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Is Religious Freedom a Casualty at Ground Zero?

By Kambiz GhaneaBassiri

…e claims made against it were that it did not recognize secular authority, promoted intolerance and violence, and demanded blind obedience to its ancient doctrines. These are all charges currently made against Islam as a religion. In the late 19th century, the prominent nativist Josiah Strong wrote, “It has been shown that it is the avowed purpose of Romanists to ‘make America Catholic.’ It has been shown that this could not be done without bringi…

RDPulpit: Israel in Gaza: Right but not Smart

By Rabbi Michael Lerner

…o demand an immediate cease-fire. That cease-fire should be imposed by the United Nations and backed unequivocally by the United States. Its terms must include the following: A. Hamas stops all firing of missiles, bombs, or any other violent action originating from the West Bank or Gaza, and cooperates in actively jailing anyone from any faction that attempts to break this cease-fire from territory controlled by Hamas; B. Israel stops all bombing,…

Stupak Forming Fault Lines in Left-Leaning Faith Groups?

By Sarah Posner

…f Church and State, the National Council of Jewish Women, leaders from the United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and others are calling for full coverage of abortion access in health care reform and to “ensure the final health care reform bill respects diverse religious beliefs,” according to a press release from the RCRC. The sequence of events leading up to the Stupak amendment demonstrates the propensity for advocates of “common…

Duterte Cites Catholic Heritage in Opposing Marriage Equality, and More in the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…to “ideological colonization” by influential western countries such as the United States. “And this is terrible,” the Pope said last August. “We are experiencing a moment of the annihilation of man as the image of God.” UN: Some countries challenge religious freedom report dealing with sexuality Earlier this month, United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief Ahmed Shaheed, delivered his first report to the Human Rights Coun…

Donald Trump Scares LGBT People Worldwide and More, in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…il of Europe held a session on the rights of children in rainbow families. United Nations: Effort to strip language on SOGI from extra-judicial killings resolution fails As part of an ongoing backlash against LGBT human rights at the United Nations, the Group of African States continues to try to undermine the independent expert hired by the Human Rights Council to investigate violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and iden…

Trump Election Could Threaten LGBT Rights Globally

By Peter Montgomery

…ntry’s former president when he moved toward closer ties with Russia. “The United States was a great example for us… Now we expect the backlash in all spheres of rights — LGBT rights, minority rights, women’s rights, migrant rights.” The Washington Blade’s Michael Lavers interviews a Palestinian human rights activist who believes that Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric is fueling extremism. At the United Nations, members of the African Group are pushing…

Mormons Fight Marriage Equality in Mexico; Is Catholic Church Italy’s Anti-Gay NRA?; Nigerian Anglicans Cut Ties With UK Diocese; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ountry.” More from the KUTV report: Similar to the Church’s efforts in the United States, Mormon leaders said their opposition to same-sex marriage is rooted in ‘religious liberty’ and ‘free thought’. “We encourage members of the Church to unite our voices with those of other citizens in exercising our rights, as they are listed in the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, which establish and honor religious liberty, expression of b…

The Uncertain Post-Obergefell World of Religious Exemptions

By Sarah Posner

…age to women. The Rev. Barry Lynn, AU’s executive director and an ordained United Church of Christ minister, described the new project as one “all Americans can embrace, regardless of where and if they worship, no matter their political beliefs, their gender, their age or who they love.” Tomorrow Americans United will send a legal memo to court clerks in Texas, where the state attorney general, Ken Paxton, has issued an opinion stating that county…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…more pronounced in nations with large Evangelical populations, such as the United States and Brazil, than Catholic ones, such as Argentina, Ireland, and Spain. Decidedly less noted, and therefore less understood, are the political roots of the gay backlash. By openly embracing anti-gay violence and extremely homophobic legislation, many autocratic regimes across the world are doing what such regimes have done for centuries to groups as varied as J…

America, Religious Values, and the Death Penalty; Or, If it Was Good Enough for Jesus and Socrates…

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…up if it is to have any hope of being admitted to the European Union). The United States has not outgrown the death penalty, at least not yet. And so it finds itself in odd and uncomfortable company with those countries that still use the death penalty quite liberally: among them Russia, Saudi Arabia, China, North Korea, and Myanmar. Deterrence, Vengeance, Retribution In an increasingly abolitionist global environment, what are the arguments for a…