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Will Anti-LGBT Government Contractors Have A RFRA Claim?

By Sarah Posner

…ntractor fires someone for coming out of the closet that person gets a comparable job somewhere else?” Loewentheil said. “There’s no existing accommodation to be utilized that would avoid burdening LGBT rights.” Experts on both sides agreed there was no case law of which they were aware involving a government contractor bringing a RFRA claim. ADF’s Stanley said that although the executive order itself does not provide a cause of action, the Depart…

What Caused the Catholic Church Child Sexual Abuse Crisis? Blame the Sixties.

By Joanna Brooks

…Church between 1950 and 2010. The report, initiated and authorized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, investigated a number of potential factors contributing to a sharp peak of reported and documented abuse cases in the 1960s and 1970s, including social trends among ordination cohorts, changes in seminary curriculum, and psychological pathologies and social behaviors of abusive priests. Its conclusion? The sixties—social movemen…

Russian Politician Wants to Ban Apple CEO Who Says Being Gay is God’s Gift; Violence After Preachers Blame Liberian Gays for Ebola; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…in Asia: At a time when laws legalizing same-sex marriage are sweeping the United States, Latin America and Europe, gay rights advocates across Asia are still struggling to secure basic protections. Brunei has instituted strict Shariah laws that criminalize gay relationships, conservative legislators in the Indonesian province of Aceh passed an ordinance last month punishing gay sex with 100 lashes, and on Wednesday the highest court in Singapore…

Conservative French Catholics a ‘Rightwing Patriarchal Bunch’?; Indonesian Prez Decries Anti-LGBT Discrimination; Romanian Prez Warns Against ‘Religious Fanaticism’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ries were presenting gay rights as a threat to family values. “That’s been promoted by key figures around the globe including the Russian state and the Orthodox church,” he said. As tensions with Brussels spiralled over Ukraine in 2014, some of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s supporters took to calling Europe “Gayropa” and promoting Russia as the antithesis of the West. Singapore: New rules require government permission for foreign involvement…

Why Religious Exemptions Matter

By Sarah Posner

…raising similar objections include Concerned Women for American, Americans United for Life, and the American Center for Law and Justice. As to private employers, the proposed rule takes note of the fact that private employers are not entitled to religious exemptions under other federal laws, such as Title VII, prohibiting discrimination in employment. Based on that precedent, the administration declined to extend an exemption to private employers…

International Protest of Anti-Gay Persecution in Chechnya Grows; more in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e equality campaign launched by NGOs Five NGOs have launched a campaign to promote marriage equality, where same-sex couples have been able to register as partners since 2006. Mexico: Gay soccer team hurt by US visa denials The Set Pieces, a sports site, features the Zorros Club de Futbol, an amateur soccer team from Mexico City whose players are gay; a number of team players have been denied visas to participate in the World Out Games in Miami in…

Beck, Hagee, and Lieberman Band Together to Fuel Armageddon Panic

By Sarah Posner

…ing on to Glenn Beck’s scheduled keynote speech to the upcoming Christians United for Israel conference, and his “Restoring Courage” rally in Jerusalem in August, CUFI founder John Hagee is hosting Beck for a conference call tomorrow so he can “address the mounting threats to Israel and what we can do to stand with Israel today.” This comes on the heels of Sen. Joe Lieberman endorsement of Beck’s Jerusalem event. Lieberman once compared Hagee to M…

With New York Joining DC in Defiance Methodist Church Faces Showdown on LGBT Ordination

By Pamela R. Lightsey

As the United Methodist Church approaches it next quadrennial General Conference this May, its members should reflect upon the watershed moment of its 2012 conference that has inspired LGBTQ rights activists to take a series of courageous stances against its discriminatory polices. In that moment, retired bishop Melvin Talbert declared a position of biblical obedience urging LGBTQ persons and allies to live as though the Book of Discipline prohib…

US Names Int’l Envoy for LGBT Rights; Marriage revolution spreads in Mexico; Scott Lively Warns World of Anti-Christ; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…law to be passed by the Finnish government through a citizen’s initiative. United Kingdom: Turing relatives back push for broad pardons, UKIP LGBT chair quits party Relatives of the late codebreaker and digitial computing pioneer Alan Turing turned in nearly half a million signatures gathered via Change.org calling on the British government to pardon 49,000 men who like Turing were persecuted under laws criminalizing homosexuality. Turing received…

The Value of Crazy-Making Dialogue

By Daniel Schultz

…le more about my post yesterday on Terry Mattingly’s false story about the United Church of Church, I want to put on my churchman’s hat and reflect a bit. It’s often difficult for people to grok what congregational polity means to the UCC, among other denominations. It’s not just an organizational method: it’s a basic principle of our faith that we are allowed—and we allow others—to follow their conscience. Each community defines for itself how…