All posts tagged "religious freedom"
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Religious exemptions bill marches toward a McAuliffe veto
In the final days of this year’s legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly approved a bill that provides religious exemptions that would allow individuals and...
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LGBT advocates call on Deal to veto Georgia “religious freedom” bill
An alliance of pro-LGBT organizations submitted more than 75,000 email petitions to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R), asking him to veto a religious freedom bill...
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Georgia Senate passes amended “religious freedom” bill
Georgia legislators may have pulled off a sleight of hand, but no one is being fooled by the Peach State’s latest attempt at passing anti-LGBT...
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Anti-gay “religious freedom” bills pass Virginia House and Senate
Respective bills head to opposite legislative chambers, even as Gov. McAuliffe promises vetoes
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Kim Davis files appeal with 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Lawyers for Kentucky clerk Kim Davis have filed a brief asking that a federal appeals court reverse decisions against Davis that eventually resulted in her...
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Florida lawmaker drafts law to legalize refusing service to gay people
Bill would allow Florida adoption services and other businesses to deny service due to religious objections
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Defending Davis: Kim Davis is enjoying her fifteen minutes of fame
From awards to papal recognition, Kim Davis is being hailed for blocking same-sex marriages
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Civil liberties groups address tension between religion and civil rights
A report issued on Monday by a coalition of civil liberties organizations outlines potential conflicts that can arise between religious freedom and a number of...
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Charee Stanley rejects comparisons to Kim Davis
Charee Stanley, the Muslim flight attendant for ExpressJet who was suspended from her job for refusing to serve alcohol to passengers, and her lawyer appeared...
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Same-sex marriage tempered by “Religious Freedom” laws
Republican-led attempts to legalize religious discrimination against the LGBT community are a "political blunder"
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Gay baker calls gay community “Nazis” over cake-related lawsuits
Jesse Bartholomew scolds LGBT community over nondiscrimination lawsuits against anti-gay bakers
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Bobby Jindal’s Bayou Bigotry
Bobby Jindal’s political ambitions are vastly outstripping reality. Louisiana’s Republican governor is determined to make a bid for the White House in 2016, but if...
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Jeb Bush: Gay marriage is not a constitutional right, religious discrimination is valid
Jeb Bush appeals to conservative voters in a frank interview on marriage equality
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NC’s Attorney General opposes anti-gay bills
— North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper (D.), speaking with the Associated Press. Cooper said if he was governor he would veto two proposed pieces of legislation...
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Religious freedom bills pit social conservatives against corporate America
Social conservatives are livid at corporate America
