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Global LGBT Recap: Religious Leaders Support Persecution as Countries Vie in Homophobia Olympics

By Peter Montgomery

…t of the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights. Grossman is Dean of the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington D.C. and a professor of international and human rights law. The International Association of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Trans and Intersex people for Latin America and the Caribbean (ILGALAC) praised Grossman, who has been honored by, among others, the ACLU of the National Capital Area and the Hispanic National…

MLK Monument That Never Was, is a Reminder of the King Too Often Ignored

By Ed Simon

…a and becomes an actor in the nation’s drama. Not only do the monuments of Washington [DC] retell the story of the nation but… they change national history itself.” Such is the case with King’s own story concerning the Lincoln Memorial, where he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, which is part of why placing a representation of him on the steps would have been so radical. Savage’s proposed memorial would have been an acknowledgement th…

Inside the Rubio-Cruz Battle for Evangelical Voters

By Sarah Posner

…n the conspiratorial specter of sharia law. As David Weigel reports at the Washington Post, Rubio, when asked by an Iowa voter about sharia law coming to America, “swiftly pronounced that this was ‘not going to happen.’” Cruz’s reaction to a voter question about the prospect of sharia courts was to claim “there have been instances” and to promise to “do whatever is necessary to prevent” sharia law from coming to America. The Rubio supporters are c…

Progressive Christian: Wallis “No Longer Speaks for Us”

By Sarah Posner

…Sojourners who yanked out the tent poles. Someone needs to alert official Washington that Jim Wallis and his minions no longer speak for us—if they ever did.” Naughton raises an important point: whether Wallis actually represents a movement that could be described as the religious left is highly doubtful. First, Wallis himself has rejected the “religious left” label. Moreover, many who would consider themselves on the religious left reject Wallis…

Conservatives Accuse Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori of Misconduct

By Elizabeth Drescher

…rch to bring disciplinary charges. Trustees of the AFF have been active in Washington, D.C. and Maryland churches, some of which have split with the Episcopal church and joined the AAC. The regional group had long opposed evolving church policies related to the ordination of women and the full inclusion of LGBT persons. They had previously coordinated their efforts against these changes through their ACC chapter. The recent name change allows memb…

‘Enchanted New York’ Offers a Journey Through the City’s Magical History — With Some Mystifying Oversights

By Gordon Haber

…o had a deep interest in mesmerism and “animal magnetism.” It’s a stretch. Washington’s religious beliefs were on the milder side of deism, and Lafayette never could convince Washington to delve into mesmerism. Still, the digressions are fun. Another stop on the tour is 293 Bleeker St., where Thomas Paine lived a few grim years toward the end of his life. Paine, of course, loathed anything that smacked of “mystery, miracle, and prophecy”; but it i…

International ‘Pro-Family’ Summit Calls for New Anti-Gay Laws: Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…riminatory laws and policies,” said Shawn Gaylord of Human Rights First, a Washington-based organization that advocates for LGBT rights around the world. England: Church of England Plans Bishops’ Confab on Sexuality The Church of England’s College of Bishops will hold a two-day meeting next week to discuss how the church can discuss sexuality issues without a “predetermined trajectory.” A Church of England briefing paper for the meeting reads: “Un…

The Politics of Anti-Gay Persecution: Gambia, Egypt, Jamaica, Russia, with a Helping Hand from US Religious Conservatives; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…f the global fight for equality.” Talks and panel discussions will the broadcast in the coming months. RD contributor Jay Michaelson profiled one of the participants, Cameroonian human rights attorney Alice N’kom. The International Olympic Committee unanimously voted to add language opposing discrimination on sexual orientation to the Olympic Charter. Vatican: Pope says Church should help parents ‘stand by’ their gay children Pope Francis gave an…

International Religious Freedom Battles Heat Up

By Sarah Posner

…placed to do the deed stealthily. He has his own close associations with a number of the Brotherhood’s top fronts and operatives in his home state of Illinois, in Washington and elsewhere across the country.” The “cromnibus” spending bill that passed this weekend included just a one year reauthorization for USCIRF, after a battle in the Senate over Durbin’s proposed reforms, which had included a proposed three-year reauthorization. USCIRF has clai…

Catholic Child Neglect: DC Archdiocese Cuts Adoption Rather Than Abide Same-Sex Parents

By Mary E. Hunt

…e human person.” Child neglect is a form of child abuse. It is against the law. Good people condemn it. Let the Archdiocese of Washington DC take a lesson….