Someone Else’s Religion Should Have No Power To Make You Invisible
Religious Right groups have worked hard to make the owner of the Colorado bakery that turned away Craig and Mullins into a victim of persecution and a hero. He is neither. He’s simply a person who wants to take an entire segment of our population and treat them poorly because of his narrow interpretation of a religious book.
Oklahoma Adoption Agencies Should Focus On Children And Reject Discrimination
Tomorrow, an Oklahoma House committee will take up Senate Bill 1140, a bill that would allow taxpayer-funded adoption and foster care entities to deny kids good homes in the name of religion.
One Of More Than 200,000 Stories Explaining Why The Trump Administration Must Put Patients First
Time Is Running Out: Tell Trump Administration A Patient’s Health Should Always Come First
If you think that healthcare providers should always put patients first and that providers’ religious beliefs should never dictate patient care, we need you to tell the Trump administration today.
50th Anniversary Of Supreme Court Decision Reminds Us That Religious Freedom Is About Fairness
This week marks the 50th anniversary of Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, a landmark case in which the US Supreme Court held that a restaurant owner did not have a religious right to turn away black customers.
Michigan Case Brings Victory For Religious Freedom And Transgender Rights
A federal appeals court today issued a welcome decision in EEOC v. Harris Funeral Homes. The case involves a funeral home in Michigan whose owner fired an employee, Aimee Stephens, when she came out as transgender and announced that she would begin to wear women’s clothing. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued the business for unlawful employment discrimination.
Tell The Trump Administration: A Patient’s Health Should Always Come First
Opposition To Georgia’s Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Bill SB 375 Is Growing
Denied Opportunity To Become Foster Parents, LGBTQ Couple Sues Government For Using Religion As An Excuse To Discriminate
Lawmakers In Two States Consider Mean-Spirited ‘Parody Marriage’ Bills
Standing Together For The Separation Of Church And State
Georgia Adoption Bill Harms Children In The Name Of ‘Religious Freedom'
In Georgia, there are more than 14,000 children in foster care. Tomorrow morning at 8:00am, legislators there will debate a bill that would make it even harder for these children to find safe, stable, and loving homes.
State Legislatures Are Considering More Bills Than Ever to Allow College Student Groups to Use Religion to Discriminate
It’s February, and that means students across the country are back on college and university campuses for a new semester. One of the highlights of campus life is joining student groups. But in some states, students at public universities could be denied the opportunity to participate in a student club because of who they are.
Education Department Announces It Will No Longer Act On Transgender Student Bathroom Complaints
Yesterday’s announcement is more of the same from the Trump administration: They are putting in place policies that could result in discrimination against women, LGBTQ people, and others, often using religion as an excuse to do so.
California Judge Rules Bakery Can Refuse To Serve Same-Sex Couples
This week, a California judge ruled that Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield, California, can violate the state’s nondiscrimination law and refuse to serve same-sex couples. The bakery had used religion as an excuse to turn away Mireya and Eileen Rodriguez-Del Rio when they tried to buy a cake for their upcoming wedding reception—the judge ruled the bakery had a constitutional right to do so.
The State Of The Union That Wasn’t
How To Translate Trump’s State Of The Union Address
Tonight, President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address to Congress and the American public. As he’s done in speech after speech during the first year of his presidency, he’ll likely claim he’s protecting religious freedom when in reality he’s doing the exact opposite by advancing policies that promote discrimination in the name of religion, politicize houses of worship, and compel taxpayers to fund religious schools.
AU And Allies Support PA School District’s Inclusive Transgender Policy
The Trump Administration Plans To Allow Religion-Based Discrimination In Your Healthcare
The Trump Administration today is expected release yet another new rule aimed at allowing religion to be used to discriminate against women and LGBTQ people.