John McAfee on LGBTQ Rights
In an August 1, 2016 Libertarian Debate on Fox News, McAfee addressed his views on LGBTQ rights saying, “As long as you grant me the right to a heterosexual marriage, you may marry who or what you please.”
Waldman: Religious Freedom Is America’s Greatest Export—and It’s Under Attack
Author Stephen Waldman profiled his book, Sacred Liberty: America’s Long, Bloody and Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom, in Newsweek, writing: “Most of our modern fights over religious freedom are minor skirmishes compared with the battles that were fought earlier. We should appreciate our unusual achievement and what our ancestors had to sacrifice. Let’s not squander …
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John McAfee on Reproductive Rights
In an August 1, 2016 Libertarian Debate on Fox News, McAfee addressed his views on reproductive rights saying, “A woman’s right to her own body is one of the fundamental issues in this country and more importantly I don’t think it’s the federal government’s job or the state government’s job to interfere in this process.”
Ressner: ‘In God We Trust’ should have no place in our schools
Rock Hill, Missouri resident Eric Ressner responded to coverage of a bill that could make ‘In God We Trust’ be required reading in Missouri schools, writing, “It is not just the national motto. It is an explicit endorsement of monotheistic religion. Count me as a no.” Read his full letter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. …
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Maine House passes conversion therapy ban bill
The House passed the bill recently by a vote of 91-46. It would ban most licensed medical professionals from performing all forms of conversion therapy and only applies to minors. Supporters say this is needed to protect minors from the practice. See the full story at CBS WABI 5.
CA is overhauling sex education guidance for schools — and religious conservatives don’t like it
California’s Board of Education is revamping the guidance it gives for teaching sex education from kindergarten through high school in public schools. Even though the guidance is not mandatory, religious conservatives fought it all the way and said the subject should be taught at home. Board members on Wednesday considered objections to explicit material that …
Wins, losses and culture wars in the Georgia General Assembly
The General Assembly session came to a close on April 2 with a dramatic debate about the passage of the “heartbeat bill,” which would ban abortions in cases where a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The Reporter asked local legislators about their wins and losses this session, and the culture-war climate of the legislature in …
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Republican legislator attacks top vaccine scientist on Twitter, accusing him of self-enrichment, ‘sorcery’
A Texas state legislator unleashed a vilifying attack on a leading vaccine scientist Tuesday, accusing the doctor of “sorcery.” It started with a report published Monday by the Texas Department of State Health Services that noted the state recorded a 14 percent rise in parents opting out of their children’s vaccinations. It was a new …
Bible display at Veterans Affairs facility in New Hampshire triggers lawsuit
A nonprofit group has tapped a veteran to sue the Department of Veterans Affairs over a Bible displayed at a VA facility in New Hampshire, arguing it violates the Constitution’s prohibition of government establishment of religion. The Bible, carried by a prisoner of war in World War II, is part of a display in the …
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Mayor Wayne Messam on Vaccines
In a televised town hall in Manchester, New Hampshire on May 23, 2019, Messam responded to a question about vaccines, saying: “The latest reports in terms of the resurgence of measles shows the importance of vaccinations… I think from a public safety standpoint we have to rely on the science, we have to rely on …
