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Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian postal employee who wanted Sundays off
The Court’s decision leaves room for cautious optimism, though it may still affect LGBTQ+ rights.
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Arkansas will now allow medical workers to legally refuse treating LGBTQ people
The governor thinks giving doctors, nurses, and EMTs the right to object to treating patients is fine because of “the federal laws that prohibit discrimination.” Without the Equality Act, that doesn’t automatically include LGBTQ people.
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Turns out health care providers aren’t turning away people for religious objections
That means the recent assertions by the Department of Health and Human Services are another Trump administration falsehood.
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Same-sex couples plead with court to let them sue North Carolina over marriage
The latest courtroom showdown between antigay Christian magistrates and same-sex couples is all about the benjamins.
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Texas adoption agencies could ban gay, Jewish, Muslim parents
Not only could agencies turn away hopeful parents, they could also require children in foster care to comply with their faith-based requirements.
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Trump’s religious freedom order expected to spare LGBTQ people, for now
The order would make it easier churches to engage in political activity thereby allowing evangelicals to support Republicans from the pulpit.
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Transgender man sues Catholic hospital for refusing his hysterectomy
He says a hospital administrator told him the procedure to remove his uterus couldn’t be done because it was a “Catholic hospital.”
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Mississippi’s anti-gay religious objection law on hold during appeal
It sought to protect three beliefs: That marriage is only between a man and a woman; that sex should only take place in such a marriage; and that a person’s gender is determined at birth and cannot be altered.
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Mississippi leaders defend blocked anti-gay law at county fair
“As a matter of fact, I reach out to the American Family Association, the Alliance for Defending Freedom. I’ll continue to do so.”
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Arkansas’ counseling law reveals Pandora’s box of religious objections
The rule will allow counselors and therapists to refer a patient to someone else over sincerely held “ethical, moral or religious principles.”