Stories tagged with: ordinance

• Houston voters celebrate 'bathroom ordinance' defeat

  by Bonnie Pritchett/Southern Baptist TEXAN, posted Thursday, November 05, 2015 (8 years ago)

  

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  HOUSTON -- Houston voters convincingly defeated a controversial equal rights ordinance that critics said threatened religious liberties and put into jeopardy the safety and dignity of men and women in private places like bathrooms. Proposition 1, also referred to as the "bathroom ordinance," failed by a margin of 61 percent to 39 percent.

  "I think it's significant," Ed Young, pastor of Houston's Second ... 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

• Houston to vote on equal rights ordinance

  by Bonnie Pritchett/The TEXAN, posted Thursday, August 06, 2015 (9 years ago)

  HOUSTON (BP) -- Houston's City Council voted Aug. 5 to put the controversial equal rights ordinance (known as HERO) on the Nov. 3 ballot after a vote to repeal the law failed but not before debate arose over the ballot language. 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 The law was repealed by a popular vote in December.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

• Houston pastors press their case in court

  by Bonnie Pritchett, posted Friday, January 30, 2015 (9 years ago)

  HOUSTON (BP) -- Houston pastors finally began to get their day in court in their lawsuit against the city and Mayor Annise Parker for dismissing thousands of voter signatures to repeal of a controversial pro-LGBT ordinance.

  The plaintiffs' attorney, Andy Taylor, will seek to convince the jury to overturn the city's actions, challenging defense contentions that the signatures were penned to a bad document and duly disqualified. Read More

• Court ponders sign law's effect on church

  by Tom Strode, posted Tuesday, January 13, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court considered Monday (Jan. 12) whether an Arizona town's sign ordinance infringes on a church's free speech and assembly rights.

  The justices heard oral arguments in an appeal by the pastor of a small Phoenix-area church of a lower-court decision in support of the law, which he contends discriminates against congregations while favoring political and ideological messages. The high court is expected to issue an opinion before it adjourns early this summer. 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