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Will Getting Rid of Bryan Fischer Get Rid of the AFA’s Problem?

By Sarah Posner

…s and debunked “history” of a Nazi-gay link, claiming “the masculine homosexual movement in Germany created the Brown Shirts, and the Brown Shirts in turn created the Nazi Party.” In a column earlier this year opposing the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Fischer recycled that 2008 column, adding, “Even today in America, it is chic in some homosexual circles for individuals to wear replicas of Nazi Germany uniforms, complete with iron crosses, stor…

Mormon Leader Affirms Doctrine on Marriage; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ping lawyers appeal the sentences. Many were detained at home or at work, exposing their sexual orientation to their families and colleagues, said Mr. Rahimli, one of the lawyers. An activist and staff member of Minority, a magazine in Azerbaijan that covers gay and transgender issues, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal from the government, said many victims had been forced by the police to provide names of their friends…

Anti-Immigrant Fervor Is a Part of America’s Story

By Robert Bartholomew and Anja Reumschussel

…ble claims centered on convents and accounts of priests taking out their sexual fantasies and perversions on nuns. Stories of nuns serving as sex slaves captivated the public imagination and were a common theme in the literature that sprang up at this time. Rumors spread that many nuns had been brainwashed. Convents were said to contain dungeons where acts of torture took place and the newborns of forbidden liaisons were sacrificed in macabre ritu…

Christianity Without the Cross

By Rosemary Ganley

…“It took Jesus a long time to die,” Brock says. Not until 965 in northern Germany was the life-sized oak crucifix called the Gero Cross carved. On it, the Christian God was suffering and dying: an image of terror, torture, and desolation. The carving is now in the Cathedral of St. Peter and Maria in Cologne. Could there be a connection that one hundred years later, Pope Urban 11 launched the first crusade promising Christian warriors paradise aft…

Refugee Crisis in the Age of Trump: Getting Holocaust Analogies Wrong

By Sarah Posner

…m, and persecution, just as the U.S. turned away Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. The “left” consists, apparently, of Jewish groups that have stepped up to protect U.S. refugee resettlement programs from being gutted by xenophobic frenzy. A letter to members of Congress signed by a dozen Jewish groups, including the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, an organization founded in the late 19th century to save Jews fleeing pogroms, “implore[s]” members o…

Muslims Are Not the Only Group Endangered By Hate

By Shabana Mir

…many point to a disturbing trend in Europe. It is okay to hate Muslims. Alex W. was not a “lone wolf” and many xenophobic groups are no longer quite fringe. These developments are disturbing to all Europeans, not just to Muslims. Because the doors of hatred do not operate singly. One door of hatred opens multiple doors. Non-Muslim immigrants and minorities should not reassure themselves that the focus on Muslims and their clothes will work to thei…

Orthodox TV Channel Offers Gays One-Way Ticket Out of Russia; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ndent: Ms Merkel said after the vote: “I hope that the vote today not only promotes respect between different opinions but also brings more social cohesion and peace.” The Chancellor also said she supported the bill’s introduction of full adoption rights for same-sex couples – a move she had previously opposed – and was fighting anti-LGBT discrimination. When opposing same-sex marriages she has cited German law, her values as an evangelical Christ…

Duterte Cites Catholic Heritage in Opposing Marriage Equality, and More in the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ie “has also raised hackles elsewhere”: In neighbouring Singapore, where sex between men is technically illegal, the Anglican Church has issued a warning to parents over the film. In Russia, it has been given a 16+ rating and, most recently, it has also been pulled from Kuwaiti cinemas. Honduras: Trans activist runs for seat in Central American Parliament A transgender activist is running for a seat in the Central American Parliament; she won enou…

World Congress of Families Blessed By Georgian Orthodox Patriarch and George W. Bush; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…GBT legal protections including adoption by same-sex couples. Journalist Rex Wockner explains the complex legal scenario and monitors ongoing developments. Bahamas: Prime Minister Says ‘Not in My Lifetime’ to Marriage Equality As controversy flares over the impact of a proposed constitutional amendment, Prime Minister Perry Christie “insisted that same-sex marriage will never happen in the Bahamas during his lifetime.” Scotland: Most Gay-Friendly…

Greek Orthodox Bishop Says Spit on Inhuman Gay Scum: This Week’s LGBT Global Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…lation that would reportedly grant full civil partnership rights to same-sex couples is expected to be introduced in parliament. The explanatory note accompanying the legislation notes that the European Court of Human Rights had criticized Greece for bring one of the last countries in Europe without official recognition for same-sex couples. More on reaction by Ambrosios from Philip Chrysopoulos at Greek Reporter: The Holy Synod decided to adhere…