Articles tagged: religious freedom
Advocates Say Sweeping Anti-LGBT Religious Freedom Bill Has ‘No Limitations’
Out lesbian lawmaker says SB 651 is another sign 2017 session could be 'most divisive ever.'
Out lesbian lawmaker says SB 651 is another sign 2017 session could be 'most divisive ever.'...Read More
Dan Patrick Invokes Bathroom Bill at Prayer Rally, Spars With Business Group Over Economic Impact
Attorney General Ken Paxton says Christian lawmakers are at "spiritual war, and your prayers are what make the difference in that."
Attorney General Ken Paxton says Christian lawmakers are at "spiritual war, and your prayers are what make the difference in that."...Read More
Religious Freedom is Only for Christians in Texas
Texas GOP leaders talk a lot about religious freedom. And then they try to impose their own beliefs on everybody else.
Texas GOP leaders talk a lot about “religious liberty.” And then they try to impose their own beliefs on everybody else. ...Read More
Anti-LGBT Groups Still Fighting Same-Sex Marriage In Court
Texas Values is asking supporters for money and prayers as it attempts to take same-sex marriage back to court in Texas.
Right-wing lobby group Texas Values is asking supporters for money and prayers as it attempts to take same-sex marriage back to court in Texas....Read More
Signs of God
How a mayor’s campaign to keep a Jesus sign brought discord to a God-fearing East Texas town.
How a mayor’s campaign to keep a Jesus sign brought discord to a God-fearing East Texas town....Read More
The Real Real Muslims of Texas
It is impossible to take a sliver of Muslim life in one city and say: This is what it means to be a Muslim. But an Esquire writer recently tried it, anyway....Read More
Boycott Boycotts
It’s easy to boycott a place you visit never, a state you imagine to be full of bumpkins and hicks. Much harder: working to create change in red states....Read More
About Those Nondiscrimination Ordinances…
Even in cities with nondiscrimination ordinances that include sexual orientation and gender identity, LGBT people aren’t really protected, according to Rebecc...Read More
Doing the Lord’s Work
A San Antonio woman is counting on Texas’ Religious Freedom Restoration Act to trump a local ordinance that could end her decade-old ministry of feeding the needy.
A San Antonio woman is counting on Texas’ Religious Freedom Restoration Act to trump a local ordinance that could end her decade-old ministry of feeding the h...Read More