TITLE IX RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION We predicted last month that Christian schools would soon come under attack after President Obama demanded that public schools accommodate transgender students. Now there is a bill before the California legislature that will directly attack Christian colleges in the state by eliminating the Title IX religious exemption. Here’s the story from Charisma News: A […]
There now seems to be a ‘pro-homosexual test’ for college and university accreditation in the northeast under the guise of ‘discrimination’ which trumps religious liberty. The prime example is the continuing persecution of a Christian college just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. We have posted about the case of Gordon College before. Many Christian colleges have […]
(Seal of City of Houston: Wikipedia) In one of the greatest abuses of government power against religious liberty in memory, the City of Houston has issued subpoenas demanding that a number of local pastors turn over any of their sermons dealing with homosexuality, gender identity, or those that even mention the mayor. The ministers […]
(Same Sex Marriage: Wikipedia) The Christian owners of a farm in New York which is rented out for public events will no longer host weddings. The couple came to that decision after a judge fined them $13,000 for declining to host a same-sex ceremony that was against their religious beliefs and convictions. The judge […]
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Christian baker who was ordered on Friday by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission to bake wedding cakes for same-sex ceremonies has responded by eliminating wedding cakes entirely. Here’s the story from CBS in Denver: The owner of a bakery in Lakewood said he will no longer sell wedding cakes after […]
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) On Friday the Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruled that a Christian baker must supply wedding cakes for same-sex ceremonies whether he wants to or not. Otherwise it is a violation of the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act. Here’s the story from the Christian Post: Jack Phillips, a Christian who owns Masterpiece Cakeshop in […]
Here’s an update on the ‘Transgender Restroom Choice’ issue we posted on earlier this week. Houston, Texas became the first major city in America to require businesses to make allowance for transgender restroom choice. The City Council went ahead and passed the special rights ordinance on Wednesday over the objections of thousands of citizens and […]
(Governor Brewer: Wikipedia) Yesterday Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed bill 1062 from the state legislature that easily passed both houses but quickly became a major national skirmish in the American culture wars. It started out as a bill to protect the religious freedom of business owners in Arizona but quickly became a national symbol […]
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission is being sued by Christian business owners over demands that the couple host same-sex marriages at their event center regardless of their religious convictions. Here’s the story from CitizenLink: Richard and Betty Odgaard have decided to sue the Iowa Civil Rights Commission after that group tried to force the couple […]
A bill (SB 323) that would have taken away the non-profit tax status of Boy Scouts and other youth groups was narrowly defeated in the California Assembly. The bill would have required youth groups in California to include all genders including transgender and homosexual participants or lose their non-profit status. It was directed specifically towards […]
