All posts tagged "religion"
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Global LGBT Briefs: Ukraine Assault, Apology in Australia and Farewell to Beck
Leading Ukrainian Gay Activist Attacked Taras Karasiichuk, an LGBT rights activist and head of the Kiev Pride 2012 organizing committee, was attacked on his way...
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God Only Knows
It can be a challenge, being the nonbeliever in a relationship with someone who's devout. If I believed in such things, I would have to...
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National LGBT Briefs: Protest, Praise and 'Ex-Gay' in Oregon
North Carolina’s Rev. Worley Warmly Welcomed It was May 13 when Pastor Charles Worley of Maiden, N.C.'s Providence Road Baptist Church told congregants how to...
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Sister Courage
The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) used to be called the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition. That...
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God-free Reason Rally draws thousands of participants; Gay support strong among speakers
The United States first major secular and humanist event, the Reason Rally, attracted between 10 to 20,000 participants to the National Mall on Saturday, March...
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Anti-gay Kirk Cameron bothered by “being on receiving end” of name calling; Morgan rebuts his “moaning, whining”
Televangelist and former 1980s teen icon Kirk Cameron went on NBC’s Today Show to promote his latest Christian film and to defend his recent denigration...
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Communion-Withholding Priest Suspended
A Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Washington who denied communion to Barbara Johnson, a lesbian, at her mother's funeral has been removed from ministry...
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Reaching Out to the Church
A few weeks ago I was invited to sit down with the cast of American University's Bare, The Musical, and discuss my life as a...
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U.S. Conference Of Catholic Bishops’ Election Campaign Equates LGBT, Reproductive Protections With “War on Religion”
This past week, Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R-Calif.) held a hearing titled, “Lines Crossed: Separation of Church and State. Has the Obama Administration Trampled on Freedom...
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News Analysis: How the HHS Contraception Coverage Decision and Marriage Equality Are Related
Today, White House press secretary Jay Carney spent a significant amount of the White House press briefing defending the Health and Human Services Department’s decision...
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Maryland churches show love for gay marriage rights: Rally in Frederick a big success [video]
Two hundred people of faith gathered in the city of Frederick yesterday to tell legislators the time has come to legalize civil marriage for gay and...
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Maryland Atty. Gen. Gansler warns gay couples: ‘Marriage will go to referendum’ [video]
Maryland’s Attorney General, Doug Gansler, joined a standing-room only crowd at a church in Frederick on Sunday to support gay marriage. Gansler called Maryland’s current...
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Baltimore’s Catholic head uses atrocious “blacks vs. gays” argument against marriage rights
Edwin O’Brien, Baltimore‘s soon-to-be Cardinal, used a speech this week to denounce marriage rights for Maryland‘s gay and lesbian couples. He angrily attacked the pending passage...
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Protesting Through Prayer
A group of LGBT students and straight allies from the Catholic University of America held a campus demonstration outside a conference focusing on marriage and...
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Religious Leaders Debut New Tactic on Marriage
A group of nearly 40 conservative religious leaders released an open letter on Jan. 12 that seeks to reframe the battle over same-sex civil marriage...
