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Miss. House approves dramatically altered ‘religious freedom’ bill
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi House vote 80 to 37 Wednesday evening to approve a dramatically altered “religious freedom” bill that simply calls for a joint House-Senate Judiciary committee to prepare a report “regarding proposed legislation that protects the religious freedoms of the citizens of the State of Mississippi.” The report is due December 31.
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Miss. lawmakers feel pressure over proposed religious freedom bill
JACKSON, Miss. — Lawmakers in conservative Mississippi find themselves in a tug-of-war over a religious freedom bill that some say is uncomfortably similar to one recently vetoed by Arizona’s Republican governor.
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Miss. religious freedom bill renews debate on anti-LGBT discrimination
JACKSON, Miss. — A gay rights group is asking Mississippi legislators to specify that a religious-practices bill won’t open the way for discrimination if it becomes law.
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Oxford, Miss., passes resolution recognizing LGBT citizens
OXFORD, Miss. — The town of Oxford, Miss., on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the dignity and worth of all city residents – including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
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Miss. House panel advances religious freedom bill
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi House panel on Tuesday changed and passed a bill that says state and local government cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices.
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Mississippi House panel faces deadline on religious freedom bill
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi House panel will decide Tuesday whether to kill a religious freedom bill or keep it alive with or without changes.
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Religious freedom bills: The latest effort to counter advances in marriage equality
WASHINGTON – Religious freedom bills in more than a dozen state legislatures this year mark the latest effort by opponents of same-sex marriage to counter the growing public acceptance of marriage equality, and the momentum of federal court rulings striking down state gay marriage bans.
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Ariz. controversy prompts changes to proposed Miss. religious freedom bill
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi House panel is proposing changes that might neutralize concerns about whether a religious freedom bill could lead to discrimination against gay people or other groups.
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Miss. lawmakers confused whether their own religious freedom bill is anti-gay
JACKSON, Miss. — Several Mississippi lawmakers say they’re confused about whether a freedom-of-religion bill is similar to a widely criticized Arizona measure that would allow people to assert religious beliefs in refusing business services to same-sex couples.
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Freedom to Marry launches $1 million marriage equality campaign in U.S. South
NEW YORK – Freedom to Marry, the advocacy campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, on Monday launched a $1 million multi-state campaign to build majority support for marriage in the South.