Stories tagged with: fayetteville

• Fayetteville voters approve LGBT anti-discrimination law

  by Caleb Yarbrough/Arkansas Baptist News, posted Wednesday, September 09, 2015 (9 years ago)

  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (BP) -- Fayetteville citizens voted to ratify the city's Uniform Civil Rights Protection ordinance -- that now protects the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community -- by a slim margin Tuesday (Sept. 8).

  Originally passed by the city council June 16, the law is a revised version of a law that the council passed in August 2014 and was then repealed by a popular vote last December. Read More

• Fayetteville rally features embattled Oregon bakers

  by Arkansas Baptist News & BP Staff, posted Friday, August 14, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

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  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (BP) -- Opponents of a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance in Fayetteville, Ark., heard Oregon bakers Aaron and Melissa Klein underscore the cause of religious liberty during an Aug. 11 rally at University Baptist Church.

  Leaders of Protect Fayetteville (www.protectfayetteville.com) who sponsored the rally say Ordinance 5781 would infringe on First Amendment religious freedoms. Proponents, meanwhile, say it would protect the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community from being denied service, housing or employment based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Read More

• LGBT ordinance again before Fayetteville

  by Caleb Yarbrough, posted Monday, July 20, 2015 (9 years ago)

  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (BP) -- Residents in Fayetteville, Ark., will once again vote on an ordinance aimed at protecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community Sept. 8.

  Passed by the Fayetteville City Council in a 6-2 vote June 16, Ordinance 5781 is a revised version of a similar civil rights law originally passed in August 2014 by the council. The law was repealed by a popular vote in December. Read More

• FAYETTEVILLE: When an LGBT ordinance comes to town

  by Douglas Falknor, posted Thursday, December 11, 2014 (9 years ago)

  Douglas Falknor, pastor of First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, recaps lessons learned from the Dec. 9 vote to repeal an LGBT ordinance adopted by the city council in August. Key points: Work with others. Recognize the important role of activists. Money is helpful; people are essential. Lead in your own church family. Stay focused on your purpose. Read More

• Fayetteville, Ark., LGBT law repealed

  by Tom Strode, posted Wednesday, December 10, 2014 (9 years ago)

  

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  IFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (BP) -- Voters in a northwest Arkansas city have overturned a pro-homosexual/transgender ordinance that many claimed posed a threat to religious liberty.

  In a special election Tuesday (Dec. 9), residents of Fayetteville -- home of the University of Arkansas -- approved repeal of the measure by fewer than 500 votes, with 52 percent (7,523) of voters in favor of repeal and 48 percent (7,040) opposed. ... Read More

• FAYETTEVILLE: clarity, compassion, Christ

  by Douglas Falknor, posted Thursday, December 04, 2014 (9 years ago)

  Fayetteville pastor Douglas Falknor, his wife and eighth-grade daughter attended an eye-opening council meeting when the city's LGBT ordinance was debated. Christians must show clarity, compassion and Christ in their involvement in the public square, Falknor writes. Read More

• LGBT ordinance repeal on Fayetteville ballot

  by Tom Strode, posted Wednesday, December 03, 2014 (9 years ago)

  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (BP) -- Southern Baptist leaders in northwest Arkansas are expressing hope voters will overturn a pro-homosexual/transgender ordinance Dec. 9, turning back a significant threat to religious liberty. Read More