Businesses are saying no to ‘religious freedom’ laws & lawmakers are listening

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The Kentucky House of Representatives is swerving away from a freedom-to-hate bill — thanks in part to businesses pushing back. House Bill 372 would have given churches and religious organizations the right to ignore the municipal LGBTQ protections now in nine Kentucky cities. The original bill had 46 sponsors among 100 state representatives. But State Rep. Jason …

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Christian Right Leader Claims, Falsely, “There Aren’t Atheists in Foxholes”

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As I mentioned the other day, the Navy Chaplain Appointment and Retention Eligibility Advisory board may finally admit a Humanist to its ranks. If that happens, Jason Heap would become the first military chaplain to meet the specific needs of non-religious soldiers. But Republican legislators are trying to put a stop to that. Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn argued that the “chaplain corps …

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Two foster agencies in Philly won’t place kids with LGBTQ people

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Megan Pazko wanted to become a foster parent, she sent out applications and a month later Bethany Christian Services responded. When she went to orientation they told her that they don’t work with LGBT people for religious reasons. Months passed before anyone responded, and then Bethany Christian Services got back to her and said there …

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After Smear Campaign, Atheist Loses Special Election for Tennessee State Senate

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While the nation was watching the special election in Pennsylvania last night — and with good reason, since it involved a U.S. House seat — there was another special election yesterday in Tennessee to replace a state senator. As we’ve mentioned a few times on this site, Democrat Gayle Jordan chose to run because she didn’t want …

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Setting the record straight on charities and political speech

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There’s a core American belief that just about everyone agrees with regardless of political stripes: People employed to serve the public good should not, in their official capacity, endorse or oppose candidates for public office. That core belief, long codified in federal and state laws, holds true for all public servants, whether they are government …

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Gov. Henry McMaster allows foster care agencies in South Carolina to favor certain religions

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Gov. Henry McMaster is coming to the defense of an Upstate foster care agency that requires participating families to be Christian. McMaster issued an executive order Tuesday that allows foster care providers to discriminate based on religion without losing their license. For nearly three decades, Greenville-based Miracle Hill Ministries has only allowed foster children to …

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Idaho lawmakers pass bill championing scientifically unproven “abortion reversal”

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Idaho lawmakers want the state to tell people seeking abortions that they can reverse the procedure, a controversial and medically unproven claim that nevertheless has proved popular among opponents of abortion. On Monday, the Idaho legislature passed a bill mandating that the state’s Department of Health & Welfare supply abortion providers’ patients with information about “interventions, if any, that …

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Oklahoma LGBT Group Launches Campaign Against Anti-Gay ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill

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Oklahoma Republican lawmakers are attacking LGBT parents and same-sex headed families who wish to adopt, by filing a discriminatory bill that would allow agencies that have a religious or moral opposition to same-sex marriage the right to refuse to place a child in their homes. The Oklahoma State Department of Education in January of 2017 …

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Fill Out Your Bracket for the Most Anti-Church/State Separation Bill in America

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The Secular Coalition for America and American Atheists are once again taking 16 state bills that promote religion through the government and pitting them against each other in a March Madness-like tournament to determine the “Worst State Bill” in the country. Among the more shocking bills on the list: Indiana, HB 1422: Would allow a person to legally carry …

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Evangelical Christianity Had Plenty of Problems Before Donald Trump Came Along

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Michael Gerson, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and graduate of evangelical haven Wheaton College, is a card-carrying conservative Christian. That’s why his new cover story for The Atlantic, all about how evangelicals have screwed themselves over by latching onto Donald Trump, can’t be dismissed as another liberal screed. His thesis is correct, and it’s something critics of the …

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