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MS governor will ‘stand in line’ for crucifixion over LGBT law
While accepting an award from a hate group, Governor Bryant made sure to paint himself as the victim.
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Mississippi will fight challenges to religious exemptions laws
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant says the law will protect people’s religious belief that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.
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Indiana governor may lose re-election race over LGBT rights
Governor Mike Pence’s extremist stances on issues like LGBT rights, immigration, and abortion may cost him the election in the conservative state.
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McCrory lawsuit against feds may shift narrative on LGBT law
Previous Southern governors, particularly those in the 1950s who tried to defy federally-mandated school integration, are forever defined as roadblocks to racial equality.
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Tennessee governor criticizes Obama over transgender bill
Haslam called the directive a “heavy-handed approach” to an issue that should be handled by local authorities.
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What religion are those religious exemption laws protecting?
We should exercise a little “religious freedom” of our own, and begin to see and proclaim just how queer the Christian tradition really is.
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Wyoming judge facing ouster over stance on same-sex marriage
The judge told a reporter in 2014 she would not perform same-sex marriages because of her religious beliefs.
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Lawsuit says college disciplined professor over LGBT dispute
A Christian college is being sued over allegations that it disciplined a professor for opposing the school’s stance against hiring gay workers.
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Missouri religious exemptions proposal fails in committee
Three Republicans joined the committee’s three Democratic members to vote down the measure.
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Tennessee governor signs religious exemptions into law
The new law allows mental health counselors to refuse to treat patients based on the therapist’s religious or personal beliefs.