Religious Leaders Accuse Conservatives of Misleading Public on Contraception
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice launches new campaign.
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Progressive Faith Leaders Rally to Keep Heat on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Obama’s Faith-Based Advisory Council member, Harry Knox: ‘We must not wait on the courts. The Senate must not pass the buck on justice. The time for repeal is now.’
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An Extravagant Welcome For All: Believe Out Loud, a Faith-Based LGBT Campaign, Launches
We know that there is a significant “uncertain middle” of mainline clergy who would show leadership on LGBT issues if they were not afraid of stirring controversy in their congregations. A new campaign aims to jump start this missing conversation and to create space in American Christianity for a true welcoming of LGBT people and their families.
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Religious Leaders Urge Obama to Condemn Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill at Prayer Breakfast
Obama is scheduled to address the National Prayer Breakfast, organized by ‘The Family,’ which has ties to the ‘kill-the-gays’ bill in Uganda. Religious leaders, including a member of the president’s faith-based Advisory Council, are calling on the president to condemn homophobia and offer an alternative, inclusive prayer event.
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Religious Leaders Condemn National Prayer Breakfast; Offer Alternative American Prayer Hour
Kill-the-gays bill in Uganda sparks call for President Obama to condemn homophobia at NPB.
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Right Wing Catholics Attack Obama Faith-Based Council Member, Harry Knox
Right wingers call for Knox’s ouster. What’d he do? He took issue with the Pope’s rejection of condom use as a precaution against AIDS.
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Not only is the balance on Obama’s Faith-Based Council tipped toward conservatives, it seems that for every gay rights advocate there must be a homophobe.
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