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Fallout over Indiana religious objections law spurs local ordinances
More than a dozen Indiana communities have adopted ordinances to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Oklahoma governor signs bill ‘protecting’ clergy who refuse to officiate same-sex unions
Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill that allows ministers to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if such marriages conflict with their religious beliefs.
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Texas GOP pushes anti‑gay religious freedom bill on heels of Supreme Court hearing
Republican lawmakers abruptly pushed the new proposal on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court hearing historic arguments over gay marriage.
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Michigan Democrats push for LGBT rights protections in state’s civil rights act
Democrat lawmakers are asking the Legislature to add protections for LGBT people to Michigan’s civil rights act. The effort comes a day after a Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that backers say protects people’s religious freedom.
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AP-GfK Poll: Nuanced views on LGBT rights, religious liberty
Americans are evenly split on whether the Supreme Court should rule that same-sex marriage must be legal nationwide, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
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Not all the same: Christian Right’s Hobby Lobbyization of RFRAs hits the fan
It is revealing how important it was to conservatives that the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act not be seen as discriminatory – using false claims about the federal and other state level RFRAs as a cover.
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Bobby Jindal blasts companies opposed to Louisiana religious freedom bill
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday that businesses opposed to religious objections laws are entering an “unholy alliance” with the same liberal elites who support more taxes, regulation and “demonize” profit-making.
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North Carolina House speaker: No action on ‘religious freedom’ bill this year
The leader of the North Carolina House says his chamber won’t debate a “religious freedom” bill this year that supporters promoted as protecting religious liberties but others criticized as legalizing discrimination against LGBT individuals.
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Oklahoma lawmakers approve bill allowing clergy, others to refuse same-sex weddings
Legislation that protects members of the clergy who refuse to perform a same-sex marriage ceremony has been approved by the Oklahoma House and Senate.
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Florida senate panel derails discriminatory adoption bill
A Florida Senate panel on Monday declined to vote on a controversial proposal that would allow taxpayer-supported adoption agencies to use religious or moral beliefs to discriminate against prospective parents.