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Atheist's killing of Chapel Hill Muslims may not be hate crime

Despite earlier reports it could have been a hate crime, officials now believe the killing of three Muslims could have sprung from a neighbor dispute over parking and noise inside a condominium complex. Self-described \"gun-toting\" avowed atheist Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, appeared angry and ...

Atheist group sues Georgia school about voluntary prayer

The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, which claims 400 members among Georgia\'s population of more than 10 million, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Emanuel County School District alleging Swainsboro Primary School staff violated \"the personal consciences of nonreligious ...

Arkansas set to end city-by-city chaos on transgender rights

The Arkansas state Senate passed a bill 24-8 on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, that would bar local governments from passing ordinances protecting sexual identity rights not contained in state law. Arkansas law does not grant protections based on lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual status.

Gallup: LGBT income & education lower than previously thought

Findings from a recent Gallup survey dispel the notion of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders as mostly white, male and educated with extra cash. On the whole, the study revealed LGBT persons are more likely to be female, non-White, less educated and earning less than $24,000 per year than ...

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