We are writing again in response to Gideons Bibles being distributed in the Commonwealth’s school system. We find your response to us dated February 25, 2013 unacceptable. –> Download a complete copy from our Legal Department. You stated: “[t]he Board, however, will continue to consider these and other important constitutional issues and will examine this […]
FRANKFORT — The Rev. Patrick Delahanty of Louisville says he thinks the new state law dubbed the Religious Freedom Act is needed. “I want the state to meet the highest bar in its ability to interfere with one’s religion,” said Delahanty, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky, which backed the bill. But the
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House Bill 279 Statement BY: Jordan Palmer Kentucky Equality Federation is extremely disappointed with House leadership for overriding House Bill 279, the “Forced Religion Imposition Act.” Allowing the House Democratic Caucus to vote ‘anonymously’ to decide to override the veto isn’t open government and it isn’t transparency, it is however cowardly. People and organizations around
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Steve Beshear vetoed a controversial religious-freedom bill Friday afternoon, saying the measure was well-intended but would spark costly taxpayer-funded court cases and bring an array of unintended consequences. “I have significant concerns that this bill will cause serious unintentional consequences that could threaten public safety, health care and individuals’ civil rights,”
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STATEMENT ON HOUSE BILL 279 Jordan Palmer, President The Kentucky Equality Federation is ecstatic to hear and report of Governor Beshear’s veto of House Bill 279, the ‘Forced Religion Imposition Act.’ I have spoken in detail to officials in the Governor’s Office as well as senior Representative Ruth Ann Palumbo, also the chair of the House Standing
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Kentucky Equality Federation urges Governor Steve Beshear to veto House Bill 279, the “FORCED RELIGION IMPOSITION ACT.” Click here to view a copy in PDF. The Honorable Steve BeshearGovernor and Commander-in-Chief of the Commonwealth of KentuckyCapitol Office 700 Capitol AvenueSuite 100Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 The Honorable Steve BeshearGovernor and Commander-in-Chief of the Commonwealth of KentuckyThe Governor’s
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KENTUCKY EQUALITY FEDERATION RESPONDS TO HOUSE BILL 279 CONDEMNS ‘FORCED RELIGION IMPOSITION ACT‘ “Kentucky House Bill 279 lays the groundwork for legalized discrimination and is detrimental to the equal rights movement for all LGBTI residents of the Commonwealth,” stated Kentucky Equality Federation’s Chairman of the Board, Brandon Combs. “This legislation also has the potential to
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Kentucky Equality Federation urges universal equality for all LGBTI people in a “Friend of the Court” brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. Kentucky Equality Federation today joined the Utah Pride Center, Campaign for Southern Equality, and twenty-five (25) other organizations in filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court. The brief urges the
Lawmakers may not be in session this weekend but that doesn’t mean the capitol is quiet. Jordan Palmer along with Kentucky Equality Federation and Kentuckians Against the War on Women hold a rally. Lawmakers may not be in session this weekend but that doesn’t mean the capitol is quiet. The Kentucky Equality Federation held a
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Some Kentuckians rallied for women’s rights today on the state capitol steps. They were protesting bills that would require women to have an ultrasound and meet with a physician before getting an abortion. They were showing support for two other bills that would add sexual orientation and gender identity as a protected class under the
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