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Arkansas GOP working on new anti-gay marriage religious protections
Arkansas state Senate Republicans are working on legislation to reinforce protections for religious organizations in response to last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide.
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Kansas governor pondering same-sex marriage ‘religious objections’ legislation
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback said Thursday that he’s considering proposing a new religious objections law for Kansas following the U.S. Supreme Court’s legalization of gay marriage, and he defended his administration’s cautious response to the ruling.
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Marriage equality fight turns to clerks, probate judges who refuse licenses to same-sex couples
Legal experts are dubious that religious freedom arguments will protect public officials who not only refuse to participate due to their own beliefs, but also decline to make accommodations so that others who don’t object can serve the public instead.
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Tenn. GOP wants to protect clergy from officiating same-sex weddings in case 1st Amendment changes
Members of the House Republican Caucus are proposing legislation to protect ministers who choose not to perform a marriage that violates their religious beliefs.
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Lawsuit filed against Bobby Jindal over anti-gay marriage religious objections order
A new lawsuit is challenging Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s executive order that aims to give special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage.
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Religious liberty is conservative’s rallying cry after same-sex marriage ruling
Now that same-sex marriage is legal across the United States, religious conservatives are focusing on preserving their right to object.
Their concerns are for the thousands of faith-based charities, colleges and hospitals that want to hire, fire, serve and set policy according to their religious beliefs, notably the belief that gay relationships are morally wrong.
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Christian Right issues anti-LGBT manuals teaching legal discrimination
Christian Right leaders may be assuming they’ll lose their battle against equality for LGBTQ people, and they are hunkering down for what they foresee as a long siege against conservative Christian churches, businesses, and organizations.
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Indiana governor Mike Pence defiant on religious objections law in re-election campaign launch
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence launched his re-election campaign Thursday night by taking a defiant stance against critics of the state’s new religious objections law that battered his image as a national star among conservatives.
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Poll: Pence’s re-election on the ropes because of anti-LGBT legislation
A new poll reveals Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s deeply damaged political reputation continues to decline over two months after signing into law an anti-LGBT “religious refusal” bill.
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Thousands attend Indianapolis LGBT pride following stinging debate over anti-gay law
Tens of thousands of people converged Saturday on Indianapolis for an annual parade celebrating the LGBT community only months after a stinging debate over Indiana’s new religious objections law.