Companies, politicians, and celebrities have been coming out against Georgia's HB 757, a bill that would allow individuals, businesses, and taxpayer-funded social services organizations to refuse to adhere to any laws that conflict with their religious beliefs about marriage, almost since the day it was introduced. Now that the bill has passed through the legislature and sits on Governor Nathan Deal's desk, these opponents are louder than ever.
Zubik v. Burwell, Part 2: The Religious Objectors Who Cried Wolf
Federal Appeals Court Rules That Employee Pensions At Religiously Affiliated Organizations Are Protected
Utah Lawmaker Coughs And Sneezes Long Enough To Kill Anti-LGBT Bill
Zubik v. Burwell, Part 1: Why Paperwork Does Not Burden Religious Exercise
Georgia's General Assembly May Have Surprise Vote On "Religious Liberty" Bill On Wednesday
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia's HB 757 will be voted on today by the General Assembly. This news comes as a surprise, as business leaders and LGBT advocates have roundly denounced this "religious liberty" bill as legalized discrimination.
Alabama Legislature Packs Multiple False Religious Liberty Bills Into One Day
The House Committee on Health will hold a hearing on HB 158, the “Alabama Child Care Provider Inclusion Act,” which would allow organizations that provide adoption and child placement services the ability to “refrain from conduct that conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs.”
Last Week in Review: March 7–11
Sporting Giants NCAA and Big 12 "Concerned" About Missouri's Discriminatory Constitutional Amendment
Transgender Man Denied Haircut At Barbershop Due To Owner's Religious Beliefs
Oklahoma Introduced The Most Anti-LGBT Bills In The Country
Religious Right Curiously Silent During Management-Muslim Religious Liberty Dispute
Baptist Lobbyist Compares Georgia Lawmakers To Hitler For Failure To Pass "Religious Liberty" Laws
Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time online knows of Godwin's Law, the adage that as an online discussion progresses "the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler" increases. Yesterday, Godwin's Law jumped from cyberspace into real life as the Georgia Baptist Mission Board's Public Affairs Director and Capitol Lobbyist compared members of the Georgia General Assembly to Hitler for their failure to pass “religious liberty bills” that would could be used to discriminate against others.
Virginia Gov. Promises To Veto Discriminatory Bill
Virginia's SB 41 may have passed the General Assembly, but Governor Terry McAuliffe has promised that the discriminatory bill will go no further.
The Human Cost of Judicial Fencing in Alabama
Conservative Talking Points Shift From Same-Sex Marriage To Religious Liberty
Moore Shenanigans: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Alabama High Court’s Latest Bid To Undermine Equality
Spare a thought for Roy Moore.
Moore likely thought that as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court he’d finally have the authority to enforce God’s moral law. Theocracy has, after all, been the raison d’etre of his career. But our secular legal system – or Satan, depending on who you ask – has thwarted him at every turn.
Americans United Condemns Mo. Senate Vote To Enshrine Discrimination In State Constitution
Atlanta City Council Unanimously Approves Resolution To Oppose "Religious Freedom" Bills
Missouri Lawmakers Continue To Filibuster Discriminatory FADA Bill
While you were sleeping, something amazing happened. And it is still going on.
The seven Democrats in the Missouri Senate have been on the floor for 17 hours now filibustering SJR 39, a constitutional amendment that would add discrimination to the Missouri Constitution. And there is no sign that they are stopping anytime soon. You can listen here.