Huffington Post -The Portland, Oregon, City Council has approved a measure extending civil rights protections to atheist, agnostic and other nonreligious residents.
The council’s unanimous vote ensures that nonreligious people are explicitly protected from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation.
“By passing this ordinance, we’re sending a message that we value nonbelievers and affirm that protections of our civil rights code extends to them,” Commissioner Amanda Fritz said during the council meeting. “With this declaration, perhaps more nonbelievers will feel less fearful of being themselves in the open.”
Fritz said she thinks the only other U.S. city to adopt similar protections for nonreligious people is Madison, Wisconsin.
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