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Religion News: How will new Boy Scout policy affect membership? Our weekly religion rail, with items on Boy Scout membership, Asian American religious makeup, book review. Christian Florist Countersues Over Violation of Religous Right to Decline Homosexual ‘Wedding’ Order Richland, Washington â€" A Christian florist in Washington has countersued the state attorney general for violating her rights of conscience and religion in declining to decorate the homosexual wedding of a longtime client. As previously reported, Baronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland was leveled with a lawsuit in March by State Attorney General Bob [...] Arizona House Passes Bill Expanding Protections for Free Exercise of Religion Phoenix, Arizona â€" Lawmakers in the Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill this week that seeks to expand protections for the free exercise of religion, sending the legislation now to the Senate for a...

E! Online Is Lauryn Hill's new song 'Neurotic Society' homophobic ? The Grio It was the religion of former beau and father of five of her children, Rohan Marley, and Hill's frequent references to Babylon echoes a term used by Rastafarians to describe a corrupt world. The Afro-centric religion is also notoriously homophobic (as ... Lauryn Hill débuts ' homophobic ' lyrics in new song, 'Neurotic Society' So So Gay Lauryn Hill Accused Of Homophobic Lyrics In 'Neurotic Society' The Inquisitr Lauryn Hill's Song "Neurotic Society" Under Scrutiny for Anti-Gay Undertones E! Online Huffington Post all 19 news articles » Charisma News Boy Scouts Nonprofit Status Stripped In California Legislation Huffington Post "While the Boy Scouts of America took a step in the right direction to include LGBT youth, the standing ban on LGBT adults is premised on absurd assumptions and stereotypes that perpetuate homop...

Raw Story The fight for permanently separating church and state has gone retro-style. Red Alert Politics Americans United for Separation of Church and State , a Washington, D.C.- based religious liberty group, released a new music video Thursday featuring actors Jane Lynch (FOX's “Glee”) and Jordan Peele (Comedy Central's “Key and Peele”). Lynch plays ... Video: Jane Lynch Croons For Separation of Church And State TheBacklot Jane Lynch and Jordan Peele sing a church - state separation duet Salon Jane Lynch and Jordan Peele sing 'Epic Church and State Breakup' in bizarre ... Raw Story SheWired  - Queerty all 7 news articles » Washington Times Separation of Church and State revisited Washington Times WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 â€" The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may resolve some of the issues surrounding the permissible overlap between church and state . The case in issue involves the Town of Greece, ...

Coalition To Protect Religious Liberties Fractured By Differences On Gay Rights Huffington Post As Singh's anecdote showed, same-sex marriage and gay rights may be the most likely cause of friction as religious leaders try to assemble themselves into a force to protect religious liberties. Rivers said his tolerance ends where people force him to ... The Independent The battle for gay marriage is a civil war, not a religious one The Independent Opposition to gay marriage in France, however, highlights a more general point. The way in which religion has become embroiled in the gay marriage debate â€" and gay marriage in the religion debate â€" has been profoundly unhelpful to both. A telling ... Meet France's First Married Gay Couple TIME all 201 news articles » Advocate.com EXPOSED: Oregon Bakers Who Won't Serve Gays Because of Religious Beliefs ... Towleroad Recently, Towleroad has written about two Ore...