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Alabama Could Become 5th State Ban Gay Parents Adoptions

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY, ALA — The Alabama State House of Representatives on Tuesday gave final approval to a controversial and blatant discriminatory bill that claims to protect faith-based adoption organizations that refuse to place children with gay parents, or other households, because of their religious beliefs. The blatant discrimination in this legislation [...]

Indiana Religious Right Groups Look To Overturn Local Human Rights Laws

By JRL Charts|2016-11-06T22:30:16-08:00November 6th, 2016|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: American Family Association of Indiana, attorney Jim Bopp, backlash, Bloomington and Columbus, Carmel, city of Indianapolis, faith based groups, Gov. Mike Pence, Hamilton County, human rights law, Indiana, Indiana Family Institute, LGBTQ citizens, political advocacy interest groups, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Superior Court Judge Steven Nation|

By: Andy Powell, Staff Writer NOBLESVILLE, IND — After experiencing huge blow back from their anti-gay legislation earlier this year, the state of Indiana and its governor and republican vice-presidential candidate, Gov. Mike Pence, along with two faith-based groups that have huge clout in the state house, have gone to Hamilton County Superior Court to [...]