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Brave Men Give Their Lives to Protect Religious Freedom
Brave Men Give Their Lives to Protect Religious Freedom When Jeremy Christian began harassing two dark-skinned teenage females, one of whom wore a hijab, on a train in Portland, two men who stepped up to defend them did not know they would lose their lives in the process.
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“Celebrate Diversity Month” Lights Candle in Darkness of Bigotry
As the numbers of hate crimes, and other expressions of intolerance and bigotry continue to rise, and as actions once considered unacceptable have increasingly become the norm a ray of light surfaces each year at the fourth month of the calendar: Celebrate Diversity Month.
Fox News’ Julius Young Forwards Anti-Scientology Bigotry & Extremism
“Quoting Leah Remini on the subject of Scientologists or their religion is no different than quoting a white supremacist about Jews or their faith,” said National STAND Director Bari Berger. “Racism is racism, anti-Semitism is anti-Semitism, Islamophobia is Islamophobia and hate is hate. Young’s ignorant coverage gives a platform to lies and targets Scientologists for their religion. Such discrimination has no place in 2020.”
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Leah Remini Launches Nazi-like Attack on Jehovah’s Witnesses
Throughout its 12-year reign of terror, the Nazi Party persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses. Members were imprisoned for refusing to swear allegiance to Hitler, salute the swastika, join the Nazi party, or allow their children to join the Hitler Youth.
Life & Style Promotes Anti-Scientology Hate
In its latest issue, tabloid magazine Life & Style defamed the Scientology religion once again, employing stereotypes, debunked myths, and anti-Scientology tropes while publishing bigoted and childish descriptors like “weird” in connection with the global religion.
Marlow Stern Cannot Contain His Virulent Anti-Scientology Bigotry
The Daily Beast, for its part, has published Stern’s profoundly bigoted, one-sided content even while it strains to project an image of commitment to diversity and inclusion—going so far as naming “religion” as a subject it seeks to cover with respect in a PR statement on its website.
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Reza Aslan is Dropped by CNN—“Believer” Will Deceive no More
STAND is pleased to announce that Reza Aslan, host of the bigoted “Believer” series on CNN, has just been let go by the network. His discriminatory show came and went in a single season; it will not be missed.
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Socially Conscious Companies Say: “We Want Nothing to Do With Rinder & Remini’s Toxic Hate”
At a time when Audioboom has lost over 60% of its market value, the company has remained silent about its dissemination of hate.
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STAND Is One of Many Voices Demanding an End to Injustice
We stand with religions and ministers across the world urging a unified, peaceful response to the horrific injustice of George Floyd’s death. In its wake, we work to pick up the pieces and build something better. The world has seen enough hate, division, blind prejudice and discrimination. Those days must end.
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STAND Mourns With the Families of the El Paso and Dayton Victims
“Our hearts go out to the victims of the El Paso and Dayton shootings and their families. We stand with you, and, in so doing, join with all Americans who despise hate and discrimination in their many forms,” said STAND’s International Director Edward Parkin.
