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Religious Freedom Org Sticking By Trump Clinging to SCOTUS Nominations

By Sunnivie Brydum

…, which describes itself as a Christian legal nonprofit, “dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family.” According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Liberty Counsel is an anti-LGBT hate group, and a quick scan of the organization’s client roster reads like a who’s-who of elected officials, business-owners, and “ministries” that cite religious liberty to deny services (and basic dignity) to LGBT people. In a “spe…

Religious Resistance to Bolivian Gender Law; US Religious Right Celebrates Court OK For Romanian Marriage Initiative; Will LGBTs Be Banned from Indonesian TV?; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ity,” said Human Rights First’s Shawn Gaylord. “This bill would not only erode basic rights guaranteed to LGBT Moldovans, but it would bring the very real possibility of increased violence and discrimination against them. It is imperative that the Moldovan parliament reject this bill.”…

Perry v. Romney Showdown Tonight

By Joanna Brooks

…inted as co-chairs of his Florida campaign notable evangelical Christians including John Stemberger of the Florida Family Policy Council, he who claimed that Mitt Romney was “not Mormon enough”—a remark that drew nationwide laughter from actual Mormons.) What if Perry gets evangelical Christian conservatives, the Tea Party, and the South—although not without a fight and not by decisive margins? Can Romney still win? Polls from South Carolina this…

Rush Limbaugh’s Race-Baiting and Gaslighting of Obama Paved the Way for Trump

By Ian Reifowitz

…ing about immigration, Black Lives Matter, birtherism, health care, or any number of other topics, the host sought to scare his audience, and get them to believe that Democrats, feminists, non-Christians, and/or Americans of color were their enemies. America is changing, he told them, and not for the better. This country was, and is supposed to be, dominated by traditional white Christians. At least it’s how things were back when America was great…

London’s ‘Big Gay Iftar’ And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ate crimes protections. El Salvador: Human Rights award nomination sparks threats against trans nominee Karle Avelar was nominated in April for the Martin Ennals Foundation’s human rights award, making her for first transgender woman to be considered for the award; since the announcement was made public, reports ElSalvador.com, Avelar has been subject to increasing threats. Nepal: Country’s advances on LGBT equality reviewed MyRepublica.com publis…

The Shared Fantasy of Redemptive Violence Between ISIS and the Islamophobic Right

By Donovan Schaefer

…t’s wrong to draw too firm a line between “political” and “non-political” acts of terrorism. Also on The Cubit: What’s to blame for religious violence? Follow The Cubit, RD’s religion and science portal, @The Cubit…

On Guns and Religious Liberty, Ben Carson “Not an Authentic Adventist”

By Sarah Posner

…teaches Christian ethics and law at the Adventist University of Health Sciences in Orlando, Florida. “I have been steeped in the Carson biography for 30 years,” Hines added. While Carson and his biography have been “pervasive” for black Adventists, said Hines, white Adventists have discovered him more recently—in politics. While some conservative Adventists may be drawn to him, “black liberals are pulling away,” said Hines. Carson’s fusion of reli…

Egypt Goes After Gays to Silence Islamist Critics; South Africa’s ‘Open Mosque’ is Closed; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ring an anti-gay law that would punish gay sex with 20 years in prison. Agence France-Presse reported this week that the legislation has been approved by the cabinet and is likely to pass the legislature. The Guardian’s David Smith writes, The development is part of a wave of homophobia sweeping across Africa. Some observers believe it may have been a response to the increased visibility and assertiveness of gay lifestyles and politics in Africa,…

Hayworth: Just Say “Neigh” to Gay Marriage

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ng that “civil marriage has long been termed a ‘civil right,”‘ the court concluded that “the right to marry means little if it does not include the right to marry the person of one’s choice, subject to appropriate government restrictions in the interests of public health, safety, and welfare.” Note, the ruling denotes the parties in marriage as “persons” which would exclude horses or dogs – but given the recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court d…

Religious Right Dream of Privatized Public Education Gets Boost

By Julie Ingersoll

…at represent those who pay for them. “This is the fight,” he told the audience in his characteristically confrontational style, “There’s no staying neutral. You have to choose sides.” Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is proposing education reforms based on the Florida model that includes public-private partnerships for charter schools, in which businesses would help fund on-site charter schools. The funding business would have a significant voice o…