By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Some clergy members, a group that advocates for LGBTQ rights and a group that advocates for rights of people with disabilities are calling on Mississippi legislators to expand the state's hate-crimes law to cover offenses committed because of a victim's disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, just as … [Read more...] about Bill Would Expand Hate Crimes Law for Gender ID, Disability
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Attorney: Waffle House Shooter Believed God Commanded Him
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Attorneys for a man who killed four people in a shooting at a Nashville Waffle House said Monday that Travis Reinking believed the restaurant patrons and employees were government agents whom he had been commanded by God to kill. Reinking, 32, was naked save for a green jacket when he opened fire inside the … [Read more...] about Attorney: Waffle House Shooter Believed God Commanded Him
Court Finally Slaps Oregon for Anti-Religious Bias Due to $135,000 Fine Against Christian Bakers, Case Not Over
(CBN News) The Oregon Court of Appeals has reversed part of a state decision that forced Christian bakers Aaron and Melissa Klein out of business by penalizing them $135,000 for refusing to create a custom cake for a same-sex wedding. The court held that a state agency, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), acted with bias against the bakers' religion, sending … [Read more...] about Court Finally Slaps Oregon for Anti-Religious Bias Due to $135,000 Fine Against Christian Bakers, Case Not Over
Anti-Trafficking Ministries Now Fight QAnon Conspiracies Too
(Christianity Today) When Alia Dewees conducts seminars about the scourge of sex trafficking and its prevention, there’s one group of people more likely than others to quiz her about the furniture and décor company Wayfair selling missing children or kids being smuggled through tunnels under New York City: Christians. These stories are among the conspiracies that were … [Read more...] about Anti-Trafficking Ministries Now Fight QAnon Conspiracies Too
Investigation Launched Against Us College for “Disciplining” LGBTQ+ Students
(Premier Christian News) A federal investigation has been launched into the treatment of LGBTQ students at Brigham Young University (BYU) in the United States. The college, which is part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is believed to have enforced disciplinary measures and punishments against same sex couples, despite formally relaxing it’s ban on … [Read more...] about Investigation Launched Against Us College for “Disciplining” LGBTQ+ Students