When hundreds of pastors and their spouses descended on Austin on April 3-4 for a Texas Renewal Project event, it was clear that the effort to drag houses of worship into partisan politics was kicking into high gear for the 2014 elections. But we were stunned by the sheer audacity of speakers who told the […]
Reproductive Rights
Hobby Lobby Hypocrisy and the War on Birth Control
When Hobby Lobby sued the Obama administration over the requirement that it provide coverage for birth control in its employees’ health insurance plans, the company and religious-right groups billed the lawsuit as a defense of religious freedom. But there are some big problems with that claim — not the least of which is the attempt […]
The Week in Quotes (March 23 – 29)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
The Peculiar History of a Religious-Right Kingmaker in Texas
In February we told you about Conservative Republicans for Texas, a right-wing political action committee run by Houston physician Steven Hotze. Hotze has been a prominent religious-right leader in Houston for decades; in fact, one of the most extreme and vicious. His activist resume includes especially venomous and vile anti-gay campaigns, including against the city’s current mayor. […]
ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO IMPOSE THEIR RELIGIOUS VIEWS ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL ON WORKERS ISN’T RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO IMPOSE THEIR RELIGIOUS VIEWS ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL ON WORKERS ISN’T RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Supreme Court’s Decision in Hobby Lobby, Conestoga Cases Will Determine Whether Employers’ Religious Beliefs Trump Deeply Held Beliefs of Their Workers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2014 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller had this to say about today’s Supreme […]
