"While a baker from the same state won his challenge, court upholds Colorado anti-discrimination requirements for the owner of a creative agency.." - C.Today
Also: Christian web designer opposed to creating same-sex wedding websites loses at 10th Circuit
"Along with issuing an apology last week for pulling the ads because they opposed the evangelical group’s conservative views on LGBT issues, the Blackpool Council in Lancashire also agreed to pay damages of over $150,200 (£109,000)." - C.Post
Also at C.Today: British City Apologizes for Removing Franklin Graham Ads
"Nations around the globe are pushing bans on conversion therapy, some without defining what it is." - C.Today
"California added Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia to its list of states banned from state-funded, state-sponsored travel due to a wave recently passed legislation that California Democrats deems “discriminatory” toward LGBT individuals." - C.Post
"The conference voted 256-45 to allow its ministers to perform same-sex wedding ceremonies .... Regarding cohabitation, the conference approved a resolution stating that it 'recognises that the love of God is present' either 'through informal cohabitation or a more formal commitment entered into publicly.'" - C.Post
"A judge has ruled that Colorado Christian baker Jack Phillips violated state anti-discrimination law by refusing to bake a pink-and-blue transgender birthday cake." - C. Post
"REAP is leaning on the Court’s decision v. Bob Jones University as a legal precedent for its lawsuit. And this lawsuit comes at a challenging moment for evangelical schools that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation." - The Conversation
"The CCCU and the universities expressed concern that the federal government will not “vigorously” defend the schools named in the suit and might even be “openly hostile” toward them. But the DOJ argues that this will not be the case because its interests are not in opposition to the interests of the Christian organizations named in the lawsuit." - C.Leaders
