Tag: Christian discrimination LGBT
People in Utah support LGBTQ rights more than New Yorkers
Utah ranks second in the nation in its citizens’ support for LGBTQ non-discrimination protections, according to a poll by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).
The PRRI poll found that 77 percent of Utah residents either favor or strongly favor “laws that would protect (LGBT) people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations and housing.” The state tied with Vermont and was beaten only by New Hampshire whose residents support such protections by 81 percent.
This may seem especially surprising considering Utah’s largely...
This daycare rejected a child because of her lesbian parents
When Brittney Ready and her wife Stacey enrolled their youngest daughter Callie in the daycare program of Parkview Christian Academy of Waco, Texas, they hoped their child would continue being raised in the Christian faith, just like they’d done at home. Instead, Callie was rejected because her parents are lesbians.
In a public Facebook post, Brittney wrote that the school called she and her partner in when they had an opening for their daughter.
Brittney said, “With excitement we went in...
