Rally against ‘religious freedom’ bill set for St. Patrick’s Day at the Capitol Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 11, 2015 0It’s crunch time for state Sen. Josh McKoon’s (R-Columbus) so-called “religious freedom” bill and opponents of the bill are calling...
Scholar: ‘Religious freedom’ bill means more sex shops in Georgia Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 11, 2015 0In the ongoing fight over the so-called “religious freedom” bill being considered in the Georgia legislature, you often hear the...
Teasley drops House version of Georgia ‘religious freedom’ bill, all eyes on Senate version Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 9, 2015 0It’s SB 129 or nothing. Rep. Sam Teasley (R-Marietta) has dropped his House version of a so-called “religious freedom” bill,...
Richard L. Eldredge: Lester Maddox, ‘religious freedom’ and Georgia’s political tombstones Richard L. Eldredge Editorials March 7, 2015 0I picked up the ringing beige BellSouth push-button phone on my desk as the elderly Southern fried voice on the...
McKoon’s ‘religious freedom’ bill passes in Georgia Senate Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 5, 2015 0SB 129, state Sen. Josh McKoon’s (R-Columbus) controversial so-called “religious freedom” act, passed in the Georgia Senate today and will...
The reboot of Mike Bowers: Longtime Georgia LGBT lightning rod re-emerges with a new chapter Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 4, 2015 0Mike Bowers is not one for introspection. Try to get the 73-year-old West Point-educated, U.S. Air Force veteran to open...
Robbie Medwed: ‘Religious freedom’ rally at Georgia State Capitol takes ugly turn Robbie Medwed Editorials March 4, 2015 0I’m a pretty religious person. I attend synagogue nearly every Saturday—and sometimes during the week, too. I’ve read my Bible...
Log Cabin Republicans jump into ‘religious freedom’ bill fight Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 25, 2015 0The Georgia Chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans denounced the so-called “religious freedom” bills being advanced in the Georgia legislature,...
Republican-on-Republican crime: State reps fire back at Bowers on ‘religious freedom’ criticism Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 24, 2015 0Well, that escalated quickly. We asked former Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers at a press conference this morning whether he...
Shahar: Former Georgia AG Bowers’ criticism of ‘religious freedom’ bills a ‘courageous act’ Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 24, 2015 0If there’s one person who should feel conflicted about Georgia Equality’s hiring of former Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers, it’s...
Longtime LGBT Georgia foe joins fight against ‘religious freedom’ bills Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 21, 2015 0If you didn’t think things could get anymore dramatic in the fight over the so-called “religious freedom” bills, think again....