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Mike Pence, states’ rights, and the freedom to discriminate
The Indiana Governor recently became a political commodity by firing the first salvo in the “Religious Freedom Restoration” movement.
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Trans bathroom law passes in Cleveland just as GOP lifts lid on Trump
A week before it is set to host the Republican National Convention, Cleveland passes a measure protecting transgender people.
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Oregon lesbian couple opens up about the pain of the Sweet Cakes case
The Oregon lesbian couple whose discrimination case sparked a national debate about religious freedom and LGBTQ equality, read from the hate mail they continue to receive.
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Supporters of Mississippi anti-LGBTQ bill take fight to a higher court
“They don’t know that if it takes crucifixion, we will stand in line before abandoning our faith and our belief in our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.”
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Mississippians take action against anti-LGBTQ ‘religious exemption’ bill
“You have this feeling like you’re a dog on a long leash. You’re running and you’re running, and you think you’re free and you get jerked back.”
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Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of every LGBTQ rights proposal
Across the US, a troubling amount of proposals protect clergy and businesses who decline to employ or serve LGBTQ people based on religious beliefs.
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Supporters hold rally for antigay Alabama chief justice
Speakers led prayers and called the ethics charges a “politically-motivated travesty.”
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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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How Massachusetts and Mississippi treat trans people the same
Democracy can only begin when those at the margin can experience what others take for granted.
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‘Religious freedom’ laws are like binge eating ice cream
This has to be the best description of the recent “religious freedom” laws sweeping through the country.