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The Satanic Temple Receives Tax-Exempt Status from IRS
The Satanic Temple is now a full-fledged religion in the eyes of the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now recognizes The Satanic Temple (TST) as…
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Michigan’s State Funded Adoption Agencies Are Barred from Discriminating Against Same-Sex Couples
Religious charities have protested the decision. Faith-centric Michigan adoption agencies who accept public funding will not be allowed from now on to legally reject LGBTQ individuals…
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Democrats Introduce Equality Act for LGBTQ Americans
A person’s rights should not depend on a zip code. Congressional Democrats introduced the Equality Act on March 13.[/tweetit] The bill would edit current legislation on…
Agnosticism
Portland, OR is Now the Second U.S. City to Adopt Legal Protections for Atheists
The protections mark a small but significant legal change for Atheists. When members of the Portland City Council voted unanimously for the plan by Commissioner Amanda…
Religion News
Satanic Temple Files Discrimination Complaint Against the Boston City Council
Council meeting invocation speakers are invited by the City Council President “based on a personal relationship she has with them.” The Satanic Temple is once again…
Agnosticism
Atheists May Receive Civil Rights Protections in Portland, Oregon
Portland has a large population who identify as being religiously unaffiliated. The city of Portland, Oregon is thinking about amending their Civil Rights laws to grant…
Christianity
Miracle Hill Ministries has Government-funded Religious Freedom to Refuse Non-Christian Foster Parents
Gay rights and non-Christian groups have opposed the waiver. The U.S. Government has granted religious liberty to government-funded foster care agencies in South Carolina to discriminately…
Celebrity
Natalie Portman Disagrees with Israel’s “Racist” Nation-State Law
The new law discriminates against non-Jewish Israeli citizens. Actress Natalie Portman spoke harshly against Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, when it came to the…
Religion News
Australian PM Announces Protection from Religious Discrimination Bill
The bill has its fair share of critics The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on December 13 that a bill to protect individuals against discrimination…
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Veganism Could Be Officially Recognized as a Religion in the UK
Employment Tribunal case could grant Veganism the same protection as other religious groups There is a fair chance of ethical veganism be given religion status in…
Catholicism
In New Book, Pope Claims Being Gay is “Fashionable”
Pope Francis has drawn flak from the LGBTQI community over his latest statements. In his book, The Strength of a Vocation, Pope Francis has complained about…
Atheism
Egyptian Lawmaker Wants to Remove Religion from ID cards
Nasr al-Din takes his inspiration from the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Ismail Nasr al-Din, an Egyptian Member of Parliament, stated his intention on November 18…