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Arkansas Senate panel advances ‘conscience protection’ measure
An Arkansas Senate panel has advanced a ‘conscience protection’ bill that critics have called a thinly veiled endorsement of discrimination against LGBT individuals.
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Indiana lawmakers send anti-LGBT religious objection bill to governor
A religious objection bill that opponents say would legalize discrimination against LGBT people cleared the Indiana Senate on Tuesday, positioning the state to become the first to enact such a change this year ahead of an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage
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Indiana governor ‘looking forward’ to signing anti-LGBT religious freedom bill into law
Indiana governor Mike Pence says he is looking forward to signing a religious freedom bill that LGBT rights groups say is among the most sweeping “license to discriminate” bills introduced this year.
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Indiana House OKs sweeping religious freedom bill that allows anti-LGBT discrimination
The Indiana House approved by a wide margin a proposal strengthening protections for religious objections in state law that opponents say provides legal cover for discrimination against LGBT people.
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Jeb Bush supports ‘license to discriminate’ religious freedom bills
Likely GOP presidential contender Jeb Bush says he supports legislation that would allow businesses and individuals to refuse services on the basis their religious beliefs.
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Kansas Senate approves bill allowing campus religious groups to discriminate
The bill would prevent state universities, community colleges and technical colleges from refusing to recognize or denying campus resources to religious groups that limit their memberships.
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Indiana GOP rejects efforts to shield local civil rights laws in religious freedom bill
Democrats proposed amendments they said were aimed at ensuring the measure couldn’t be used to overturn local civil rights protections that go further than state law to protect LGBT individuals from discrimination.
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Foes step up action on Indiana bill that would allow anti-LGBT discrimination
Freedom Indiana organizers argue the bill could override civil rights ordinances in several cities that go beyond state law to include discrimination protections for LGBT people.
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Coming soon to Salt Lake City: An international festival of bigotry
An international network of some of the world’s most vitriolic Religious Right activists and self-proclaimed orthodox religious leaders is holding its ninth global conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in October 2015.
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Utah’s LGBT rights bill is a trojan horse for the religious right’s agenda
There were both cheers and tears as many in the Utah LGBTQ community celebrated the passage of a workplace and housing nondiscrimination law, but behind closed doors, I suspect it’s actually the leaders of the Religious Right who are cheering the hardest.