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Atheists May Receive Civil Rights Protections in Portland, Oregon

Atheists May Receive Civil Rights Protections in Portland, Oregon


clock icon 16 Feb 2019
author icon Gary Nguyen


Portland has a large population who identify as being religiously unaffiliated. The city of Currently, the city law doesn't have special protections in place for people who are non-adherents to religion,...

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How Writings in the Quran Supported Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Equality Movement

How Writings in the Quran Supported Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Equality Movement


clock icon 16 Jan 2019
author icon Anila Sadiq


Portions of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s goals to eradicate racial inequality were echoed in the Quran some 1,300 years prior. Martin Luther King, Jr. lived a life worth living. He worked diligently...

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Nancy Pelosi Appoints Indian-American Woman to the Commission of USCIRF

Nancy Pelosi Appoints Indian-American Woman to the Commission of USCIRF


clock icon 17 Dec 2018
author icon Gary Nguyen


Her experience with Anthem of Us played a big role in the appointment Her appointment was made by Nancy Pelosi, an elected Democrat from California. Bhargava is at present the President of strategic...

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25 Years Ago Bill Clinton Signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)

25 Years Ago Bill Clinton Signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)


clock icon 20 Nov 2018
author icon Nathan Glover


What was once heralded by both parties, soon became seen as a tool used against LGBT civil rights. It was a success by any legal yardstick. The RFRA was passed in 1993 by an almost unanimous Congress,...

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Civil Rights Groups Intensify Calls to Stop Online Hate Speech

Civil Rights Groups Intensify Calls to Stop Online Hate Speech


clock icon 30 Oct 2018
author icon Kelly Frazier


Activists want to end the spread of hate online. The latest call was undertaken hours after it was revealed the suspect in the Tree of Life Synagogue slayings spread hate speech on the website Gab.com....

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Black Baptist Groups Announce Plan to Stand Apart from Conservatives and White Liberals

Black Baptist Groups Announce Plan to Stand Apart from Conservatives and White Liberals


clock icon 14 Oct 2018
author icon Gary Nguyen


They refuse to be guided by either the liberal left or the hard right. Representatives of National Baptist Convention USA and Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), both black Baptist denominations,...

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How The Legacy of Martin Luther King is Alive Today

How The Legacy of Martin Luther King is Alive Today


clock icon 03 Jun 2018
author icon Derek Welch


Men Like Bishop Curry Continue His True Mission Most of us have a wrong impression of Martin Luther King Jr. We know about his “I Have a Dream” speech and his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement....

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Democrats Introduce Do No Harm Act to Protect LGBTQ

Democrats Introduce Do No Harm Act to Protect LGBTQ


clock icon 24 May 2018
author icon Derek Welch


The RFRA was being subverted This would amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to prevent the latter from being utilized to justify discriminatory attitudes towards LGBTQ individuals. Harris,...

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Man Found Guilty of Vandalizing Islamic Center with Bacon

Man Found Guilty of Vandalizing Islamic Center with Bacon


clock icon 17 May 2018
author icon Corey Barnett


Charles Dwight Stout III Convicted Of Civil Rights Violation A Tennessee man named Charles Dwight Stout III, 20, pleaded guilty in a United States District Court for vandalizing the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro...

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How MLK’s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” Changed Religion

How MLK’s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” Changed Religion


clock icon 21 Apr 2018
author icon Derek Welch


The Essence Of Theological Justification For Civil Disobendiece Nietzsche once said, “All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” If we were...

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