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Catholic Bishops Meeting For Family Synod; South Africa’s Dutch Reformed Church OKs Gay Weddings, Ordination; Court in Malaysia Deals Setback To Transgender Advocates; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…its synod in Namibia, whose laws don’t recognise same-sex relationships.” Malaysia: Court deals setback to trans people In a setback for transgender civil rights advocates, the Federal Court overturned lower court rulings that an anti-cross-dressing Shariah law was unconstitutional. According to the Malay Mail, “The apex court’s decision today will set a precedent on other cases where state Islamic authorities are arguing that fundamental constit…

Istanbul ‘Haven of Sorts’ For LGBT Syrians and Iraqis; Cayman Islands Affirm Marriage Ban with ‘Holy Bible Evidence’; No Room for LGBTs in Malaysia’s ‘Islam-Based’ Human Rights Policy; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…tanbul, but not much,” concludes Sami. “I want to go to a place far away.” Malaysia: Prime Minister says LGBTs not included in country’s Islam-based view of human rights Prime Minister Najib Razak said that the country defines human rights “in the context of Islam and the Shariah” and cannot defend the “more extreme aspects of human rights” such as the rights of LGBT people, reports Rachel Middleton in International Business Times. Human Rights Wa…

Pricey Tickets, Cranky Citizens, and Priests Behind Bars as Philadelphia Prepares For Papal Visit

By Anthea Butler

…to continue to shrink into the insularity and disorganization that caused the Philadelphia Archdiocese to decline so precipitously? It remains to be seen. Meanwhile, faithful Catholics and others who want to see the Pope may be losing heart. 10,000 tickets for the Pope’s Speech at Independence Mall sold out in two minutes on Tuesday, with 394k people trying their best to get a few. Tickets are already being scalped at $100 and up on craigslist. I…

Church=State in Putin’s Orthodox Empire?; Evangelical-Orthodox Anti-Gay Alliance; Malaysian Court Protects Transwomen; Catholicism (Still) Declining in Latin America; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…tion” which is “degrading, oppressive and inhuman….” State legislatures in Malaysia are empowered to legislate on matters relating to Islam in their jurisdictions. In the majority of Malaysia’s 13 states and the capital, same-sex relations are punishable under sharia law. Convictions carry prison sentences from six months to three years, fines of up to $1,500 and beatings with a cane. This is also true for non-conforming gender expression (such as…

US Offers Help For Investigation of Bangladesh Killings

By Peter Montgomery

…threatened prosecution are just one example of the ever-expanding reach of Malaysia’s hard-line religious enforcers. In discussions with transgender rights groups in Malaysia, Human Rights Watch learned that Jawi and the religious authorities for the various states regularly raid private events, and even private homes, without warrants. While in this case the alleged justification was a “beauty pageant,” in other cases they claim to be investigati…

Mile-High Identity Politics: What We Can Learn From the Same-Sex Seating Controversy

By Eboo Patel

…, not the fourth century … You’re not free to practice your religion in my airline seat.’ ‘This is male entitlement .. the height of male arrogance.’ One comment referred to this as a ‘back of the bus’ issue; as in, women being asked to move in such circumstances was tantamount to assigning them a lesser status as citizens and lower dignity as human beings. Other readers proposed that airlines set aside special seating for men requiring such accom…

The Key to Understanding the Federalist Society Isn’t Originalism — It’s This 800-Year Old Tradition

By Peter Schwartz

…notions of “human dignity” and “human flourishing,” Catholic natural law—an 800-year-old tradition dating back to Thomas Aquinas—is a lens that offers utter clarity to conservative Catholic jurists, activists, policymakers, and scholars as they observe, describe, and engage the world. The power and sharpness of this lens allow them to confidently snap every human movement—every human desire and motive and act—into its divinely appointed and proper…

Founder of Liberal Mosque in Germany Under Guard After Death Threats; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…des supporting LGBT rights, Tawfik questioned if this meant all Muslims in Malaysia should also give up their iPhones and iPads. … Asked about the possibility that some Muslims will find fault with fellow Muslims who don’t support the boycott, Tawfik said Muslims are only answerable to God and not Perkasa. “All Muslims know that the first word Prophet Muhammad heard, in the name of God, was ‘Read’. “So, the only way you can be ‘less Muslim’ is if…

Pride Month & Prejudice; ‘Worrisome Time’ For LGBT People; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ay and the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Malaysia: Government hosts competition for videos to ‘prevent’ homosexuality The health ministry launched a competition offering cash prizes of up to $1,000 for the best videos explaining how to “prevent” homosexuality. More from AFP: Activists on Saturday said the move will further spread fear among Malaysia’s LGBT community, as conservative attitudes chip away at the Musl…

Atheist Nazis? The Pope’s Cheap Atonement

By Susannah Heschel

Adam Clayton Powell called it “cheap grace,” but we might call it “cheap atonement”: the effort by sinners to select which sins to acknowledge and repent. Pope Benedict XVI ended his heavily protested visit to England with a heartfelt apology for German bombings of England during the Battle of Britain; though he refused to accept Christian responsibility for the Holocaust, blaming it instead on pagans and atheists. Given that Cardinal Walter Kasp…