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 [...]
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) From Citizen Link: In 2010, Michael Overd of Great Britain was taking part in a street outreach with friends when two gay men spat at and cursed him for reading verses saying homosexuality is a sin. In 2011, the same two men accosted him while he was preaching alone — threatening [...]
NION TOWNSHIP, N.J. – The Union Township School District in New jersey is investigating claims that a public school teacher, Viki Knox, posted anti-gay comments on her personal Facebook page. Meanwhile, Knox was escorted off of school property on Thursday until an on-going investigation can be completed. The superintendent refused to say whether Knox was [...]
The U.S. Congress will vote soon on a gay rights employment bill called- the Employment Non-Discrimination Act or ENDA. The measure will create special protections for gays and forbid employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Churches and allied religious groups are concerned that ENDA could end up overriding religious [...]
The Senate passed the so-called ‘hate crimes’ bill on Thursday that expands Federal hate crimes laws to include homosexual and transgender folk. The bill was included as an amendment to a defense appropriations bill in order to get it passed. Some Christian leaders have been concerned that the legislation might criminalize preaching against homosexuality as [...]
Today the House passed H.R. 1913 -The “Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act” by a 249-to-175 vote. The bill would add gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation to the list of protected categories under federal hate crimes law. A companion bill has already been introduced in the Senate. I posted on the bill and [...]
