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'In God We Trust' Decals on Police Vehicles Spark Controversy

May 19th, 2022

A Kansas city council recently voted to add 'In God We Trust' decals to police vehicles, on the condition that other faiths could do the same. Now everyone from atheists to Satanists want their logos on the PD vehicles. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 33 Comments »

Oklahoma Bans Nonbinary Options on Birth Certificates

May 6th, 2022

In a national first, Oklahoma just voted to make it illegal to offer a nonbinary option on birth certificates. Politicians say that God created two genders, but LGBTQ and nonbinary advocates argue its not so simple. Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights | 64 Comments »

Activist Wants Florida to Ban the Bible From School Libraries

April 29th, 2022

In a wave of book bans in school libraries across the country, one Florida man is trying to ban a book he says shows wildly inappropriate graphic content like rape, slavery, and infanticide: the Holy Bible. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 90 Comments »

Here We Go Again: Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher For... Being Gay

April 4th, 2022

A teacher at a private Catholic school says she was discriminated against when the school fired her for her same-sex marriage, arguing that the school ignores other sinning teachers and only focused on her. Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights | 69 Comments »

Can a Christian Website Designer Turn Away Gay Clients? Supreme Court to Decide

February 28th, 2022

One Christian website designer took a case a case against Colorado to the Supreme Court, arguing her state's anti-discrimination laws, which protect LGBTQ people, violate her freedom of religion and freedom of speech. Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights | 93 Comments »

Outrage Grows After TN School Bans Holocaust Comic 'Maus'

February 3rd, 2022

One Tennessee school board voted to ban Holocaust comic 'Maus' for that book's depiction of cartoon mouse nudity and naughty words. Should schools ban books that depict unsavory things, regardless of context? Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 98 Comments »

Right to Discriminate? Jewish Couple Turned Away By Christian Adoption Agency Files Suit

January 24th, 2022

A Jewish couple is suing Tennessee after a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency refused to assist them. Should religious adoption agencies be able to turn down potential parents because they're a different faith? Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 84 Comments »

Christian Nurse Barred From Wearing Cross Necklace Wins Lawsuit

January 13th, 2022

A nurse in the UK alleged that she was the victim of religious discrimination when hospital management told her to remove her cross necklace, arguing it posed an infection risk to patients. She sued them - and won. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 82 Comments »

Witches Gather Online to Hex the Taliban

September 3rd, 2021

They've hexed President Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, the police, and now they're hexing the Taliban. Witches are organizing online, sharing spells and chants in an effort to damage the Taliban and protect Afghan women. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Pagan & Wiccan | 107 Comments »

Gay Volleyball Coach Fired By Christian High School, Sparking Anger

August 27th, 2021

A gay volleyball coach at a private Christian school in Colorado says he was forced out after administrators discovered pro-LGBTQ posts on his social media. He says he was told to denounce homosexuality, or lose his job. Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights | 78 Comments »