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‘Barbaric’ v ‘Progressive’ Islam; Catholic Church Objects to Mexican Court OK For Gay Adoption; Malaysian Court Weighs Boundaries Of Civil and Shariah Law; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…equently, a couple days after it had been posted, Isaiah had gone into the city center to buy feed for their chickens. His brother followed him. Someone had told him about the wedding. He had brought friends, and started beating his own brother up. Edwin came to Isaiah’s rescue before a mob could pummel him to death. He escaped with heavy bruises and cuts on his body. Afraid, they are now attempting to raise the funds to stay with friends in Tanza…

Religious Conservatives Mobilize Internationally Against Spanish Nondiscrimination Bill; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…same-sex couples, “it would signal to the international community that the city welcomed a diverse group of people, enabling access to a larger pool of global talent.” Separately, Brian Leung Siu-fai, chief campaigner of local gay rights group Big Love Alliance, questioned why Hong Kong could not recognise same-sex marriage while Taiwan did so. “In the past, this was considered a Western value. But Taiwan’s court ruled in favour of gay marriage in…

The Arab, the Feds and the Flood: Dave Eggers’ Zeitoun Rescues America

By Haroon Moghul

…er pouring down streets and into homes, the lake become the surface of the city. In that “mythical disaster,” Zeitoun finds his calling: With the use of a canoe, his skills, and his friends, he can liberate the trapped, feed starving pets, and re-supply the isolated. He is, in other words, the federal government we should have had. That’s half of it—and don’t get me wrong, it’s done gorgeously. Eggers is so good at what he does, we forget that he…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…the leader of Adat Shalom Emanuel, the only non-Orthodox synagogue in the city. According to the report, Israel’s Masorti (Conservative) movement approved the ordination of gay and lesbian rabbis two years ago. Goldstein, now 49 come out at the age of 24, when he was living in Israel where he attend rabbinical school in a bid to help loosen the hold that the ultra-religious have over Judaism in Israel. “My motto is to give Judaism back to the peo…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…in worship on Friday in the face of controversy and threats. This week the City Council shut down the mosque, reportedly for not having required spaces for parking. According to Pink News, CityCouncillor Ganief Hendricks “said the application process to reopen could take up to six months.” Mosque founder Taj Hargey told the BBC, “The City Council is trying to close the mosque using ridiculous bylaws and I will not be threatened by them or anyone e…

Israel’s Chief Rabbis Say No to Christian Zionist Event

By Sarah Posner

…linking the ICEJ event to a “troubling trend” of Christian control of Old City sites. Haaretz reports that the group has put up posters in Jerusalem saying that “attempts to portray the vigil as harmless are deliberate acts of deception on the part of missionaries who seek to attract Jews and strengthen the church’s hold on holy sites in the Old City.” To be clear, ICEJ’s promotional materials do not explicitly invite Jews to join the prayer vigi…

LGBT’s, Opponents Prep for Vatican Synod; UN Rights Council Adopts LGBT Resolution; Brazil’s Evangelicals Eye Presidency; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ange the term “man and woman” to “two parties” in the article concerning marriage and the term “father and mother” to “parents” in the Civil Code. Philippines: Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Passes Quezon City Council The city council of Quezon City unanimously approved an anti-discrimination ordinance this week, expanding a law from 2003 that banned anti-gay housing discrimination. …

A Pope, a Poet, and a Drug War

By Stephen Andes

…co—an innocent—was tortured and murdered by drug traffickers in their home city of Cuernavaca, Morelos. Javier Sicilia received the heartbreaking news while attending a conference in the Philippines. He recalls chain-smoking a pack of cigarettes after hearing the report, unsure of his next move. On returning to Mexico, Sicilia laid his son to rest. At the memorial he read a poem: The world is not worthy of words they have been suffocated from the…

Recent Debates Highlight Democrats’ Antisemitism Blind Spot—But It’s Not What You Think

By Nylah Burton

…ican Jews have a home—America—and it’s worrisome for the Mayor of New York City (which is home to the largest Jewish population of any city, including in Israel) to claim that Jews aren’t safe there. And yet, De Blasio’s comments have not and likely will not be rebuked by the Democratic Party for invoking antisemitic tropes. For Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, the reason why is two-fold, telling Religion Dispatches that “I think most Democrats don’t have…

The Spirit of January 6th: The Theology of This Seldom Discussed Movement Animates the Growing Threat to U.S. Democracy

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

…s we shall see, there’s a relationship between what’s termed “spiritual warfare” and physical warfare. NAR leaders increasingly refer to Democrats, liberals, feminists, and LGBTQ+ people—i.e. anyone with a different political, religious, or gender identity—as demonic, and blame them for societies’ problems. “Social science since World War 2 and the Nazi genocide has shown that under specific conditions, virulent demonization and scapegoating can a…