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Some LGBT residents critical of Utah’s new anti-discrimination law
A Mormon church-backed anti-discrimination law that protects LGBT people and religious rights took effect Tuesday amid skepticism from some LGBT residents over whether it lives up to its promises.
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Growing Mormon-Catholic Alliance: Quiet partners behind the Christian Right’s religious discrimination agenda
One of the primary drivers of the movement to corrupt and redefine religious freedom isn’t someone in a shouting match on cable news, but a decades-long alliance of top Mormons and Catholics.
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Top Mormon leaders vow to be leading advocates for marriage exclusive to a man and a woman
Mormon leaders vowed to be a leading advocate for the belief that marriage is an institution exclusive to a man and a woman during the religion’s biannual conference in Salt Lake City this weekend.
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Utah governor signs Mormon church backed LGBT anti-discrimination bill
The law protects LGBT Utah residents from discrimination in housing and employment — a step activists have been pushing for years — while also creating exemptions for religious organizations and protecting religious speech in the workplace.
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Utah House passes Mormon church-backed LGBT anti-discrimination bill
The proposal earned a rare stamp of approval from the Utah-based Mormon church, and the state House voted 65-10 Wednesday night to pass it.
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Utah House panel approves LGBT anti-discrimination bill; awaits final vote
The anti-discrimination bill was unveiled less than a week ago with the endorsement of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Utah House vote on LGBT anti‑discrimination bill pushed to Tuesday
The bill protects gay and transgender people from discrimination in housing and employment, but religious organizations and their affiliates such as schools and hospitals are exempt.
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Utah state Senate to hear Mormon-backed LGBT anti-discrimination bill
Religious groups and organizations would be exempt from the protections, as would Boy Scouts of America.
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Utah LGBT non‑discrimination bill exempts Boy Scouts, religious groups
The proposal unveiled in the heavily Mormon state prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in the areas of housing and employment.
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Mormon man who runs website for doubting church members ousted
A Mormon man who gained notoriety over the past decade for supporting same-sex marriage and running a website that offers doubting Latter-day Saints a forum to chat has been kicked out of the religion.