Tag: religious freedom

David Lane (courtesy The New York Times)

RNC Partner: Shred First Amendment, Make Christianity Nation’s ‘Official Religion’

It's one thing when a religious right leader openly admits what we already know--that he and his compatriots would like nothing better than to...

Jindal Brings ‘Religious Freedom’ to Louisiana

The fight for "religious freedom" has come to the bayou. On Tuesday, May 19, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal officially placed his foot into the...
The Cumberland County Courthouse in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (from Tom Grier's Flickr)

Pennsylvania Student: School Nurse Refused To See Me Because I Didn’t...

An eighth-grader in Carlisle, Pennsylvania says that she went to see the school nurse two weeks ago--only to have the nurse turn her away...

April Fool Asa Hutchinson Rethinks ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill After Walmart Boss...

  On Tuesday March 31st 2015, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a controversial religious freedom bill similar to the bill passed Indiana. Supporters of...

Angie’s List Slams Indiana, Cancels Expansion

In the days before Indiana Governor Mike Pence was to sign the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law, several major companies threatened to...
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Here Is The Full Text of Indiana’s ‘Religious Freedom Restoration Act’

Below is the full text of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act that was signed into law Thursday by Indiana Governor Mike Pence. SENATE ENROLLED...
A Tea Party rally in Houston in 2009 (courtesy luna715's Flickr)

GOP Primary Voters: Separation Of Church And State Bad, Christianity As...

Last week, Public Policy Polling took the pulse of the Republican primary field. It found that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker seems to be the...

Georgia’s Religious Freedom Bill Could Legalize Abuse

Last week, Liberal America published an article asking whether Christian fundamentalist views promote and justify domestic violence. Georgia's Religious Freedom Bill goes a step...
Rick Santorum on the stump in Iowa in 2011 (courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Rick Santorum: Separation Of Church And State Is A Communist Plot

As I've mentioned several times, the religious right's claims that it just wants a place at the table for socially conservative Americans gets exposed...
Father Jonathan Morris, from his Facebook page.

Blasphemy! Priest Claims Holding Black Mass Could Incite Violence

// // A Catholic priest thinks that Oklahoma City should have shut down plans by local Satanists to hold a Black Mass on Sunday...

Creationist Teacher Fired In Ohio Has Termination Upheld

It would seem that nothing bothers the religious far-right more than having the U.S. Constitution thrown in their collective face. That was the case...

What The Closing Of Exodus International Means For Gay Conversion Therapy

With the sudden closing of Exodus International, the controversial Orlando-based ministry that claimed to offer a "cure" for homosexuality, gay-to-straight conversion therapy is finally...

The Pentagon Is Not Going To Prosecute Soldiers for Sharing Their...

It started with an article on Brietbart that claimed the "Obama administration Pentagon appointees" were "meeting with anti-christian extremist Mikey Weinstein to develop court-martial...