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-Christian Owned T-shirt Company Accused of ‘Discrimination’

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

From the Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader: Popular Lexington T-shirt printer Hands On Originals has triggered a wave of criticism after telling organizers of Lexington’s annual gay pride festival that it would not produce apparel for the event because Hands On is a Christian company. On Monday, the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization of Lexington, which organizes [...]

-US 6th Circuit: Rules in Favor of Expelled Student and Religious Freedom

Friday, January 27th, 2012

          (Julea Ward from ADF website) Today (Friday 1/27/12), the US 6th Circuit ruled in favor of a graduate student who was expelled from a university counseling program because of her Christian beliefs about homosexuality. It is a real victory for religious freedom. Here’s a summary of the case according to Citizen Link: “The 6th [...]

-New Jersey: Judge Rules That Church Denial of Same-Sex Ceremony is Discriminatory

Friday, January 13th, 2012

A New Jersey judge ruled that Methodist Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association violated state nondiscrimination laws by refusing to allow a same –sex civil-union ceremony on their property. Solomon Metzger, an administrative law judge, said the following in reference to the United Methodist camp association: “The respondent violated the [Law Against Discrimination] when it refused [...]

-U.S. Circuit Court: Prayers ‘In Jesus Name’ are Unconstitutional

Monday, December 12th, 2011

            (Image via Wikipedia) According to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, offering prayers in ‘Jesus name’ during legislative invocations are unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State took the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina to court over opening prayers given before commission meetings [...]

-InterVarsity to be Revoked as a Student Group at SUNY Buffalo?

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

                              (Image via Wikipedia) Here’s another case where a Christian student group is in trouble over expecting groups leadership to adhere to a core set of beliefs. The InterVarsity Christian group at The State University of New York-Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) is in the process of being investigated for dropping a leader who wanted to pursue [...]

-Supreme Court Allows Church Ban from NYC Schools to Stand

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

                                    (Image via Wikipedia) The US Supreme Court has Refused to hear the case and overturn an Appeals court decision that allows New York City to ban churches from renting public schools for religious worship services. This means that over a dozen churches presently meeting in NYC schools will have to find a new place [...]

-UPDATE: Same-Sex Dorms at Catholic U. Not Discriminatory

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

                                         (Image via Wikipedia) Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. will be allowed to continue to maintain same-sex dormitories on their campus according to a ruling handed down on Tuesday by the District’s Office of Human Rights. The ruling maintained that same-sex dorms do not constitute discrimination or disparate treatment of either sex. <<Here’s [...]