religious beliefs

The bakers claimed they were victims of discrimination based on their religious beliefs.

A bill introduced this month would protect those who want to act in accordance with ignorant beliefs as long as they are religiously based.

The legislation would protect public employees from punishment if they cite religious beliefs in denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

A same-sex couple in Phoenix has turned to the media after a wedding planning service declined to marry the two women, citing religious beliefs.

A lesbian couple in Oregon has accepted the 'Ace of Cakes' Duff Goldman's offer to make a cake for their wedding after a local baker refused to serve them based on his religious beliefs.

The Michigan house of representatives passed a bill last week that could prevent colleges from disciplining counseling, social work, or psychology students based on their religious beliefs. The Julea Ward Freedom Of Conscience Act, was inspired by former Eastern Michigan University counseling student Julea Ward, who refused to affirm the relationship of a gay client as part of her master's practicum. She was removed from the program for her actions.

Saying that the recent resignation of a town clerk is “just the beginning,” a New York group has announced a fund to assist more clerks and other “people of conscience” who suffer consequences on the job for invoking their religious beliefs against the new marriage equality law. “Laura Fotusky is just the beginning,” said the announcement of the Courage Fund from New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, a group of evangelical Protestants who protested the bill signed into law last month by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

A debate predicted to last the entire day and beyond took only two hours Wednesday morning as Maryland senators voted 25-22 shortly after noon to advance the marriage equality bill to a third and final reading on Thursday followed by a final vote. Sen. Bryan Simonaire, a Republican from Anne Arundel County who proposed to exempt teachers from presenting marriage equality based on their religious beliefs, repeatedly raised the specter of “unintended consequences” to the marriage equality bill, such as school children reading books about same-sex couples. Sen. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Montgomery County, led the debate in favor of the marriage equality bill and consistently countered opponents’ arguments.

Sen. Donna Campbell is trying to legalize discrimination against LGBT people for the second time.

Lawmakers will vote soon on a bill that would allow state-contracted adoption agencies to reject gay or lesbian parents on religious grounds.

Some military chaplains fear that once the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is lifted, service members who express their opposition to homosexuality will be subject to punishment,

Hobby Lobby just got a religious exemption from science. Yes, science.

Next stop - House of Reps.

The odds of falling for a religious woman? They’re not bad. Unless you want to limit your dating pool and potentially miss out on the girl of your dreams, it’s time to learn how to play nice.

Rachel Maddow injects a dose of common sense on the Supreme Court's ruling on contraception.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan have filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in federal appeals court in support Eastern Michigan University in its dispute with a former student.  Julea Ward sued the university after it removed her from the graduate counseling program over her refusal to affirm the relationship of a gay client during a practicum. Ward was training to become a school counselor. She believes homosexuality is immoral and a choice and that she could not counsel the client in good conscience, and maintains being removed from the university program is a breach of her religious freedom.

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