Do Women Have a Future in the Catholic Church? Social Justice Orgs Petition Bishops This Week
No denomination has suffered as acutely as the Roman Catholic Church from the changes remaking…
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Our Dance Clubs, Our Churches
I don’t know how we ever forgot that we are graced with every breath of…
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Orlando Massacre; Legal Gray Area in Jordan Amid Rising Fundamentalism; Push and Pull on LGBT Human Rights at UN; Global LGBT Recap
Organizers of last month’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia have published their report…
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Culture Warriors Surrender, But Battles Rage On
The culture wars are over, according to Barton Swaim, a former speechwriter for former South Carolina…
Read MoreMormons Fight Marriage Equality in Mexico; Is Catholic Church Italy’s Anti-Gay NRA?; Nigerian Anglicans Cut Ties With UK Diocese; Global LGBT Recap
Scott Lively, an American who has promoted anti-gay policies around the world, recently argued that,…
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Cafeteria Christianity in the Age of Social Media: What’s Old Is New Again
When people ask questions like “Why do we pick and choose our religious beliefs?” they…
Read MoreTutu’s Daughter Marries Woman & Loses Anglican Priest License; Romanian Anti-Marriage Activists Get 3 Million Signatures; Australian State Apologizes For Harmful Sodomy Laws; Global LGBT Recap
South Africa: Tutu’s Daughter Marries Woman, Loses License as Anglican Priest Mpho Tutu-Van Furth, Bishop…
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Women Are Leaving Church, And the Reason Seems Clear
A new Pew Research Center analysis of General Social Survey data confirms a long-simmering trend…
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A Furious Sadness: Conversation with Christian Protester of Nazi-Saluting Trump Supporter
Every so often, a news story of the day opens up into something deeper, broader,…
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Competing Visions of Family & Freedom at UN; Methodists Try to Avoid Schism on Sexuality; Catholic Cardinal Denounces LGBT ‘Demonic Ideology’; Global LGBT Recap
Tuesday, May 17 was commemorated as International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, or IDAHOT….
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