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No God but Country: The Religion of John McCain Has Something Important to Tell Us

By Kathryn Lofton

…ational elections. My task that summer, as assigned by the editors at the relatively-new Religion Dispatches, was to write a piece about the religion of John McCain. McCain had made some claims about a born-again experience, and he allied himself with the “Christian faith.” Yet there seemed something missing in the middle of this talk. When I began researching, I didn’t think of the work as investigative. I thought that I would review the alignmen…

Catholic Cardinal Slams Jesuit’s Bridge-Building Book; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…try’ Will Never OK Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage Prime Minister Tuilaepa Seilele Malielegaoi said in a radio interview that Samoa is a Christian country and he would never allow “heathenistic practices” such as abortion and same-sex marriage to be legalized as long as his “Human Rights Protection Party” remains in power. Italy: Waldensian Church Will Give Formal Blessing to Same-Sex Couples The Waldensian Evangelical Church became the country’s firs…

Turkish Police Move Against Activists Who Defied Pride Ban; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e social consensus on sexual matters. Even so, paragraph 175 wasn’t completely deleted until 1994. Since then, German laws have become more liberal. Since 2001, gays and lesbians can register civil unions. These couples enjoy many of the same legal benefits as marriage. They are taxed as partners and have the same rights to health insurance. But besides the formal title “marriage,” one other crucial piece is still missing. This is right to have ch…

Hungarian Mayor Wants to Import White Christians, Ban Muslims & LGBT People; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…inst racism and sectarianism in Scotland for over 10 years and we passionately believe that raising awareness amongst young people about the issues some of their peers may be facing helps build empathy and breaks down barriers between young people. Tackling LGBTI bulling is just as important, young people need to understand the consequences of LGBTI bullying and learn to develop good relationships and respect the differences between people, regard…

Pope Francis meets with bishop who blessed gay couple; Proposed NGO law in Uganda threatens LGBT groups, civil society; Interfaith sexuality organizing in Indonesia; global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

…roups and discuss sexuality and faith.’ Yulia explains that people of all religions are welcome to join this discussion, providing they are willing to bring an open mind. The focus of YIFOS dialogues is always to put young people first, allowing them to search out grounds of commonality, negotiating religious values and issues of concern around sexuality and the LGBT community, without fear of judgement. The inclusion of religious authorities in d…

Church=State in Putin’s Orthodox Empire?; Evangelical-Orthodox Anti-Gay Alliance; Malaysian Court Protects Transwomen; Catholicism (Still) Declining in Latin America; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…the culture to further the Gospel, then it will have to expose and ultimately expel the ‘new and alien spirits’ that have weakened its authentic voice,” argued Arida. “Among these spirits are Biblical fundamentalism and the inability to critique and build upon the writings and vision” of the theologians and “fathers” of early Christianity. Arida’s essay sparked fierce debate. Among the critics was the Brotherhood of the Orthodox Clergy Associatio…

Trans Protections in India and Malta; Death-by-Stoning Law in Brunei; Church-State Divides on Marriage

By Peter Montgomery

…for a civil unions bill being considered in the legislature. President Michelle Bachelet supports the civil unions bill. Australia: Church Camp Loses Appeal Over Anti-Gay Discrimination A Christian organization that runs youth camps in Australia this week lost an appeal of an earlier court ruling that it had committed discrimination when it refused in 2007 to rent its facilities to WayOut, a suicide prevention program that works with LGBT youth. T…

Publisher Withdraws History of Hinduism, Amid Protest

By Laurie Patton

…in his view, the satire of a deceased religious figure did not in its own promote religious enmity. Because the situation was worsening, however, the judge did recommend the addition of Section 295A, which criminalized “the deliberate act intended to outrage feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.” And Section 295A was indeed subsequently enacted by the British because of the escalation of communal violence involving…

Are Conservative Churches Really Winning by Being More Orthodox?

By Daniel Schultz

…ons that would take issue with being labeled less-than-orthodox. And even relatively conservative Catholics like the newly-minted Pope Francis would agree that the “Christian moral code” involves a commitment to peace and social justice, which Eberstadt seems to ignore in favor of questions of sexual morality. (To be fair, Simon didn’t ask her about such issues.) But the heart of Eberstadt’s argument is demographics, and just about every piece of…

Queer Bloggers Make Homeschooler Christian College President Cranky

By Peter Montgomery

…head of the Home School Legal Defense Association and the founder and chancellor of Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia, is very, very unhappy about the existence of a blog called Queer at Patrick Henry College, which is operated by three students and alums who are writing under pseudonyms taken from the names of fictional gay characters. Farris is the leader of the conservative Christian movement that dominates homeschooling (see Juli…