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"Too Tall, Too Bad": Small Texas Town Fights Construction of 174-Foot Mormon Temple

December 12th, 2024

The small town of Fairview, Texas is fighting the construction of a massive Mormon temple which they say not only violates zoning laws, but also destroys their sleepy, small town character.

Political & Religious Controversy 13 Comments

NC Restaurant Pays Out After Christian Cook Forced to Work on Sunday

August 9th, 2024

A North Carolina restaurant chain is paying out tens of thousands of dollars to a Christian cook who says his religious freedom was violated by being forced to work on Sunday, which he considers a day of rest.

Political & Religious Controversy 121 Comments

Christians Denied Service at Subway Over Incendiary Anti-LGBTQ+ Shirts

July 19th, 2024

In a viral video, a group of Christians were kicked out of a Subway sandwich restaurant for their inflammatory shirts, including one that used a gay slur. They say it's religious discrimination, but is it?

LGBTQ & Human Rights 227 Comments

Rastafarian Prisoner Whose Head Was Forcibly Shaved Appeals to Supreme Court

May 31st, 2024

Damon Landor, a Rastafarian man with dreadlocks down to his knees, says his religious freedom was violated when his dreadlocks were shaved in prison per the jail's grooming policy.

Political & Religious Controversy 95 Comments

Ten Commandments Display in MN Jail Accused of Violating Constitution

May 8th, 2024

Secular activists are fuming after a walkthrough of Minnesota's new Itasca County jail revealed pro-Christian quotes painted on walls, as well as a two-story tall display of the Ten Commandments.

Political & Religious Controversy 129 Comments

Tennessee Makes the Bible an Official State Book

April 25th, 2024

Tennessee just made the Aitken Bible - the first Bible printed on American soil - one of the official state books of Tennessee, and secular activists are saying it's a blatant violation of separation of church and state.

Political & Religious Controversy 127 Comments

Does Florida Decide What a Religion Is?

April 18th, 2024

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that would allow religious chaplains to volunteer their counseling and support services to children in public schools. But which religions can participate? This could get messy.

Political & Religious Controversy 150 Comments

Apaches Fight Sale of Religious Site to Australian Mining Company

March 8th, 2024

The federal government has been trying for ten years to sell Oak Flat, a sacred religious site for Apaches, to an Australian mining company. Now, Apache activists are vowing to take the fight to the Supreme Court.

Political & Religious Controversy 77 Comments

New Report: Attacks Against Christian Churches Doubled Last Year

March 4th, 2024

A recent report shows an alarming increase in attacks on Christian churches, with incident rates doubling from 2022 to 2023. Is a growing discomfort with the Christian faith to blame for the increased hostility?

Christian 72 Comments

Should Religious Therapists Be Able to Refuse LGBTQ+ Patients?

March 1st, 2024

Should mental health professionals be able to deny care on religious grounds? An Idaho bill would allow therapists to refuse care if it violates their faith, which critics say is an attack on the LGBTQ community.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 152 Comments

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