All posts tagged "religious freedom"
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Supreme Court Sides With Religious Parents Over LGBTQ Books
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that religious parents can opt out of LGBTQ-themed lessons, finding Montgomery County schools burdened their religious freedom.
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Supreme Court Saves Free PrEP
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, saving free PrEP and other preventive treatments, including screenings for...
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Georgetown Law Defies Federal Demand to Eliminate DEI
The dean of Georgetown Law School is pushing back against demands by D.C.'s U.S. Attorney to drop DEI programs and curriculum content.
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Teacher Suspended Over LGBTQ Books Fights Back in Court
Karen Cahall, an elementary school teacher in Ohio, is suing her school district after being suspended for having books with LGBTQ characters in her classroom...
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Appeals Court Allows Washington State’s Conversion Therapy Ban to Stand
A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider an earlier order upholding Washington State’s law barring licensed therapists from subjecting minors to so-called “conversion therapy.”...
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Denver Archdiocese Directs Schools Not to Enroll Transgender Students
A directive from the Denver Archdiocese urges Catholic schools in Northern Colorado not to enroll transgender students or allow them to re-enroll if they come...
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Irish Priest Says Deputy Prime Minister, Gay Politicians Going to Hell
An Irish Catholic priest is receiving blowback after controversially declaring that gay politicians, including Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister, or tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, are doomed to...
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Colorado Baker Challenging Ruling on “Gender Transition” Cake
Bakery first agreed to create a custom cake, but refused after learning that the design celebrated a gender transition.
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Lawsuit fails against Belfast bakery that refused to make a “gay marriage” cake
The European Court of Human Rights refused to hear a case involving a Belfast bakery that refused to create pro-same-sex marriage cake
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Foster agency sues Biden administration so it can keep rejecting gay couples
A Tennessee foster care agency is suing the Biden administration over the right to refuse to place children with LGBTQ and unmarried couples.
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Florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay wedding will pay gay couple $5,000
A florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay couple's wedding has agreed to pay the couple $5,000 as part of a settlement.
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Loudoun County settles with teacher who was suspended for refusing to use trans students’ pronouns
The Loudoun County School Board has settled part of a lawsuit with a teacher who was suspended for refusing to use trans students' pronouns.
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Biden nominates lesbian rabbi of LGBTQ synagogue to religious freedom commission
President Biden has nominated Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, head of an LGBTQ synagogue, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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Virginia school district ordered to reinstate teacher who refuses to use trans student’s correct pronouns
A judge in Virginia has ordered Loudoun County to reinstate a gym teacher suspended for refusing to use trans students' proper pronouns.
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U.S. House Democrats introduce bill ensuring religious freedom laws can’t be used to discriminate
Bill seeks to clarify that 'religious freedom' does not justify denial of services to LGBTQ people and others
