The Year in Reproductive Justice: 2015 Summary
The words and deeds of those in the U.S. who oppose abortion have perhaps never…
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America No Longer a Christian Nation: And Other Critical Data from 2015
After a year that included Pope Francis’ first visit to the U.S., the ongoing battle over “religious…
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Feminist Critics of Wearing Hijab in Solidarity Fall Into Same Old Traps
Though Wheaton professor Larycia Hawkins was officially reprimanded for claiming that Muslims and Christian worship the same god,…
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Beyond Tolerance: Helping Religions “Come Out”
A gay Muslim student whose family comes from Saudi Arabia worries that they will have…
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Greek Orthodox Bishop Says Spit on Inhuman Gay Scum: This Week’s LGBT Global Recap
Hundreds of people attended last weekend’s conference on global LGBT activism in New York. At…
Read MoreDid Religious Universities Just Get a License to Discriminate?
The news that more than two dozen religiously affiliated colleges and universities had received exemptions…
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Religious Exceptions Not So Exceptional According to New Study
One of the assumptions behind those seeking a religious exception to the contraceptive mandate in…
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Religious Hostility to Gay Nigerians; The Pope’s Visit To Africa; Ireland’s Religious Schools Can’t Discriminate Against Gays; Orthodox Church in Georgia Leads Anti-Gay Forces; Global LGBT Recap
International Human Rights Day is Thursday, December 10. On Saturday, December 12, OutRight International (formerly…
Read MorePope Francis Dismisses Condoms in AIDS Fight
Apparently finding a way to bend church rules to allow divorced Catholics to receive communion…
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World AIDS Day will be observed on December 1. Also this week, ICASA, the International Conference…
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