Lawyers who espouse a conservative Christian agenda have found plenty of opportunities in Texas, suing on behalf of Bible-quoting cheerleaders and defending a third-grader who wanted to hand out Christmas cards that read in part “Jesus is the Christ!” But for the First Liberty law firm, the last few years have been especially rewarding: Their …
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In a move that’s absolutely inappropriate if not illegal, Vice President Mike Pence told a group of pastors yesterday to “share the good news of Jesus Christ.” Pence made a surprise appearance at Friday’s Watchman on the Wall conference put on by the Family Research Council, which is designated an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. According the Christian …
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Its faith-based 12-step program dominates treatment in the United States. But researchers have debunked central tenets of AA doctrine and found dozens of other treatments more effective. j.g. is a lawyer in his early 30s. He’s a fast talker and has the lean, sinewy build of a distance runner. His choice of profession seems preordained, as …
Scientists from as far away as the United Kingdom are appalled at Arizona Superintendent Diane Douglas’ attack on evolution. The Association for Science Education, which represents the UK’s science teachers, says Douglas’ proposal to cast doubt about evolution would “undermine the scientific literacy of Arizona’s students.” Meanwhile, the New York-based Teacher Institute of Evolutionary Science says Douglas’ revisions to the standards …
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Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative law firm that seeks to legalize anti-LGBTQ discrimination through the courts, suffered a swift and severe defeat on Thursday after the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against its effort to prohibit transgender students from using the proper bathroom at school. What’s more remarkable than the ruling itself, however, is …
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Health worker Elizabeth Wanjiru was walking through the narrow streets of Kenya’s largest slum earlier this year when she came across two schoolboys pointing at something in a muddy ditch. As she drew closer she saw it was the remains of an aborted fetus. Dumped elsewhere in Kibera, the fetus had washed up in a …
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A bill to put “In God We Trust” in public schools. A resolution declaring this the “Year of the Bible.” Another bill declaring that “wildlife found in this state is the property of Almighty God.” A law mandating the placement of a Ten Commandments monument on public land. These moves are unconstitutional because the government …
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I will never understand why schools that actively break the law are perfectly willing to celebrate their actions in the media. In the case of Shiprock High School in New Mexico, check out what a local news report said about its graduation ceremony last week: At the Shiprock graduation, Kiana Poncho served as the master of ceremony. Catelin …
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In the Supreme Court hearing for Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, lawyers for the baker argued that he should not have to sell a cake to a same-sex couple because his religion does not support same-sex marriage. Debates around this case have referenced potential implications for the dignity of sexual minority populations, but in …
Denial of services to same-sex couples can harm their health Read More »
Aine Kelly knows her home town. “The young leave,” she said. “The old stay.” As the 29-year-old campaigner with a stack of pamphlets walked through a housing development, knocking on doors, the locals revealed themselves: They were retirees who favored garden trolls, statues of the Virgin Mary and wee, excitable dogs. “Hello, sir!” Kelly said …
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