State House Republicans in Tennessee on Wednesday effectively killed a bill to ban child marriages in an effort to bolster a conservative lawyer’s case against the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage. The bill called for the state to ban marriages where one of the parties is under 18 years old. House Majority Leader Glen Casada (R) …
On this day, 70 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that public schools could not provide formal religious instruction to students. It was a landmark ruling that built up the wall of separation between church and state at a time before it was so routinely under attack. The plaintiff was Vashti McCollum, an atheist whose child attended school in Champaign, …
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) reintroduced on Thursday the First Amendment Defense Act, a bill that would provide a range of federal protections for individuals and companies that discriminate against LGBTQ people. Framed as a religious liberty measure, the legislation aims to prohibit the federal government from taking “discriminatory” action against a person for speaking or …
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A federal law banning sex bias in the workplace prohibits discrimination against transgender workers, a U.S. appeals court said on Wednesday, ruling in favor of a funeral director who was fired after telling her boss she planned to transition to female from male. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said RG & GR Harris …
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There are two candidates vying for a seat in the North Carolina House from District 23. The Democrat, Shelly Willingham, is the incumbent and he said at a recent forum he was all in on gun safety measures. His opponent is Republican Claiborne Holtzman, who thinks more guns is the solution to gun violence. But I was more …
GOP Candidate for NC House Wrongly Claims Prayer Is Banned in Schools Read More »
A senior Trump health official who has promoted abstinence will be the final arbiter of which groups receive federal family planning funds — a change from prior years, when a group of officials made the decision. Conservatives have long criticized the $286 million Title X program, which funds family planning services, mostly for low-income women, …
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The Pere Jacques Marquette Shrine was put up in the 1950s to honor a missionary who may have died there, or maybe not. There’s no real evidence to suggest the spot is special, and, wherever he was first interred, Marquette was reburied in the nearby town of Ludington, Mich. In December, the Freedom From Religion Foundation pointed …
How ‘pro bono’ offers to defend religious monuments are stressing local governments Read More »
There’s an ongoing lawsuit against Louisiana’s Bossier Parish School Board and Superintendent Scott Smith, filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, claiming that the District has violated the Constitution in a number of different ways. For example, Smith mandated that all football players stand during the National Anthem, preventing any form of a peaceful protest. …
Parents Suing LA District Request Anonymity After Death Threats from Christians Read More »
Saying it just translates a Latin word already in the state motto, a House panel voted Monday to let schools literally put the word “God” into classrooms – as long as it’s connected to the word “enriches.” Existing Arizona law says teachers and administrators may read or post a variety of things in any classroom. …
House panel gives blessing to ‘God enriches’ bill Read More »
In a promotional video for Christian bigot Kim Davis‘ new book, all about how she refused to grant legal marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Kentucky, Governor Matt Bevin praised her activism, calling her an “inspiration” to children and public servants everywhere. “Against all the scorn, all the enmity, all the vitriol, all the nastiness, she stood firm,” Bevin said. “I …
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