Recent Religious Headlines [T11R-4]
Our weekly religion rail, with items on Boy Scout membership, Asian American religious makeup, book review.
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 [...]
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 vote. Votes for and against SB 1178 were generally along party lines, with a final outcome of 32 to 24. [...]
In an effort to “convert†their children, Thailand parents of LGBT teens are now forcing them to become Theravada Buddhist monks, a branch of the religion that does not recognize LGBT members. According to Gay Star News , Venerable Shine Waradhammo, a Neo-Buddhist monk, said that gay and transgender people, or katoey, fall outside of the male and female genders that exist within the religion. He ...
The right to follow a particular religion is a fundamental one for Americans, but the ACLU says it does not grant a free pass to discriminate against LGBT people. read more
Over the next two weeks, 133 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and allies â€" many of them rejected by their families after coming out â€" will be awarded more than $600,000 in scholarships from two Seattle organizations.
A new song by Lauryn Hill has raised eyebrows for its seemingly anti-gay undertones.
Does Lauryn Hill's miseducation extend to the gay community? The ex-Fugees singer's first single in over a decade, "Neurotic Society," is raising eyebrows among LGBT...
Over the past few days, news surrounding the charges that have been brought against Kaitlyn Hunt, 18, has spread quickly, with emotional responses ringing out from all sides. As TheBlaze previously reported, the high school senior was arrested in February after a relationship she had with a younger, female student at her school came to light. Her girlfriend, now 15, was not of legal age to be ...
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