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Pat Robertson Says if the Equality Act is Passed it Will Bring God’s Judgement Upon the U.S.

Pat Robertson Says if the Equality Act is Passed it Will Bring God’s Judgement Upon the U.S.


clock icon 16 May 2019
author icon Gary Nguyen


Democrats support the bill , saying that the pro-LGBTQ rights law would ruin the "sanctity of America." On May 14 the 89-year-old warned that Americans simply have to continue to do this kind of work...

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Only Thirty-six Percent of Students at the University of Utah are Mormon

Only Thirty-six Percent of Students at the University of Utah are Mormon


clock icon 14 May 2019
author icon C Barnett


Atheists and agnostics are the second largest religious identity on campus The Utah state population is dominated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) or as they are popularly...

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Trump’s Faith-based Rule Allows Health Workers to Deny LGBTQ Patients

Trump’s Faith-based Rule Allows Health Workers to Deny LGBTQ Patients


clock icon 07 May 2019
author icon Alison Lesley


Conscience protections U.S. President Donald J. Trump during his speech before faith leaders on May 2 National Day of Prayer announced a brand new 440-page long rule which would allow employers, providers,...

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Franklin Graham Blasts Pete Buttigieg for Being Gay

Franklin Graham Blasts Pete Buttigieg for Being Gay


clock icon 26 Apr 2019
author icon Elisa Meyer


Graham says Buttigieg must repent. In a series of shrill anti-gay tweets, the pro-Trump preacher said Buttigieg, presently the Mayor of an Indiana town named South Bend, should show repentance for his sexuality....

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U.S. Church Membership Plummets to All-Time Low

U.S. Church Membership Plummets to All-Time Low


clock icon 20 Apr 2019
author icon Kelly Frazier


Study indicates these numbers may drop further in the future. In a poll about church attendance and religious affiliation in the country, it was found only 50 percent of Americans actively practice...

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Students Want University to Rescind Pence’s Invite to Speak at Commencement

Students Want University to Rescind Pence’s Invite to Speak at Commencement


clock icon 16 Apr 2019
author icon C Barnett


Students want Taylor University to remain free from the Trump-Pence administration's shadow. Students of Taylor University, an evangelical Christian school, have urged Paul Lowell Haines, the president...

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LDS Church Will Now Allow Baptism for Children of LGBTQ Parents

LDS Church Will Now Allow Baptism for Children of LGBTQ Parents


clock icon 05 Apr 2019
author icon Alison Lesley


The move came after 41 months Instituted in November 2015, Russell M. Nelson, the present church president, brought forward a policy which not only deemed same-sex couples as apostates but also forbade...

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Michigan’s State Funded Adoption Agencies Are Barred from Discriminating Against Same-Sex Couples

Michigan’s State Funded Adoption Agencies Are Barred from Discriminating Against Same-Sex Couples


clock icon 25 Mar 2019
author icon Kelly Frazier


Religious charities have protested the decision. on the grounds of religious objection. Dana Nessel, the Attorney General of Michigan, reached a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union...

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Azusa Pacific University Again Tries to End Ban on LGBTQ Relationships

Azusa Pacific University Again Tries to End Ban on LGBTQ Relationships


clock icon 24 Mar 2019
author icon C Barnett


The university previously tried to end the ban in August 2018. This is the second time the university did so. On March 21, the board of trustees of Azusa Pacific decided to expel all references to the LGBTQ...

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Democrats Introduce Equality Act for LGBTQ Americans

Democrats Introduce Equality Act for LGBTQ Americans


clock icon 16 Mar 2019
author icon Elisa Meyer


A person's rights should not depend on a zip code. The bill would edit current legislation on civil rights to ban any discrimination against any LGBTQ person in the context of employment, public...

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