PETERSBURG, Ky. — The Creation ministry Answers in Genesis (AiG) has won its discrimination suit against officials in the state of Kentucky for denying its Ark Encounter project participation in the state’s sales tax rebate incentive program. As previously reported, the state of Kentucky has an incentive called the Tourism Development Act, where new attractions in […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A nationally-recognized check printing company has agreed to pay a man who identifies as a woman $75,000 in a settlement over a discrimination complaint regarding the use of the company restrooms. Deluxe Financial Services, Inc. had been sued by a former call center employee who goes by the name Britney Austin, who […]
BRILLION, Wisc. — Dozens of Muslims in Wisconsin are reportedly now out of a job after officials at a lawn mower and snow blower manufacturing company changed its prayer policy to disallow prayer breaks other than at meals. Ariens had previously allowed workers to walk away from the production line twice during a shift to […]
LAKE ORION, Mich. — A Michigan dentist is being sued by several of her former employees who were allegedly scolded or fired for objecting to the Christian music she played at her practice. Dr. Tina Marshall of Lake Orion is facing accusations of discrimination and violating the Michigan Civil Rights Act over the matter, which involves […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York appeals court has unanimously upheld a $13,000 fine against a couple who declined to host a same-sex “wedding” at their farm because of their religious convictions not to facilitate the sins of others. As previously reported, Robert and Cynthia Gifford, who are Roman Catholics, own Liberty Ridge Farms in […]
SEATTLE, Wash. — The owner of a pharmacy in Washington State, along with two of his pharmacists, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept his appeal of a federal ruling upholding regulations that mandate he stock the morning-after pill despite his religious convictions regarding abortifacients. As previously reported, in 2006, Ralph’s Thriftway owner, Kevin Stormans, […]
(Reuters) — Nearly 200 workers, mostly Somali immigrants, have been fired from a meat-packing plant in Colorado after staging a walkout to protest what they said were insufficient prayer accommodations, the company and Islamic advocacy groups said on Thursday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the workers were treated in a “discriminatory manner” by […]
As the year comes to a close, many like to reflect on the significant stories that shaped the past twelve months. A number of major events affected Christians throughout 2015, from the U.S. Supreme Court decision opining that states should legalize same-sex “marriage,” to the struggle that resulted to uphold rights of conscience—such as the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Christian owners of a bakery in Oregon who paid over $135,000 in state-ordered “emotional damages” for two lesbian women who filed a complaint after being told that the couple could not provide a cake for their “wedding” ceremony say that the state emptied all three of their personal banking accounts earlier this month—including money […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Christian owners of a bakery in Oregon have paid over $135,000 in state-ordered “emotional damages” for two lesbian women who filed a complaint after being told that the couple could not provide a cake for their “wedding” ceremony due to their convictions not to be a partaker in other’s sins. (1 […]