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In what may be the first such case, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against a florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay wedding on the basis of her religious beliefs.  Such lawsuits have been long and loudly predicted by anti-gay groups who regularly raised the issue during testimonies before state legislatures across the …

Saying that Oklahoma is one of the few states where “homofascists” have not yet gained a firm foothold, hate group leader Scott Lively has launched a drive to amend the state constitution to legalize anti-gay discrimination. Via World Net Daily: Rev. Scott Lively, who works with Defend the Family, now also has begun working with pastors and churches in Oklahoma …

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Yesterday a GOP-sponsored bill to establish Christianity as the official state religion of North Carolina passed its first committee hearing. Technically, the bill is a mere resolution. House Bill 494, a resolution filed by Republican Rowan County Reps. Harry Warren and Carl Ford, would refuse to acknowledge the force of any judicial ruling on prayer in North Carolina – or …

“It took a House and Senate override to do it, but Kentucky can finally celebrate the enactment of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The bill, whose sponsor was a state Democrat, cruised to the simple majority it needed to overturn Governor Steve Beshear’s veto. Under the law, men and women of faith can no longer be threatened for acting out …

The guy doing the translation for NY Sen. Ruben Diaz also translated for the preacher who declared that “gays are worthy of death” at NOM’s 2011 hate rally in the Bronx.

“I think we’re going to win these cases. But say the worst happens and we lose in a broad way – that means that the Court somehow does a Roe, a Roe v. Wade, on marriage and says that all these state constitutional amendments are overturned, gay marriage is now a constitutional right – well, we’re going to press forward …

San Antonio’s massive Cornerstone Church, home to anti-gay crackpot John Hagee, is about to launch at attraction meant to demonstrate to children that Noah’s Ark was real. Meant for children, the new facility with true-to-size animatronics animals is to underscore the Bible’s authenticity.  With its unique, stimulating and larger-than-life elements, the Ark experience will truly bring to life the famed …

From the Family Research Council’s prayer team: Pray that pro-family leaders, Democrat and Republican, and our sharp pro-family lawyers will rise to neutralize this blitz campaign to confuse Americans and the Court. Continue to pray for each member of the Supreme Court and for those will argue the case for Biblical, natural marriage. May God extend mercy to America amid …

There’s not yet much coverage of yesterday’s event in the English-language news media, but hate groups are claiming that as many as 200,000 Christians rallied in San Juan against the potential of same-sex marriage. There’s no telling what the actual attendance was, but the crowd was definitely very large. Via Focus On The Family: The crowd represented a notable percentage …

Back in December, West Point cadet Blake Page resigned, saying he could no longer stomach the incessant proselytizing by Christian commanders.  Now the Army wants Page to pay them as much as $250,000 in tuition reimbursements. The notification this week that he would be hit up for the fees blindsided Blake Page, 24, who says that top leadership at West …

Since the courts always take a dim view of public schools officially sanctioning prayers and other religious activities, Christianists around the nation have been working to crowbar their way in via student-led prayers. And it looks like they’ve succeeded in Mississippi, the state that only officially outlawed slavery last week. Supporters say bills to guarantee religious freedom in Mississippi public …

“Dear Joe, This year the U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases that will also have a lasting impact on the very soul of our nation. If the Supreme Court does not uphold the constitutionality of these two laws, it will not only lead to the destruction of traditional marriage as we know it, but subvert our American democratic process …

And by signing to “support true love,” they actually mean “signing our vow to disobey laws that protect gay Americans from discrimination.”

“No one is demanding that any homosexual become a heterosexual, or that homosexuals be in any way harmed, demeaned, or persecuted. To the contrary, true Christians should and do show the love of Christ to every image-bearer of God, whether that person is homosexual or heterosexual. Period. We simply believe that sexual intimacy is reserved by God for heterosexual, monogamous …

Even if a gay soldier has given our nation the ultimate sacrifice, the American Family Association doesn’t want his or her filthy gay bones desecrating a military cemetery. (Via Right Wing Watch) UPDATE: Commenters point out that the AFA is technically only complaining that the spouses of gay veterans might be granted the privilege of burial at Arlington. But I …

“I believe that it was life circumstances and they chose to be that way; God created everyone equal. Homosexual students come to me with their problems, and I don’t agree with them, but I care about them. It’s the same thing with my special needs kids, I think God puts everyone in our lives for a reason. So the same …

“Unlike other bills, this one would have extended special benefits to just about any two people–including platonic relationships–stripping marriage of all meaning or incentive. Once again, Rep. [Mark] Baker pointed out the ridiculously high costs to taxpayers, especially as it pertains to homosexuals. Though we’ve not researched his source, Baker insisted that only 1% of homosexuals die of old age, …

Catholics for the Common Good has filed a Supreme Court brief against the overturn of Proposition 8, claiming that doing so constitutes “an attack on religion.” Here’s an excerpt from their summation: When the courts below held the People of California violated the Constitution when they voted to reaffirm the unique biological and cultural status of the only civil institution …