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Mormons Declare Same-Sex Marriage Apostasy, Deny Baptism to Children of Same-Sex Couples; Colombian Court OKs Adoption Over Church Objections; Franklin Graham Praises Putin’s Anti-Gay Policies; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ther was very, very difficult.” Slovenia: Anti-Marriage Referendum Set for December 20 Lawmakers scheduled a referendum on marriage equality for December 20, “after the bid was pushed through by conservative groups backed by the Catholic Church,” according to Associated Press. Japan: Same-Sex Couple Registers in Tokyo Hiroko Masuhara and Koyuki Higashi were the first same-sex couple to register their partnership, as two districts in Tokyo began is…

Turning Point Efforts to Export Drag Queen Attacks and ‘Take Back Universities’ Marred by Fringe Associations and Farcical Missteps

By Matthew Boedy

…tionalism. On its social media accounts, it has posted clips from Rikki Doolan, a Christian musician who lists “journalist” as his occupation on his Twitter bio (which also tags TPUK). Doolan, who calls himself a pastor in one video, and accuses the “woke” of trying to “re-gender” God, is associated with Spirit Embassy, an international megachurch based in London. Doolan, like many associated with the various Turning Point entities, is a Trump sup…

Burma’s Spirit Festival, and More in This Week’s Global LGBT Roundup

By Peter Montgomery

…ngs are simply impossible without a human rights-based legal framework. Ireland and Northern Ireland: Columnist urges DUP to stop blocking marriage equality Irish Times columnist Una Mullally, a strong supporter of marriage equality in Ireland, called on DUP politicians to stop blocking marriage equality in Northern Ireland, where polls suggest there is overwhelming public support for marriage equality. Says Mullally, “Prejudice, discrimination, m…

High School Senior Leads Effort to Repeal Louisiana Anti-Evolution Law

By Lauri Lebo

…ly Forum, a Christian organization that had been trying to get creationist-language inserted into state public school textbooks. LFF members had argued that the proposed textbooks were biased in favor of evolution. (Reality is just so unfair!) Kopplin led a campaign to lobby the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to side with sound science. Due in large part to his efforts, board members, by an 8-2 vote, agreed to proceed with the purchas…

Caught in a Fever Dream of Originalism, Can SCOTUS Majority Learn the Lessons of Early America Before it’s Too Late?

By J.L. Tomlin and Thomas Lecaque

…certification theory; but Blackwell and Perkins signed a second letter on December 30th urging Senate Republicans to contest votes from Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Arizona. The fever dreams of originalism, of Founders’ intentions, of the mythological idea that Revolutionary America wanted the union of church and state—be it Charlie Kirk’s ramblings or the Black-Robed Regiment idea popular in the Christian Right—are completely a…

Meet the ‘Bronze Age Zionists’ — Far-Right Jews Embracing Fascism in the Wake of October 7

By Ben Lorber

…rianism; McCarthyism,” proclaimed an account named ‘Jewish nationalist’ in December. “None of these ideas come into conflict with Judaism, and if anything it encourages these ideas.” They clearly clamor for inclusion in the dissident Right fold. They speak their language, share their memes, repeat their slurs, and embrace their culture war crusades. They circulate with pride videos of rabbis and Jewish academics delivering anti-immigrant speeches…

Inside the Rubio-Cruz Battle for Evangelical Voters

By Sarah Posner

…age requirement in the Affordable Care Act. Rubio told NBC’s Chuck Todd in December that although he wouldn’t favor a constitutional amendment to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed marriage equality, he would try to undo the case through Supreme Court appointments. “I don’t believe any case law is settled law,” he said. “Any future Supreme Court can change it. And ultimately, I will appoint Supreme Court justices that will interpret t…

Silence of “Religious Liberty” Activists on Muslims’ Cases Not What You Think

By Elizabeth Reiner Platt

…lim workers and their employer, Cargill Meat Solutions, a meat processing plant in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Until recently, employees had been allowed—with prior permission from a supervisor—to take one or two short breaks per shift to pray, as required by their faith. While the employer claims this policy has not changed, in early December a group of workers was not permitted to pray when they chose to, then told by a supervisor “If you don’t want…

Stupak Is Back, But Moderate Catholic Group Says His Amendment “Goes Too Far”

By Sarah Posner

…re 12 other House Democrats who voted for the House bill with his abortion language but will not vote for a bill with the Nelson language. The Stop the Abortion Mandate coalition, a group of about 40 anti-choice groups, most of which also oppose health care reform, sent an email to followers this morning declaring, “this is the BIG ONE. Everything we’ve been working for comes down to this moment.” The email claimed, without basis, that the bill “i…

Global LGBT Recap: Asylum for Victims of Homophobia Exports; Orthodox Church Sees Anti-Gay Campaign Turned Toward Itself

By Peter Montgomery

…Enforcement detention facilities in El Paso, Texas, were granted asylum in December. Jagdish Kumar and Sukhwinder Sukhwinder left India in June 2012 and travelled by various means for a year through Dubai, Cyprus and several South and Central American countries before arriving on foot from Mexico at the Texas border. The two had no visas, but immediately applied for political asylum at the border and were taken into Immigration and Customs Enforce…