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    • Barista fired after telling coworkers they “need Jesus” if they wear a Pride t-shirt. She’s suing.
      News (USA)

      Barista fired after telling coworkers they “need Jesus” if they wear a Pride t-shirt. She’s suing.

      Starbucks handed out Pride t-shirts, and now she’s suing because the shirt she didn’t have to wear would “show her advocacy of a lifestyle in direct contradiction to her religious beliefs.”

      Wednesday, November 25, 2020
    • Member of church that bused in members to defy social distancing order dies of COVID-19
      News (USA)

      Member of church that bused in members to defy social distancing order dies of COVID-19

      The church’s pastor was arrested and he got a lawyer to defend his religious freedom. The lawyer has now been hospitalized for coronavirus too.

      Friday, April 17, 2020
    • Christian couple rejected as foster parents because they’d send a gay kid to conversion therapy
      News (World)

      Christian couple rejected as foster parents because they’d send a gay kid to conversion therapy

      They filed a complaint for discrimination because they’re Christian, saying that they were perfectly willing to foster straight kids.

      Thursday, February 6, 2020
    • Tennessee passes bill to allow adoption agencies to ban gay & lesbian parents
      News (USA)

      Tennessee passes bill to allow adoption agencies to ban gay & lesbian parents

      The governor is expected to sign the bill, which creates a religious exemption for adoption agencies.

      Wednesday, January 15, 2020
    • Judge who was sanctioned for being anti-LGBTQ sues to get a religious exemption from the law
      News (USA)

      Judge who was sanctioned for being anti-LGBTQ sues to get a religious exemption from the law

      She says homosexuality offends God, “so I’m entitled to accommodations.” The state says they doubt she can be impartial.

      Wednesday, December 18, 2019
    • House Democrats filed a resolution to condemn Ben Carson for his transphobic comments
      Politics

      House Democrats filed a resolution to condemn Ben Carson for his transphobic comments

      Carson allegedly justified making it easier for homeless shelters to refuse transgender women by calling them “big, hairy men.”

      Thursday, October 3, 2019
    • A florist wants the Supreme Court to allow her to discriminate because flowers are ‘speech’
      News (USA)

      A florist wants the Supreme Court to allow her to discriminate because flowers are ‘speech’

      She says her flowers are art, so she can’t be forced to sell arrangements to gay couples.

      Thursday, September 12, 2019
    • A wedding venue refuses mixed-race & same-sex couples. They say they have that right as Christians.
      News (USA)

      A wedding venue refuses mixed-race & same-sex couples. They say they have that right as Christians.

      The Mississippi business owner told one prospective customer, “We don’t do gay weddings or mixed race, because of our Christian race… I mean, our Christian belief.”

      Tuesday, September 3, 2019
    • Trump will make it legal for federal contractors to discriminate against LGBTQ people
      News (USA)

      Trump will make it legal for federal contractors to discriminate against LGBTQ people

      The White House is moving forward with another big religious exemption to civil rights law, but says Trump’s “promise and commitment to the LGBTQ community” remains intact.

      Thursday, August 15, 2019
    • Texas Attorney General sues a city for not giving Chick-fil-A a lucrative contract
      News (USA)

      Texas Attorney General sues a city for not giving Chick-fil-A a lucrative contract

      Texas Attorney General, Republican Ken Paxton, has nothing better to do than pander to his far right base of supporters apparently.

      Tuesday, June 4, 2019
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