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Congressman Upset Religious Freedom Law ‘Doesn’t Go Far In Enough In Allowing Discrimination’ Against LGBTQ People
Rep. Jason Lewis (R-MN) is under fire once again for comments he made as a radio talk show host, this time during which he lamented that Indiana’s religious freedom law “doesn’t go far in enough in allowing discrimination,” against LGBT people. CNN first reported on Rep. Lewis’ remarks, and last week first reported that Lewis had been [...]
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US House Committee Passes Anti-Gay Amendment Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Adoption Agencies to Discriminate
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee Wednesday afternoon passed an amendment that would allow adoption agencies that receive taxpayer funds to refuse to allow LGBT people to adopt, by citing their religious objections to same-sex marriage or LGBT people. The legislation is so broad it allows adoption agencies to discriminate against anyone, merely by claiming a [...]
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Oklahoma Has Made It Legal To Prevent LGBTQ Couples From Adopting Children
Yesterday, Oklahoma’s House passed a bill allowing adoption and foster care agencies to turn away couples whose existences violate their “sincerely held religious beliefs.” And we all know what kinds of couples do THAT, don’t we? After a 60-26 vote in favor, the House passed SB 1140, which has already been passed in the Oklahoma [...]
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Alabama House passes bill allowing adoption agencies to ban same-sex parents for religious reasons, matching VA law already in place
“legislators in the House seem focused on creating new ways to discriminate against LGBTQ people instead of securing loving homes for these children.”
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Even religious Americans support same-sex marriage, dislike “religious freedom” laws
A massive, year-long study from the Public Religion Research Institute backs up with LGBTQ advocates have been saying for a while, the country doesn’t think you should be able to discriminate because of your faith. The new study, released earlier this week, surveyed over 40,000 members of different faiths around the US. The numbers paint [...]
