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Taqwacore Roundtable: On Punks, the Media, and the Meaning of “Muslim”

By Shahjehan Khan

…If not, why? Is it the music (the genre being very particular to the Anglophone world)? the underlying thought of treating “Muhammad as punk rocker?” BU: What an ignorant question. Anglophone world? Punk is ten times bigger in Kuala Lampur than it ever will be in the UK, France, or Germany. Or America. No, the reason for forming the Dead Bhuttos, and the rush to put a single online was to show, at least cosmetically, that Pakistan was as capable…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…dissemination of homophobic posters “is apparently being coordinated by a number of neo-Nazi organisations.” Junkee also explains that the government’s decision to hold a mail survey, rather than a formal referendum at the ballot box, means that election laws don’t apply, and “there is no requirement for campaigners to authorize any material with a name or address. That means any individual or organization can anonymously create posters or advert…

Oh, For God’s Sake

By Daniel Schultz

…here is more than one version of the Bible. Obama was quoting from the New International Version while Fox Nation was pointing to the King James Version to “debunk” him. This would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic. Heh, indeedy, as they say, if for no other reason than that the NIV is one of the most popular scriptural translations for Evangelicals. That’s worth a double facepalm in my book. As Media Matters goes on to point out, factual accurac…

NOM’s Brian Brown Went to Russia to Push Anti-Gay Laws

By Peter Montgomery

…Brown attended two events in Moscow. One was a joint meeting on changes in international adoption laws with the Duma’s committee on foreign affairs and its committee on family, women and children – whose chair, Yelena Mizulina, authored the ban on gay “propaganda” and the adoption bill. The other event was a roundtable discussion on “Traditional Values: The Future of the European Peoples,” hosted by the St. Basil the Great Foundation – an Orthodox…

Anglican Bishops Punish Episcopal Church Over LGBT Inclusion; Secularization’s Role in Moving Latin America ‘Beyond Machismo’; Greek Orthodox Bishop Says Gays Deserve Respect; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ions on LGBT rights.” Encarnación writes that both home-grown activism and international pressure have played a role: Last but not least has been the timely intervention by several individual foreign nations, most notably Spain. After 2005, when Spain became the first Roman Catholic nation to legalize same-sex marriage, the Socialist administration of José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero made LGBT rights a priority in its diplomatic relations with Latin A…

Pope Mum on LGBTs in Uganda; Church Defends Anti-Marriage-Equality Efforts in Australia; Cyprus Passes Civil Partnerships; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

World AIDS Day will be observed on December 1. Also this week, ICASA, the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, is being held in Harare, Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe has a long track record of extreme anti-gay rhetoric. Advocates for LGBTs promote legal equality because laws criminalizing homosexuality, in addition to restricting human rights, interfere with efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. From a press release fro…

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

…around the globe talking about ‘homosexual offenders’ – the phrase in the international version…and talking about idolaters and adulterers and thieves being ranked together 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. Japa…

Why I Boycotted a Conference at Brigham Young University

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…tand. I had looked forward to the conference. The issue was important, the international roster of scholars participating was impressive, and my old friend and colleague, David Little, was to receive an award for his work on issues of religious tolerance around the world. He certainly deserved it. My schedule was tight but I could go for at least a day. But then I received the Free BYU email and I knew I could not attend. All my adult life I have…

Challenge to ‘un-Africanness’ of homosexuality; LGBT Catholics in Africa face church cooperation with persecution; lesbian cartoon project debuts in bangladesh under shadow of violence; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…port and work with the LGBT community in the area of lobbying at the wider international/church level. “This anti-LGBT stance drives Catholics away from the Church. Edenedi, a bisexual woman who was baptized and brought up Catholic, is now worshiping in the charismatic faith. She feels she can no longer go to church on Sunday, sit down and listen to unchristian preaching about LGBT people. Despite this she still identifies herself as Catholic.” Fr…

As Trial Approaches, Accused in IHOP Murder Case Challenges Evidence

By Sarah Posner

…national attention because both Moore and Deaton were affiliated with the International House of Prayer (IHOP), and Deaton’s husband, Tyler Deaton, is said to have taken IHOP’s teachings to extremes, creating an abusive cult in his small sub-community, leading to his wife’s death. After Bethany Deaton was found dead, Moore confessed to the murder. But now his lawyers, in a pre-trial motion, argue that the state’s only evidence against him is that…