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Egyptians Queue Up to Say: On February 4, 2011, I was in Tahrir Square

…retary General of the Arab League). The Mufti of Egypt declared he would resign if a single protestor were harmed; but there was no sign today at Tahrir Square that any real violence would occur. As the Muslim protestors carried out their congregational prayers in the square, and their Christian compatriots protected them as human shields, the imam of the main mosque in Tahrir Square declared, “In how you are, you display the manners of our liege-…

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Telling the World a ‘Big Story’: RD in Conversation with Karen Armstrong

…nd conferences later, the Charter was unveiled in November 2009. Those who sign on can do several things: they can sign the Charter (over 30,000 have so far); they can create an event related to the Charter in their hometown; and they can share a story on the site. Backed by luminaries like Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Tariq Ramadan, and lesser known but equally effective workers like Tho Ha Vinh of the International Red Cross, the Charter certainl…

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Critics of Hasidic Schools Exposé Missed the Point: It Wasn’t Antisemitic or the Product of Secular Bias — It’s a Story of Corruption

…sh to new Russian immigrants. I knew nothing about this program and didn’t sign the forms. When I returned and the Rosh Yeshiva asked why I’d refused to sign the forms I asked him about the program. He told me no such program existed. When I asked, “How can we take public money for a program that doesn’t exist?” he smiled and looked at me as though I’d landed from another planet. I was reminded of this incident as I read the recent feature in the…

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US Catholic Bishops Don’t Support Detainee Medical Care?

…of H.R. 5950. Over twenty organizations representing many different faiths signed on to this letter. However, one signature was missing: The US Conference of Catholic Bishops. They are involved with the Interfaith Immigration Coalition and they are great advocates for comprehensive immigration reform. However, they did not sign on to this letter. So, why don’t the bishops support H.R. 5950? My guess: family planning. Now, the bill doesn’t state th…

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The Islamophobia Dodge of the Religious Freedom Pledge

…rs talk about Islamophobia — by the very candidates it is trying to get to sign the pledge? The only candidate so far to sign the pledge is Rick Santorum, who just last week advocated for profiling of Muslims. Santorum has also maintained that “Christendom” is at civilizational war with “jihadis,” who include, in his mind, moderates like Imam Feisal Rauf. When I asked an Open Doors spokesperson, Jerry Dykstra, about Santorum’s endorsement of Musli…

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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

…ffers high family entertainment value, therefore we will be continuing our promotion. “We regularly offer promotions to our IKEA FAMILY members across a variety of entertainment options, and in this case, our IKEA FAMILY members were being offered a discount on tickets to the show. “As a company, IKEA Singapore respects the diversity and equality of all people living in our community. We also respect that all individuals have a right to their opin…

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#TeachAcceptance and the Fight for the Soul of SF’s Catholic Schools

…end less time worrying about rules regarding sex—trying to force people to sign on to judgmental rules regarding sex. On the other, Francis has signaled that he has no intention of revising any core teachings on sexuality, especially where homosexuality and contraception are concerned, and has spoken out in favor of schools associated with the church affirming their Catholic identity and refuting secularization. Writing in Slate about the controve…

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When Conservatives Turn Revolutionary

…can never end. With whom would we negotiate, after all? With whom would we sign a peace treaty? Whose definition of “terrorist” are we intending to use? One may declare war on an Afghan or Iraqi regime by which one feels attacked, or affronted. A war on terror is a very different matter. The crucial facts missed by Bush and his team came right here, at the very beginning of this fiasco. This was a unique and radically different geopolitical situat…

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Conservative Catholics Unhappy About New Book on LGBTs and The Church; and More in the Global LGBT Recap

…an political class is ashamed of it.” Tanzania: Government cracks down on ‘promoting gayism’ At BuzzFeed, Edith Honan reviews the country’s crackdown on LGBT people and any groups deemed to be “promoting gayism” and the consequent threat to public health. Gay sex has been a crime in Tanzania, punishable with life in prison, since British colonial rule, but there is no record of anyone serving serious time for it. LGBT Tanzanians have always been a…

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2017 Around the World: Progress and Persecution For LGBT People

…arian Ali Motahari as asking “why the West is moving toward animalism, and promoting affairs such as homosexuality that go against the human nature?” Chile: Marriage equality opponent wins presidential election; Congress will have pro-equality majority Sebastián Piñera, Chile’s president between 2010 and 2014, will return to office in March after winning a runoff election in December. Piñera is an opponent of marriage equality for same-sex couples…

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