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Women as Head Pastors Was Final Straw for Southern Baptist Convention — Not Scandal, Sexual Abuse, or Dalliance with Dictators

By Caroline Matas

…r, Uganda, whose criminalization of homosexuality has been censured by the United Nations and other international bodies. Although Warren has argued that his “influence in that nation has been greatly exaggerated,” his years-long friendship with vociferously anti-gay Ugandan pastor Martin Ssempa has been well-documented, as have his visits with the Ugandan first family. Also apparently unworthy of scrutiny by the SBC’s Credentials Committee are th…

Global LGBT Recap: Promise and Peril in the New Year

By Peter Montgomery

…il terms for hate crimes. Russia: Principle 6 Campaign & It Gets Better An international cast of athletes has joined the Principle 6 campaign, which as created by Athlete Ally and All Out to give athletes, spectators, and others a way to raise awareness of anti-LGBT laws in Russia before and during the Sochi Olympics. The campaign is built around Principle 6 of the Olympic charter, which states: “Sport does not discriminate on grounds of race, rel…

Arrest the Pope: New Atheist Effort to Seek Justice in Sexual Abuse Crisis Should Be Applauded

By Frances Kissling

…erra Leone until 2007. Robertson claims “the Holy See can no longer ignore international law, which now counts the widespread or systematic sexual abuse of children as a crime against humanity.” Moreover, he challenges the Vatican’s claim of diplomatic immunity from legal action. While Robertson is not the first lawyer to make these claims, he may have a better chance to get them heard in an international court than others have had. US lawyers att…

Brexit Boosters: Why the Religious Right Hates the European Union

By Peter Montgomery

…tin Ruse, who has worked for years to keep abortion and LGBT rights out of international agreements, complained back in 2003 that Justice Anthony Kennedy, in his opinion overturning laws criminalizing consenting sex between adults, referred to an amicus brief submitted by former UN High Commission for Human Rights Mary Robinson. Ruse fumed, “If the Supreme Court continues to be guided by the decisions of the UN and the EU, US recognition of same-s…

Win For ‘Natural Family’ Crowd at UN Human Rights Council…

By Peter Montgomery

…required for a transgender person to have their gender legally recognized. United Nations: Conservatives claim “family” victory at Human Rights Council The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution on July 3 which declared, “the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the state.” Economist blogger Erasmus reported that “a new global force is fighting liberal social more…

Tutu’s Daughter Marries Woman & Loses Anglican Priest License; Romanian Anti-Marriage Activists Get 3 Million Signatures; Australian State Apologizes For Harmful Sodomy Laws; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…nto parliament in October’s election. Kyrgyzstan may also be wilting under international pressure. The bill drew a welter of criticism from multiple rights groups, governments, the United Nations Human Rights Council and the European parliament… This is the second piece of contentious and patently Russian-inspired legislation to come off the rails in Kyrgyzstan in recent weeks. Earlier this month, parliament rejected a bill that would have seen in…

UN Human Rights Council Creates LGBT Watchdog; Orthodox Council Affirms Traditional Teaching on Family; Pope Francis Says Church Should Apologize to Gays; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…the hour-long freewheeling conversation that has become a trademark of his international travels, Francis was asked if he agreed with recent comments by a German Roman Catholic cardinal that the Church should apologize to gays. Francis looked sad when the reporter asked if an apology was made more urgent by the killing of 49 people at a gay club in Orlando, Florida this month. He recalled Church teachings that homosexuals “should not be discrimina…

Perry Taps Anti-Gay Crusader and “Prayer Lady” for Florida Team

By Sarah Posner

…the family, in the church and in government. Olsen founded the Tallahassee International House of Prayer after she “received a prophetic word through Cindy Jacobs that God was going to use her as a mighty weapon against the enemy through the prayer movement and that He was going to raise up a physical location that would be a place of refuge for people, pastors and missionaries to come and pray.” (emphasis in original). International House of Pray…

Indonesia Hears Islamist Arguments For LGBT Criminalization; Zambian Churches Oppose Condom Distribution in Prisons; Lithuanian Conservative Manifesto Calls LGBTs Enemies of Freedom; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…orality, but it was at risk of having its core Muslim values overridden by international human rights claims that embrace LGBT rights.” One of the judges said, “Must all laws that are not in according with the morals and religious have to be synchronized with the local values so this court…[can be] an institution illuminated by the light of God.” The government is opposing the lawsuit, warning that criminalizing sex before marriage would turn crim…

Founder of Liberal Mosque in Germany Under Guard After Death Threats; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…practices that even cows disapprove of,” he said. Twenty-one national and international NGOs urged the government to end its threats toward civil society groups advocating for girls and LGBT people, echoing a call made by 25 Tanzanian organizations. More from Human Rights Watch: Recent statements by government officials could have a chilling effect on the activities of affected organizations, the international groups said. On June 22, 2017, Presi…