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Marriage equality and ‘the end of Catholic Ireland’; Gambian Prez vows to slit gays’ throats; Colombian govt affirms support for marriage and adoption; global LGBT recap

…n life than “God and Mary, His Mother”, as the traditional greeting in the Irish language puts it. And yes, the forename of “Mary”, once so common that half the class at my convent school bore it, is now a highly unusual moniker among younger generations. Yet I would distinguish between “religion” and “faith” in the Irish context. If the traditional structures of “religion” are weaker, there remains a strong deposit of “faith” among the people. Co…

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Will International Criminal Court Bring Charges Against ISIS For Gender-Based Persecution?; And More in Global LGBT Recap

…by a sperm donor and implanted into her British wife’s womb was denied an Irish passport for her son, reported the Irish Sun. The denial was based on a 1965 law, which recognizes as a child’s mother the person who gives birth to the child. She was told that, because his mother is British, her son “cannot be regarded as an Irish citizen.” But Katie, who lives with Holly in Suffolk, England, said: “We are so frustrated and heartbroken that we can’t…

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Blame Series Bonus: Why We Want That Dish For Free, an Uncut Interview with Bertram Malle

In his most recent piece, RD associate editor Andrew Aghapour explores why it is psychologically difficult, but increasingly important, to blame social institutions for causing harm. The article cites an interview with Bertram Malle, a professor of psychology at Brown University, which is available here in full. For more on this topic, explore It’s Your Fault, a series on blame in contemporary society by RD’s The Cubit.   AA: Is it fair to say th…

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The Dark Side of BYU’s Honor Code

…reating serious backlash among BYU students and faculty. Since then, Honor Code enforcement has been conducted through referrals—even third party referrals—of suspect students to a campus Honor Code office, a system of enforcement that has created significant opportunities for abuse. (When I was a BYU student, it was possible to make an anonymous third-party referral.) Honor Code enforcement on campus has been used to bait and target gays and libe…

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Céad Mile Fáilte: Open Hearts, Shifting Power Paradigms, and the Irish Same-Sex Referendum

…nd none—have a beautiful opportunity. It’s simple—the best that we know of Irishness centers on one noble and vital gift: hospitality. Céad mile fáilte, we say— “a hundred thousand welcomes.” The invitation being offered to Ireland’s spiritually committed individuals and communities (and offered by Ireland to the world) is to open, open, and open more. Hospitality to the stranger—and to our neighbors. Hospitality to familiar practices and rituals…

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The Biblical Money Code!

…s to his monthly “Ultimate Wealth Report”—one year, along with a bunch of “bonus reports” about capital gains and currency trading and the like—for $47. (Here I can’t resist pointing out that “bonus” is just a letter away from “bogus.”) It’s hard to know if Hyman has actually had any success as an investor. In the video, he makes a lot of his one big win, when, late last year, he predicted that Best Buy would jump from $11 a share to $40. Currentl…

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More Mixed Signals from Pope Francis; Church of England Wrestles with Rifts; Faith Groups Lobby Pro & Con on Irish Referendum; Global LGBT Recap

…atened gay Congressman Claudio Arriagada Macaya. Ireland: Interfaith group promotes marriage equality, Catholic bishop warns against As Ireland heads toward a May referendum on marriage equality, an interfaith coalition, Faith in Marriage Equality, has been formed to urge support. Richard O’Leary said the group was created to let people of faith know that they can vote yes, adding that media attention has focused on conservative Christian groups a…

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The New Age Fantasy of a Celtic Church that Revered Nature and the Divine Feminine Never Existed — So What?

…logical difference between the Roman Catholic Church of the period and its Irish, Scottish, and Welsh believers. Until the Synod of Whitby in 664, the biggest gulf in Christianity between how it was practiced in the Atlantic Archipelago (what most call the British Isles) and in Rome concerned the calculation for Easter’s date (the former timed it with Passover, as the Orthodox still do). There were some other differences as well, including the sty…

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Pope Praises ‘Complementarity’ & Resists Gay Ambassador; Irish Religious Leaders Spar Over Marriage; Colombian Atty Gen Cites ‘Bogus’ Study Opposing Adoption; Global LGBT Recap

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Anti-Gay Forces On Offense in Europe; ‘African Islam’ Challenged by Extremists; Irish Marriage Foes & ‘Sounds of Sodomy’; Global LGBT Recap

…mbly. Ireland: Opponents of Marriage Equality & ‘The Sounds of Sodomy’ The Irish Taoisceach (equivalent of Prime Minister) Enda Kenny has said he will “campaign strongly” for a yes vote on a referendum on marriage equality that will be held in May. Meanwhile, opponents in Ireland distributed flyers asking, “Should children be exposed to sounds of sodomy?” More from the flyer: Marriage is between one man and one woman. Our legislators are without t…

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