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Oregon Man Fired For Refusing to Attend Company Bible Study

August 31st, 2018

When Ryan Coleman initially accepted a job, he assumed the company-sponsored Bible study sessions were an optional activity. To his dismay, he soon discovered that attendance was actually a condition of employment.

Political & Religious Controversy 160 Comments

Cold Spaghetti: Dutch Court Rules Pastafarianism is Not A Religion

August 20th, 2018

The highest Dutch court ruled that Pastafarianism is not a real religion, denying a Dutch student the right to wear a colander in her ID. Should the government be able to decide what is a "real" religion and what isn't?

Humor & Satire 74 Comments

Behold Baphomet: Satanic Temple Gives Arkansas Christians Taste of Their Own Medicine

August 17th, 2018

The Satanic Temple protested a statue of the Ten Commandments outside the Arkansas State Capitol by unveiling their own monument to a popular Satanic figure. The incident unsurprisingly infuriated Christian lawmakers.

Political & Religious Controversy 230 Comments

Colorado Baker Back in Court After Refusing to Make Cake for Transgender Woman

August 17th, 2018

While the Supreme Court ruled in his favor back in June, Jack Phillips has now landed back in court – this time in a case involving transgender rights.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 380 Comments

Jeff Sessions Announces Religious Liberty Task Force

July 30th, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced the creation of the “Religious Liberty Task Force,” a new body under the Department of Justice intended to guard against violations of religious freedom. The task force will focus primarily on promoting religious liberty, but critics warn that it crosses the line between separation of church and state.

Political & Religious Controversy 112 Comments

Christian Pharmacist Denies Woman Medicine to Induce Miscarriage

June 26th, 2018

As if receiving the news of a miscarriage wasn’t heartbreaking enough, an Arizona school teacher left a local Walgreens "in tears and ashamed" thanks to a righteous pharmacist acting on his religious convictions.

Political & Religious Controversy 131 Comments

Not Fit For Christ: CrossFit Employee Fired Over Anti-Gay Tweets

June 14th, 2018

After an Indianapolis CrossFit gym decided to cancel a workout session planned during an LGBT Pride event, a top CrossFit employee voiced his support for the cancellation on Twitter, thanking the company for "refusing to celebrate sin." He's since been let go.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 53 Comments

Indiana Teacher Forced to Resign After Refusing to Use Transgender Pronouns

June 13th, 2018

An Indiana high school teacher was forced to resign amid growing pressure from school officials after he refused to address transgender students by their preferred names and pronouns. He insisted it violated his religious beliefs, but school officials saw it differently.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 284 Comments

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Christian Baker Who Refused to Serve Gay Couple

June 4th, 2018

This morning, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Jack Phillips, a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding because of his Christian beliefs.

Political & Religious Controversy 112 Comments

Alaska Prison Forces Muslim Inmates to Eat Pork During Ramadan

June 4th, 2018

A prison in Alaska stands accused of knowingly serving pork to its Muslim inmates during Ramadan. Since the Koran explicitly declares pork forbidden for all Muslims, the prisoners, already fasting for the Islamic holy month, were essentially reduced to a starvation diet.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 100 Comments

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