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Kansas tea party group renews push for anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ bill
WICHITA, Kan. — A Wichita, Kan.-based tea party group has launched an email campaign urging its members to pepper state lawmakers with messages in support of a bill that allows service refusal to same-sex couples on religious grounds.
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Kansas state Senator declares gay discrimination bill is dead
TOPEKA, Kan. — An anti-gay marriage proposal that roiled Kansas politics is dead, the chairman of a state Senate committee assigned to review it said Tuesday.
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Kan. senate leader: Bill allowing religious discrimination against gays won’t pass
TOPEKA, Kan. — The president of the Kansas Senate says her chamber is unlikely to pass a bill that would prevent lawsuits against someone who refuses, for religious reasons, to provide services to gay and lesbians.
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Kan. House OKs bill allowing religious discrimination against gay couples
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas House is preparing to take final action on a bill intended to keep individuals, groups and businesses from being compelled to provide services for same-sex ceremonies.
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Kan. House gives initial OK on bill to allow discrimination against gay couples
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas House members have given first-round approval to a bill aimed at protecting people, groups and businesses that cite religious reasons for refusing to provide goods or services for gay weddings.
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Kan. House panel approves bill allowing discrimination based on religious beliefs
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas House committee on Wednesday will debate legislation aimed at protecting individuals, groups and businesses that refuse for religious reasons to recognize same-sex unions or provide benefits to gay couples.
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Analysis: Marriage shift has religious conservatives in Kansas scrambling
TOPEKA, Kan. — Religious conservatives in Kansas fear that the legal wall they built against same-sex marriage will soon tumble, and they’re looking for legislators to help them dig a new line of defense in resisting a growing American acceptance of same-sex relationships. A cultural shift already was underway in 2005, when 70 percent of […]
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Gay rights group seeks repeal of Kan. same-sex marriage ban
TOPEKA, Kan. — The leading gay rights advocacy group in Kansas is asking legislators to repeal a state law and a provision in the state constitution that both ban same-sex marriage.
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Kan. House panel hears testimony on bill allowing discrimination against gays
Opponents of same-sex marriage urged Kansas legislators Tuesday to approve new legal protections for bakeries, photographers and others who refuse for religious reasons to supply goods or services for same-sex ceremonies, anticipating that federal courts could soon strike down the state’s ban on such unions.
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Kan. lawmakers to consider bill allowing discrimination based on religious beliefs
TOPEKA, Kan. — With the legal climate uncertain for states banning gay marriage, Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal designed to allow individuals, groups and businesses to refuse to recognize or provide goods, services or benefits to gay couples based on their religious beliefs.