American Sin: Why Pope Francis’ Mercy is Not Our Mercy
In The Name of God Is Mercy , Pope Francis’ new book, the pontiff does more riffing…
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Should Barbie Get Her Feet Washed at Church?
Did it strike anyone else as odd that the Vatican announced that women could have…
Read MoreCivil Unions Battle Heats Up in Italy; Church Leaders in Malawi Defend Criminalization of Homosexuality; Report on LGBT Student Group Sparks Backlash in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap
Several reports relating to LGBT human rights internationally were released this week: Human Rights Watch…
Read MoreRussian Orthodox Patriarch Blames Gays For ISIS; ‘Christian Nationalist’ Sworn In As Guatemala’s President; Vatican Resists Civil Unions in Italy; Global LGBT Recap
US Vice President Joe Biden addressed a group of business leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland…
Read MoreConservative Anglican Bishops Threaten To Split Communion; Malawi Opposition Leader Says Gays Should Be Killed; Anti-Marriage Effort Makes European Union Question Initiative Process; Global LGBT Recap
A four-day conference convened by the Gay Christian Network is under way in Houston. The…
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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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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…
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#OpenTheseDoors: A Movement to Turn New York’s Closed Churches into Shelters
When the archdiocese of New York announced in 2014 that it would begin closing parishes…
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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…
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Will “Religious Freedom” Be the Issue That Finally Unites the Religious Right?
It is by now widely accepted that the second half of the 20th century witnessed…
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