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A federal judge in Texas ruled on Wednesday that private insurance companies should not be required under Obamacare to cover HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, better known as PrEP. In his ruling, outlined by The Advocate, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor determined that the mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a law introduced in 1993 by current Senate Majority Leader […]
Brigham Young University got rid of an LGBTQIA+ pamphlet that was originally included in welcome bags for freshmen students arriving for the school year. NBC New reports that the RaYnbow Collective created the booklets so that incoming queer freshmen would have resources—like events, therapy, safe housing, and mentorship—available to them. The nonprofit was started by […]
The Lord works in mysterious ways, including, apparently, calling people “broke” for not chipping in to help a pastor procure a new watch. To be fair, the pastor in question—Carlton Funderburke—has now issued an apology video after a clip of the “broke” moment went viral. “Though there is context behind the content of the clip, […]
A kindergartner was reportedly removed from a school in Louisiana because of the so-called “lifestyle choices” of her adoptive parents Emily and Jennie Parker. The Parkers were two days away from taking their 5-year-old daughter Zoey to her first day of kindergarten at the Bible Baptist Academy when they were informed in a meeting with the director and pastor […]
The controversial, UK-based church SPAC Nation—also known as Salvation Proclaimer Ministries Limited—has been shut down after a series of allegations of fraud were brought to the High Court on June 9. According to the Insolvency Service and Charity Commission, the church was forced to close after it was unable to properly account for more than £1.87 […]
In what they’re calling a “faith-based decision,” at least five players on the Tampa Bay Rays declined to wear an LGBTQ+ logo on their jerseys to celebrate pride month. The MLB players decided they would not participate in wearing the logo patch along with their teammates during the organization’s 16th annual Pride Night celebration, instead choosing to wear […]
Survivors and others who reported alleged abuse were “ignored” or “disbelieved” by Southern Baptist Convention leaders for decades as part of a cover-up, according to a newly released investigative report. The investigation in question, per a report from the Associated Press on Sunday, spanned seven months and was handled by the Guidepost Solutions firm. The investigation […]
Nancy Pelosi has been barred from receiving Holy Communion in her hometown. Salvatore Cordileone, the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, announced the decision Friday, citing the House Speaker’s “extreme” pro-choice stance. Catholic law defines abortion as a “grave sin,” and states those who preserve it “are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.” Cordileone claimed he reached out to […]
Though Elisabeth Moss has belonged to the Church of Scientology for years, she doesn’t frequently speak about her religion to media, though she has been a Scientologist since childhood. However, she addressed the subject in a new interview with The New Yorker, telling writer Michael Schulman, “I don’t want to come off as being cagey,” […]
Mighty Ducks alum Shaun Weiss, who in January celebrated two years of sobriety, has been cast in an upcoming film from Lionsgate titled Jesus Revolution. Weiss first teased his role in a recent Instagram post, noting that the part marks his first “in…a while.” In the same post, seen below, the actor thanked Lionsgate and director […]
