Religious Freedom

Our hero of the week is part of the state legislature’s five-women LGBTQ Caucus.

Earlier this week it was announced that the HHS Office of Civil Rights would be restructured to serve as a “law enforcement agency” for the religious right.

The Department of Health and Human Services could remove transgender health protections from the Affordable Care Act.

Despite opposition by clergy and business leaders from around the state, Republicans forced through a measure meant to give Christians a license to discriminate.

“Limiting the opportunity for a child to be adopted or fostered by a loving home not only goes against the state’s goal of finding a home for every child, it is a direct violation of the contract every child-placing agency enters into with the state.”

“The larger constitutional issues might well be decided down the road, but these cases will not be the vehicle for resolving them.”

if you think Christians have certain privileges denied to others in America, you’re right.

“Religious liberty and preserving the rights of LGBTQ individuals are not mutually exclusive,” the ultra-conservative said.

The Christian agency wants to refuse any parents who won’t “indoctrinate [kids] into their brand of Christianity.”

Are conservative voices really being censored on social media?