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The clash over changing social mores: How a wedding cake became a cause
The encounter at Jack Phillips’ Masterpiece Cakeshop lasted less than a minute. Phillips stepped out from behind the counter in his small, pastry-crammed shop to meet customers Charlie Craig and Dave Mullins. They told him they wanted a cake to celebrate their own marriage…
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Miss. governor signs religious freedom bill that could allow anti-gay discrimination
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices.
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Miss. approves religious freedom bill that could allow anti-gay discrimination
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi lawmakers on Tuesday passed the final version of a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices, a measure that sparked debate about possible discrimination against gay people and other groups.
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Miss. Senate sends religious freedom bill back to House as deadline looms
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi lawmakers could try to write a final version of a religious freedoms bill that has sparked concerns about anti-gay discrimination.
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Supreme Court hearing on religious exemptions seems ‘deeply worrisome’
WASHINGTON — Nobody spoke about recent efforts to circumvent laws protecting LGBT from discrimination by claiming religious motivations; nobody pointed out that people with religious objections to contraception often have religious objections to alternative insemination for lesbians and condom distribution for safe sex education.
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Tenn. OKs religious freedom bill that could be a ‘license to bully’ gay students
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee state Senate on Monday passed a bill that seeks to expand religious liberty protections for students in public schools, a measure critics say could lead to hate speech against gays, and others, in public schools, all in the name of religion.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear cases relating to employers’ religious beliefs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases next week that test the degree to which employers may use their personal religious beliefs to deny certain health coverage for employees. Neither case involves any LGBT-related health coverage; but the decisions in both may affect whether employers will be able to cite religious beliefs to deny such services as alternative insemination and gender reassignment.
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Oregon AG certifies ballot title in proposed religious freedom initiative
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has issued a title for a proposed “religious freedom” ballot initiative, effective adopting wording sought by the initiative’s opponents.
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Miss. House approves dramatically altered ‘religious freedom’ bill
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi House vote 80 to 37 Wednesday evening to approve a dramatically altered “religious freedom” bill that simply calls for a joint House-Senate Judiciary committee to prepare a report “regarding proposed legislation that protects the religious freedoms of the citizens of the State of Mississippi.” The report is due December 31.
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Arizona governor’s staff worked on religious freedom bill with proponents
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s staff worked with proponents of a bill that would have allowed businesses to refuse service to gays before the legislation was introduced in January, according to emails released by her office.