Marine commanders have rejected all 3,080 religious exemption requests from US Marines so far this year for the required COVID vaccine.

...Among those Republican respondents, 25% said Biden's triumph was "probably not legitimate," and 46% said it was "definitely not legitimate," according to the poll.

COVID-19 vaccine mandates have put some vital U.S health and safety institutions in a tough spot after cutting personnel who didn’t comply. 

Health, faith and finances are the three most common topics of New Year’s Resolutions, according to a new Lifeway Research survey that examined what Americans focus on when the calendar turns.

...Few have hopes that it will significantly improve in the new year...

...The measures, which will go into effect March 1, 2022, include a stipulation making it illegal to disseminate religious ideas online unless one possesses a govenment issued license...

As the days of 2021 dwindled, so did any remaining traces of democracy in Hong Kong.

...Although the CDC recently loosened restrictions on COVID-positive persons, Fauci has been busy fearmongering about potential new lockdowns...

The Catholic Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols has urged the UK government to respect Church autonomy in the fight against the coronavirus.

The FAA is breaking its own rule that states pilots should not fly after having taken medications that have been approved for less than a year, according to a group of attorneys and doctors.

...many seminarians face difficulties as they graduate into a religious landscape that has been transformed — spiritually, physically, politically and logistically — by COVID-19...

A North Carolina sheriff is rejecting calls from an atheist organization to remove a Bible verse from a sheriff's office wall, saying in a new social media post, "We need more Jesus."

...Biden’s approval has reached historic lows amid high crime, 40-year-high inflation, and Americans stranded in Afghanistan: 55 percent disapprove of Biden’s job performance.

...During the year, the high court heard arguments on cases, issued rulings, denied appeals, and vacated lower court decisions that many in the Christian community watched with anticipation.

...The 15,000-square-foot First Presbyterian Church had only 40 members before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and now has about 25 members and only 12 attend in-person worship services. 

As omicron spreads gloom around the globe ahead of New Year’s Eve, governments are moving to contain the scourge, with some reimposing restrictions immediately and others hesitating...

U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who test positive for the coronavirus and shortening the time that close contacts have to quarantine.