“They knew about the religious liberty problem all along.” Windham noted that there are other sources of fire in the hospital, but CMS only singled out the candle for further scrutiny.

The Biden administration backed down from its repeated threats to strip a major Catholic hospital system in Oklahoma of key accreditations over a religious candle one of its facilities maintains.

Living; Holocaust remembered with candle lighting, prayers, art and poetry at Mobile synagogue. Published: ; Apr. 08, 2013, 11:10 a.m.

US Feds' threat to Catholic hospital funding over chapel candle could ignite 'legal firestorm,' attorneys say Lawyer for Catholic hospital described agency's demand as 'absurd and unlawful' ...

Each candle is lit on one of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. In some churches and homes, a fifth candle that is larger and white is lit to represent Jesus Christ, the light of the world ...

Candle smoke art lights up Langa's spiritual life. By Londiwe Dlomo - 19 November 2019 - 12:53 . Azael Langa has spiritual connection with his work. Image: Veli Nhlapo .