown on July 4, 1776, it would be another 15 years before the Founding Fathers adopted a constitution that enshrined the “free exercise” of religion. But the yearning for that ideal – and the American distaste for established churches –…
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June 8, 2026
Geoscientists Find Vast Fan-Shaped Structure beneath Antarctica’s Ice Antarctica

Geoscientists Find Vast Fan-Shaped Structure beneath Antarctica’s Ice

By combining seismic, gravity and topographic data, a team of researchers from Italy, Switzerland, Germany and the United Kingdom found that several well-known subglacial basins in East Antarctica are part of a single fan-shaped province whose origins trace back to ancient continental stretching. Fault-controlled basins and interpreted structural frame in…
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June 8, 2026
Poilievre says ‘listen carefully’ to separatists and blames feds for Albertan discontent VR

Poilievre says ‘listen carefully’ to separatists and blames feds for Albertan discontent

Official Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at the Royal Canadian Legion in downtown Calgary on Monday, June 8, 2026. Poilievre was launching his campaign on national unity calling for a strong Alberta within a united Canada. Photo by Gavin Young /Postmedia Article content OTTAWA — Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre…
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June 8, 2026