On January 18, 2016 Bullock signed an executive order for the state of Montana that protected LGBTQ state employees from discrimination. At the press conference, he said it was time to “recommit to [Martin Luther] King’s values of compassion and equity” through the introduction of the protection. On the same day, he tweeted: “No Montanan …
In his National Day of Prayer speech, President Trump focused on how much the United States has changed since his election, particularly for people of faith. The president, who won a large majority of white evangelical Christians and white Catholic voters in 2016, spoke about how difficult life had been for religious Americans before he …
A conservative group is vowing to challenge the state’s newly enacted ban on a controversial form of therapy that seeks to alter teens’ sexual orientation or gender identity. Last week, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation outlawing so-called “conversion therapy” by prohibiting licensed mental health professionals from using the techniques and requiring public school teachers …
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In God We Trust. Those four little words are stirring up controversy in Arizona and bringing about an important question: Should Arizona be providing a fundraising platform for what some consider a hate group? Just since 2014, records show more than 50,000 of the plates were sold or renewed, raising more than $900,000 for the …
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In a May 16, 2019 tweet, Messam shared his support for reproductive rights, saying “I trust women to make the decisions over their reproductive health. The right to choose is settled law and this overreaching and punitive action by Alabama is yet another example of politics usurping what’s best for America.”
Donald Trump was praised by religious leaders of many faiths during the traditional National Day of Prayer, but only one declared the White House “holy ground” and staved off demons. Paula White-Cain, the controversial Florida mega-church preacher who has been called “Trump’s personal pastor” gave an emphatic address at the end of a sunny midday …
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Donald Trump is finding religion. Or at least, religion is finding its way into his remarks and his campaign’s rhetoric to an unprecedented extent. The president celebrated the National Day of Prayer at the White House and he said the Almighty had helped him persevere through the ordeal of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. “People …
President Trump has supported the idea of school vouchers since his campaign. Broadly, voucher programs allow school districts to offer children either a full public school education or a voucher to attend a private school, regardless of whether that school is religiously affiliated. Although only generally endorsing ‘School choice’ during his campaign, Trump’s administration published …
President Trump and his administration have been consistently restrictive toward LGBTQ rights. His actions range from making comments at a number of events indicating his support for “traditional marriage,” the complete removal of all mentions of LGBTQ issues from White House, Department of State, and Department of Labor websites immediately following his inauguration, and actual …
Trump’s administration has repeatedly dedicated time and energy to the concept of ‘religious liberty’ in the U.S. That being said, this commitment has been directed toward privileging Christian individuals who feel their religious liberty may be challenged by having to interact with those they disagree with. Specific initiatives range from the development of a Religious …
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