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Religious Leaders On Anti-Muslim Frenzy: “Silence Is Not An Option”

By Sarah Posner

…pe interfaith groups and the government could “work out the most effective way to parallel actions to lift up a clear image that this has no place in American life.” The anti-Muslim prejudice that has reached fever pitch over the past few months, and against which these activists were pushing back, did not emerge out of nowhere. Films like Obsession and Relentless — and many of the “experts” interviewed in those documentaries, have been disseminat…

Catholic ‘Soul-Searching’ as Ireland Votes on Marriage; Churches, American Activists Join Kenyan Anti-Gay Group’s ‘Family’ Confab; Indian Mom Seeks Spouse For Gay Son; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…irds of marriage ceremonies are celebrated in Catholic churches. While the number of Irish people who describe themselves as Catholic has fallen slowly to 84 percent, according to the 2011 census, churches began to empty before the abuse scandals and only around one-third attend church weekly. For the handful of priests who have said they will vote ‘Yes’, the church has missed an opportunity. “I think on this one, they’re doing themselves a lot of…

Raelians’ “Clitoraid” Met With Suspicion in Burkina Faso

By Joseph Laycock

…r of fund raising projects, including an “Adopt a Clitoris” campaign and a number of partnerships with companies that make vibrators. This funding was used to recruit and fund a team of surgeons (who are not Raelians) and to establish a “pleasure hospital” in Burkina Faso. There is some controversy as to what percentage of women who undergo the surgery will be able to experience orgasms as Clitoraid, claims. But so far, Clitoraid has received much…

What Does Darwin Mean to You?

By Arri Eisen

…rthy of respectful consideration, even if they are fundamentally flawed. Always the gentleman, this was Darwin’s way. David Westmoreland is a professor and an evolutionary biologist. * * * Church and Evolution: And Never the Twain Shall Meet? I was raised in the church. My grandparents were clergy, and every Sunday you would find me in the tiny structure they called their home away from home where I was taught creationism (over evolution) on a wee…

Catholic Sex Teaching is No Laughing Matter

By Marian Ronan

…Ya think??? Trouble is, this stuff really isn’t funny. In point of fact, a number of official Catholic statements on sexuality—it’s invariably sexuality and gender they’re riled up about—are downright dangerous. Take, for example, the Ugandan Catholic bishops. As Peter Montgomery reported in RD this week, they joined recently with Anglican and Orthodox bishops “to speed-up the process of enacting the Anti-Homosexuality Law.” This is the bill which…

Religion vs. Science: America’s Perilous Fight

By Edward J. Larson

…dst dinosaurs. Bible institutes and Christian colleges continue to grow in number and size, with at least some of them offering degrees in biology and science education in creation-friendly environments. Most of this activity occurs within the nation’s conservative Christian subculture largely invisible to those outside it. When creationists reach beyond the church to challenge the teaching of evolution in public schools—as they have in Kansas, Pe…

2017 Around the World: Progress and Persecution For LGBT People

By Peter Montgomery

…to same-sex relationships and indeed I respect them,” she said. “I know a number of people who have entered into them. I am no way homophobic in any respect. “However I believe that can be achieved through civil partnership.” She added: “I believe very strongly that marriage was ordained not just in the Christian faith but in all the [main] faiths of the world… [as being] between a man and a woman.” … The Hon. Cruyff Buckley said he was a Christi…

Global Anti-Gay Forces Plot Against ‘Satanic’ Equality Movement

By Peter Montgomery

…ities Minister Stephen Williams to the owner of a Bed & Breakfast turning away people for being black or Irish. Mr O’Reilly told PinkNews he was upset at the refusal, saying: “We would understand if her company was solely aimed at her religious group – but it’s not. She does not refuse anyone due to their religion yet she is quite happy to refuse us because of our sexuality.” …“It’s not just wrong, it’s illegal to discriminate against people when…

The Rage Behind Outrage

By Becky Garrison

…ent of the arrogance of power. The Catholic Church thought they could get away with it. Likewise, these politicians are at this level of power where they feel they can continue to live this lie and get away with this hypocrisy because no one is going to challenge them. So far, they’ve been right. The mainstream media certainly profits by having close relationships with these people. In fact, it helps them do their reporting. But the tradeoff is th…

Gaza Play Sparks Mixed Reaction Among Jews

By Benjamin Weiner

…ception demonstrates how anti-Semitism haunts efforts to find a productive way of responding to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jews often play the anti-Semitism card too quickly when criticism is leveled at Israeli policy. But critics often fail to recognize when their criticism fits into longstanding patterns of Western culture’s abuse of Jews. Churchill’s play is motivated by earnest, if doctrinaire, anger and grief at the carnage created by…