An Israeli and a Palestinian American Imam Exchange Letters on Disturbing Viral Video
On the 12th of October, amid growing violence in Israel/Palestine, stories and video began to…
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Clashing human rights visions for LGBTs at United Nations; More Mixed Messages from the Vatican as Family Synod Begins; Timeline of Worsening Homophobia by Turkey’s AKP Party; Global LGBT Recap
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (pronounced iggle-hurk) announced last Monday that it…
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Is ISIS A Sign of the End Times? It May Only Matter That They Believe So
To bolster a weakened Assad regime, Russia has spent the last few weeks sending military…
Read MorePope Francis meets with bishop who blessed gay couple; Proposed NGO law in Uganda threatens LGBT groups, civil society; Interfaith sexuality organizing in Indonesia; global LGBT recap
We reported last week on the UN Security Council briefing convened by American and Chilean…
Read More‘Barbaric’ v ‘Progressive’ Islam; Catholic Church Objects to Mexican Court OK For Gay Adoption; Malaysian Court Weighs Boundaries Of Civil and Shariah Law; Global LGBT Recap
Islam: ‘Barbaric’ and Progressive The United Nations ambassadors from the US and Chile have invited…
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LGBT Human Rights in UN Sustainable Development Negotiation; Swiss Bishop Says Speaking of ‘Family Diversity’ is ‘Attack on the Creator’; Canadian Food Bank’s Anti-Gay Dogma; Global LGBT Recap
Photographer Robin Hammond has launched a social media campaign with the hashtag #WhereLoveIsIllegal to document…
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African Religious leaders complain about Obama advocacy for LGBT rights; Ultra-Orthodox Man Stabs Jerusalem Pride Parade Marchers, Again; Struggles over sexuality in Islam, Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican Churches; Global LGBT recap
Africa: Religious leaders criticize Obama comments on LGBT human rights A story from the Catholic…
Read MoreMexican Bishops Exorcism Against Equality; African Bishops Oppose ‘Enemy of Human Race’; Israeli Islamic Leader Anti-Gay Op-Ed
Mexico: Catholic bishops perform anti-marriage-equality exorcism At conservative journal First Things, intern Matthew Young contrasts…
Read MoreWith Christian Schools At Risk In Israel, Crickets from American Christian Conservatives
Last week, Christianity Today ran a piece headlined, “Why Christian Education in Israel Could Vanish.” The reason? “Funding…
Read MoreWhat Irish Marriage Vote Means for Catholic Church; The Lonely Fight for Equality in Belize; Progress and Backlash in Tunisia; Global LGBT Recap
The big news of the week was Irish voters’ overwhelming “yes” vote on a…
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