Female Mississippi Youth Pastor, Who Sexually Battered Underage Girl on Church Trips, Sentenced to House Arrest

https://www.ibtimes.sg/female-desoto-county-youth-pastor-who-sexually-battered-underage-girl-church-trips-sentenced-82014

#ChildAbuse #CriminalClergy
#ReligiousPrivilege

Female DeSoto County Youth Pastor Who Sexually Battered an Underage Girl on Church Trips, Sentenced to House Arrest

Lindsey Whiteside has been sentenced to three years of house arrest after she pleaded guilty to sexual battery of a minor child by a person of trust or authority.

International Business Times, Singapore Edition

The Supreme Court just handed religious orgs another holy tax dodge.

🚨 Unemployment protections? Optional.
✝️ Accountability? Also optional.
😑 Outrage? Required.

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#FFRF #SCOTUS #ReligiousPrivilege #TaxTheChurch #SeparationOfChurchAndState

Supreme Court Expands Religious Exemptions in Unemployment Ruling | Sacrilegious Discourse: Bible Study by Atheists For Anyone!

Discover how the Supreme Court's unanimous decision allows Catholic groups to bypass unemployment rules, raising concerns for secular workers.

Sacrilegious Discourse: Bible Study by Atheists For Anyone!

The Supreme Court just handed religious orgs another holy tax dodge.
If you're not preaching, not praying, and still getting exemptedβ€”congrats, you're now #BlessedAndUntouchable.

🚨 Unemployment protections? Optional.
✝️ Accountability? Also optional.
😑 Outrage? Required.

πŸ‘‰ Read more: https://sacrilegiousdiscourse.com/blog/supreme-court-religious-exemption-unemployment

#ChurchAndState #FFRF #SCOTUS #ReligiousPrivilege #TaxTheChurch #ChristianNationalism #UnholyExemptions #SecularResistance #AtheistActivism #SeparationOfChurchAndState #WorkersRights

Supreme Court Expands Religious Exemptions in Unemployment Ruling | Sacrilegious Discourse: Bible Study by Atheists For Anyone!

Discover how the Supreme Court's unanimous decision allows Catholic groups to bypass unemployment rules, raising concerns for secular workers.

Sacrilegious Discourse: Bible Study by Atheists For Anyone!
jeez. Imagine being so f'ing fragile about other people not celebrating your religion right that you pay for a billboard! πŸ™„ #WarOnChristmas #ReligiousPrivilege #Solstice #atheism #science #religion #MerryChristmas #Christmas

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David Lynn Richards Jr., a former Tennessee pastor, was convicted of raping his adopted daughter at 16 after years of abuse during her teens. He received a reduced sentence, with the court citing his role as a "man of God" and support from over 30 church members who said, "Our church needs him" - Thar Tribune

David Lynn Richards Jr., a former pastor in Knox County, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted of repeatedly raping his adopted teenage

Thar Tribune

"On point of principle, why should religious groups enjoy preferential and automatic status in the country's legislature? There's no sound rationale for providing any distinct explicit representation for religious bodies in a modern, democratic chamber."

#religion #secularism #government #democracy #ReligiousPrivilege

https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2023/09/dont-extend-religious-privilege-in-parliament-end-it

Don't extend religious privilege in parliament - end it

Multifaithism is the wrong response to religious diversity, argues Stephen Evans. Read More Β»

National Secular Society
Religious Freedom or Discrimination: Tackling Recent Supreme Court Rulings
We examine the religious privilege inherent in two recent US Supreme Court religious freedom cases and debunk a historical fable that has been used by courts to allow legislative prayer for
https://www.secularleft.us/archives/2023/07/religious-freedom-or-discrimination.html
#1stAmendment #303CreativeLLCVElenis #ChurchAndState #GroffVDejoy #JacobDuche #LGBTQA #ReligiousBigotry #ReligiousFreedom #ReligiousPrivilege
Religious Freedom or Discrimination: Tackling Recent Supreme Court Rulings – Secular Left

Fine. My "sincerely held religious beliefs" indicate that I have a 3-day work week but get paid as if I worked 5 days/week while my co-workers have to pick up extra work when I'm not there.

#ReligiousPrivilege #SCOTUS #law #secularism #work

https://religionnews.com/2023/06/29/supreme-court-ruling-in-favor-of-mail-carrier-unites-a-host-of-religious-americans/

Supreme Court ruling in favor of mail carrier celebrated across religious spectrum

(RNS) β€” Many U.S. religious minorities said the ruling was a much-needed corrective to the challenges they face in balancing their work with their sincerely held religious practices.

Religion News Service

@00Aaron "Nothing hates like Christian love"

Reuben Kaye 'Live and Intimidating' 2023

#hypocrisy #ReubenKaye #religion #ReligiousPrivilege #TaxTheChurches

"By putting prayer before each school board meeting as a board-sponsored event, the Charleston County School Board needlessly excludes nonreligious members of the district. This sends a message to the nearly 30 percent of Americans who are nonreligious that religious views are preferred and favored over those of nonreligious community members."

#FFRF #ChurchAndState #education #secularism #secular #SeparationOfChurchAndState #school #ReligiousPrivilege

https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/41850-ffrf-urges-charleston-s-c-school-district-to-nix-prayer