Girard said that it contradicts Quaker beliefs, which are to encourage people to attend meetings and to not put someone in harm’s way. He argued that by asking someone without legal status to attend a ...

Baptist, Sikh, and Quaker groups, including the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, filed the ...

Several Quaker groups, a Baptist denomination and a Sikh temple challenged the Trump administration’s order allowing ...

The ruling partially reverses a policy adopted by the Trump administration on Jan. 20, the day the 47th president was inaugurated for the second time.

A federal judge in Maryland on Monday partly granted a request from Quakers and other religious groups to limit the U.S.

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Department of Homeland Security and its subdivision, ICE, not to conduct immigration enforcement actions "in or near any place of worship" ...

Homeowners in Massachusetts pay an estimated $5,813 and Pennsylvania homeowners average $3,241 in property taxes. Virginia and Maryland landed in the middle of the pack, ranking 19th and 31st for real ...

A great early goal by Kallum Griffiths gave Quakers three crucial points against one of their play off rivals. But they made life hard for themselves by not killing off their opponents, as they missed ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Friends General Conference (FGC) , a national Quaker organization, joined multiple religious organizations in challenging the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association announced the selections of their NCAA Division III All-Ohio teams, with four Wilmington Quakers being on the list. Parker Burke and Randy ...

BALTIMORE-- Winter has returned to Maryland, bringing a drop in temperatures overnight. Winds will remain gusty, though not as strong as those seen Sunday afternoon and evening. Low temperatures ...