Christian Britain * Breastfeeding pope * Stoned Brunei: April’s Religious...
Politicians and pundits debate whether Britain is a Christian state. A Polish art group is taken to court for “blasphemously” painting Pope St. JP2 breastfeeding a priest. And Brunei implements its...
View ArticleGay cakes * Zombie guru * Camp Kill Jews: May’s Religious Freedom Recap
Colorado orders bakers to bake gay wedding cakes as fast as they can. An Indian court will rule on whether an uber wealthy guru died in January or is just meditating in a freezer. And Spain’s Jewless...
View ArticleUnder God * Statue porn * Incest rights?: September’s Religious Freedom Recap
From church-state battles in America to religious freedom news around the world. Catch up on last month’s dirt, now with more snark. The post Under God * Statue porn * Incest rights?: September’s...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard dies * ISIS crucifies teen * Sneaky bat mitzvah: October’s...
Brittany Maynard ends her life. ISIS fighters crucify a Syrian teen for taking photos. And Women of the Wall host a sneaky bat mitzvah in Jerusalem. This and more in this month’s recap. The post...
View ArticleGeller effect * Rohingya plight * Dad-son marriage: May’s Religious Freedom...
Gunmen strengthen Pamela Geller’s brand of Islamophobia. Thousands of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya remain stranded at sea. And a Pennsylvania “father” plans to wed his legally adopted “son.” Read on....
View Article#LoveWins for gay couples, but for polygamy activists, the fight continues
As the glitter settles following a weekend of SCOTUS celebrations and Pride marches, group marriage activists fight on. Is polygamy the next slide on our slippery slope to damnation or the next rung on...
View ArticleGay marriage * Ramadan deaths * Abortion drone: June’s Religious Freedom Recap
America remains buried under three feet of glitter. More than 1,000 people have died during a Ramadan heatwave in Karachi. And an “abortion drone” was spotted dropping pills over conservative Poland....
View ArticleMost non-religious Americans condone polyamory, new survey finds
If most non-religious Americans think having multiple sexual partners is morally acceptable and more Americans are identifying as non-religious…you do the math. The post Most non-religious Americans...
View ArticleFake church * ISIS onesies * Albino hope: August’s Religious Freedom Recap
HBO’s John Oliver trolls predatory televangelists by launching his own tax-exempt church. Spain arrests a man for selling ISIS shirts and baby onesies. And a U.S. charity is offering new limbs to...
View ArticleKardashian pope * Kim Davis * Beef party : September’s Religious Freedom Recap
Celebrity Pope Francis photobombed selfies on his U.S. album launch tour. Conservative “It Girl” Kim Davis sat in jail and won awards for not doing her job. And India threw a “beef party” to celebrate...
View ArticleVirginia governor vetoes religious protection bill
"This legislation is nothing more than an attempt to stigmatize," he said.
View ArticleJudge halts Mississippi same-sex adoption ban
The order was issued the day after the state Senate passed a bill to allow businesses to deny services to LGBT people and let clerks deny marriage licenses for gay couples.
View ArticleSign company enables wedding vendors to avoid awkward refusals (SATIRE)
(RNS) Why risk confrontations? Lesbian couples will get the message when “ONE COUPLE = ONE DRESS” appears on yard signs outside your boutique.
View ArticleMississippi’s ‘religious freedom’ bill moves to governor amid gay-rights...
The law goes far beyond allowing wedding vendors to refuse same-sex couples. It would affect employment policies and protect parents who send LGBT children to controversial "reparative therapy" programs.
View ArticleNorway’s dominant Lutheran Church approves gay marriage
The vote reflects increasingly liberal attitudes in wider Norwegian society, where civil same-sex marriage has been legal since 2009.
View ArticleCatholic families need more from Pope Francis (COMMENTARY)
Francis’ recent pronouncement does not erase the embedded hurt that has been caused by decades of punitive references to families that do not fit the happy family mold.
View ArticlePope Francis names new Vatican ambassador to US
(RNS) Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican envoy to Mexico, is replacing the diplomat who set up the controversial meeting between the pontiff and Kim Davis last September.
View ArticleKentucky will remove county clerk names from marriage licenses
The governor signed the law to establish a single form for every bride, groom or spouse. And Rowan County clerk Kim Davis won't have to put her name on it.
View ArticleNational Day of Prayer speakers decry moral decline
WASHINGTON (RNS) Long a celebration of evangelical influence, speakers at this year's National Day of Prayer event avoided endorsing any presidential candidate and decried the acceptance of same-sex...
View ArticleACLU sues to block Mississippi law denying services to LGBT couples
Supporters call it a religious freedom law that lets wedding vendors opt out of serving same-sex couples. The ACLU calls it discrimination.
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