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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderAugust 7, 2016

Pope Denounces Gender Colonization; Indonesian Court Considers Islamist Request To Criminalize Homosexuality; Egypt’s Grand Mufti Says No One Has Right to Harm Homosexuals; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

There are reportedly a record number of openly lesbian, gay, and bisexual athletes competing in…

Archive, Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 31, 2016

Russia Expels Gay American Pastor, An Epidemic of Anti-LGBT Violence in Brazil, And More in the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Alturi profiles human rights activist Neela Ghoshal, senior researcher for the LGBT rights program at…

Archive, Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 17, 2016

United Methodists Elect 1st Gay Bishop; Canadian Anglicans OK Same-Sex Marriage

By Peter Montgomery

This week’s Global LGBT Recap.

(A)theologies, ArchiveJuly 5, 2016

Searching in Vain for a “Pure” Elie Wiesel

By Martin Kavka

When they read Elie Wiesel’s Night, my Bible-belt students are regularly caught up short. They…

Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyJuly 5, 2016

5 Most Important Quotes from Trump’s Evangelical Summit

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

It seems like not a day goes by when a reporter or political commentator declares…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 1, 2016

UN Human Rights Council Creates LGBT Watchdog; Orthodox Council Affirms Traditional Teaching on Family; Pope Francis Says Church Should Apologize to Gays; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

United Nations: Human Rights Council creates watchdog for LGBT rights The United Nations Human Rights…

(A)theologies, Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, Sexuality/GenderJune 26, 2016

Indonesia Allows Abusive Sharia Laws to Stand; Kenyan Priest Joins Challenge to Anti-LGBT Laws; Dominican Republic Bishop Slams ‘Gender Ideology’ at OAS; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Pride celebrations continued this weekend, with major events in San Francisco, New York, and London,…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJune 5, 2016

Mormons Fight Marriage Equality in Mexico; Is Catholic Church Italy’s Anti-Gay NRA?; Nigerian Anglicans Cut Ties With UK Diocese; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Scott Lively, an American who has promoted anti-gay policies around the world, recently argued that,…

(A)theologies, ArchiveJune 2, 2016

Tribal Trouble: The Changing Nature of American Jews’ Relationship to Israel and the Question of Jewish Unity

By Shaul Magid

If the adage is correct that “nationalism is an extension of egoism” then national “unity”…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMay 7, 2016

US Offers Help For Investigation of Bangladesh Killings

By Peter Montgomery

Plus: Religious Nationalists Support Anti-Gay Push In Kyrgyzstan; Malaysian Religious Police Target Trans People; and more, in this week’s Global LGBT Recap.