Catholic Cardinal Slams Jesuit’s Bridge-Building Book; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Reports from several international LGBT gatherings: The Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa (IDNOWA), founded…
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Pope Mum on LGBTs in Uganda; Church Defends Anti-Marriage-Equality Efforts in Australia; Cyprus Passes Civil Partnerships; Global LGBT Recap
World AIDS Day will be observed on December 1. Also this week, ICASA, the International Conference…
Read MoreGlobal LGBT Recap: Mandela and Equality; Elton John Defies Russian Ban; Fake-Healing of AIDS
From India to China to Africa, events this month leave no doubt that the struggle for LGBT rights has gone global.
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Note to the New Pope: Half of the World’s Poor are Women
Let’s be clear: half of the world’s poor are women, and the church’s effort to deprive the Catholic women among them of contraceptives, of the use of condoms that could protect them from HIV-AIDS, and of the ministry of women priests who would marry, absolve, and anoint them, is no service to them.
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Status of Uganda Anti-Gay Bill Unclear; U.S. Religious Right Support Isn’t
Although there have been reports that the bill’s death penalty provisions have been dropped, the Obama administration disputes that claim which has falsely been promised by the bill’s backers in the past.
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The Truth about Catholics and Condoms
The Pope took a big first step that the rest of the leadership must follow.
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Heterosexual Martyrs and Gay Saints: Did AIDS Coverage Clear the Way for LGBT Equality?
As the AIDS crisis progressed and believers interrogated their faith, journalists reported their questions: Was God a God of love or judgment? Were biblical injunctions against homosexuality cultural artifacts or eternal truths?
Read MoreDid Jesus Help Ghanaian Women with Birth Control?
Just ask them directly.
Read MoreNew Report Breaks Silence on Faith-Based Orgs
“Seeing Is Believing” shines light on practices, lack of transparency, and effectiveness of US funding of faith-based organizations.
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