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BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 31, 2021 Dozens of students representing 25 different Christian colleges and universities have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education for giving federal funding to faith-based schools that discriminate against LGBTQ people. It’s an attempt to force the Biden administration to stop giving money to these bigoted Christian institutions. “The Plaintiffs seek safety and […]
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 15, 2021 Given the chance to do the right thing — the obvious thing — the Catholic Church has, once again, failed. The Vatican issued a formal response today to the question of whether Catholic priests can “bless” same-sex unions. The answer up to this point has always been no. After all, the Catechism […]
BY HEMANT MEHTA JANUARY 20, 2021 American Atheists and Americans United for Separation of Church and State are giving the Trump administration a going away present: They’re suing the Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos in response to a policy that forces colleges to “financially support religious student groups that discriminate.” They’re referring to a rule published last […]
BY VAL WILDE SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 An advertisement encouraging children to attend Sunday school classes hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland has stirred up controversy following its social media release earlier this month. The ad, brightly colored and cheerful, depicts a smiling cartoon Christ leaping amid the greenery outside a church populated by grinning multiracial […]
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 In our latest podcast, Jessica and I discussed the past week in politics and atheism. We talked about: — Christian hate-pastor Steven Anderson no longer has his YouTube channels. I may have had something to do with that… (0:48) — Pastor John MacArthur‘s church has been shut down by a judge for violating COVID rules. (13:16) — A Hobby Lobby store urged […]
BY BETH STONEBURNER SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 In 1995, Michael Passons became a founding member of the Christian band Avalon until he left in 2003. In that time, the band released two Gold-certified records (selling at least 500,000 units) and was nominated for multiple Grammy awards. Passons exited the group in 2003 to pursue a solo career. At […]
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 During an interview over the weekend, conservative commentator Candace Owens claimed that Satan was behind the affirmation of transgender identities. Literally Satan. Owens and BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey said it was harmful to use proper pronouns and affirm trans identities for children even though literally the opposite is true.https://www.mediamatters.org/media/3895211/embed/embed OWENS: … How do […]