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The Final Religious Request of a Man on Death Row is in the Supreme Court’s Hands
Texas won’t allow pastor to pray aloud or “lay hands on” John Ramirez as he dies.
By Heather L. Weaver
And You Thought The Bathroom Bill Was Bad
SB6 gets all the media attention, but it’s only the tip of the spear in Texas lawmakers’ sustained campaign to roll back LGBT equality.SB6 is a terrible bill. A spiteful, unnecessary, unenforceable piece of legislation the sole intent of which is to force transgender Texans to disappear from public spaces and public life. A similar bill cost North Carolina NCAA Tournament venues and $3.76 billion in lost business, and Texas should not expect to fare any better. The problem SB6 is meant to solve simply does not exist, but the solution it proposes would harm transgender Texans, Texas’s economy and Texas’s reputation as a warm and welcoming state.
By Mark Humphries
An Open Letter to Rep. Kyle Biedermann of Fredericksburg on Your Demand Texas Muslims Sign a Loyalty Oath
Dear Representative Biedermann,
By Terri Burke
Arrested at Gunpoint for not Speaking English?
Daljeet Singh and Mohammed Chotri were on a Greyhound bus headed from Phoenix to Indianapolis. The two were arrested at gunpoint outside Amarillo, Texas, and held for thirty hours because a fellow passenger thought they were speaking Arabic.
Religious Freedom is Not Freedom to Discriminate
Governor Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Patrick have made it clear that the protection of religious freedom will be a priority in next year's legislative session. But when they refer to "religious freedom," what they really mean is "freedom to discriminate."
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