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Faith groups are deeply split over the Equality Act. Evangelicals, Catholics, Latter-day Saints and Orthodox Jews say it limits religious freedom. Mainline Protestants and other progressive faith groups support it.

Some Faith Leaders Call Equality Act Devastating; For Others, It's God's Will

4:23pm March 10, 2021

by Tom Gjelten

Some religious groups fear the Equality Act could undermine the freedom to exercise traditional faith beliefs. Other denominations say anti-LGBTQ discrimination cannot be tolerated.

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Supporters pray as President Donald Trump speaks during an "Evangelicals for Trump" campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on Jan. 03, 2020 in Miami.

Survey: White Evangelicals See Trump As 'Honest' And 'Morally Upstanding'

6:15pm March 12, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

A new survey from the Pew Research Center shows that U.S. evangelicals are far more likely than other Americans to see President Trump as "honest" and "morally upstanding" and "somewhat religious."

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The Supreme Court declined to take up a case over a Mississippi law that provides specific protection for three "sincerely held" religious beliefs.

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Controversial Mississippi Law Limiting LGBT Rights Not Heading To Supreme Court

5:13pm January 08, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The justices leave in place a federal appeals court decision that allowed the law to take effect. It came into force in October.

Dave Mullins (right) sits with his husband, Charlie Craig, in Denver. The owner of a cake shop refused to make a wedding cake for the couple, citing his religious beliefs, and the couple then filed with the state's civil rights commission.

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High Court To Hear Case Of Cake Shop That Refused To Bake For Same-Sex Wedding

1:48pm June 26, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop in suburban Denver says a state law compelling him to produce wedding cakes for gay couples violates his right to free speech.

Protesters march on May 1, seeking repeal of a Mississippi law allowing religious groups and some private businesses to deny services to same-sex couples, transgender people and others. A federal judge ruled the law unconstitutional late Thursday.

Judge Blocks Mississippi Law Protecting Religious Objections To Gay Marriage

2:53pm July 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Late Thursday night, shortly before the controversial law was set to take effect, a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional. He called it an "attempt to put LGBT citizens back in their place."

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Supporters of insurance coverage for birth control rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court in March.

As Supreme Court Sends Back Birth Control Case, Both Sides Claim Victory

4:14pm May 16, 2016

by Julie Rovner

The Supreme Court gave lower courts additional instructions to try and reach an accommodation on balancing religious rights and no-cost access to contraception.

The Rev. Chris Donald, a Methodist chaplain at Millsaps College, joins other human rights advocates Wednesday at the state Capitol's rotunda, calling for the Mississippi Senate to defeat what they believe is a discriminatory anti-LGBT bill. The Senate pas

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Here's Why Mississippi's 'Religious Freedom' Bill Is So Controversial

3:07pm April 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The bill, approved by state lawmakers this week, protects those who deny services to others based on three specific moral beliefs: objections to same-sex marriage, extramarital sex and trans people.

Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Raises Questions Of Religious Rights, Tax Status

2:00pm July 19, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

Religious colleges worry that if they stick to their convictions, they may lose tax-exempt status. That happened to Bob Jones University in 1983 because it continued to prohibit interracial dating.

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