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Archive, Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderAugust 21, 2017

Some Christian and Muslim Leaders Urging ‘No’ Vote in Australian Mail Ballot on Marriage Equality; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Author Michael Muhammad Knight writes at Vice on “Editing Homophobia Out of the ‘Islamic Tradition.’”…

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"We—all who hold religious liberty dear—must condemn the attack on Rushdie," writes Haroon Moghul. "But that’s not enough. Because sometimes our professed piety is performative or partisan; that is, our outrage is more about the criminal than the crime." https://t.co/95N792bTXo

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"The [Founding Fathers] knew that it would never be enough for denominations, or religions, to get along; that some groups would try to dominate, and that tyranny required legal mechanisms to stop it," write @tlecaque and @JLoganTomlin: https://t.co/E5f3sCMxAK

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In an interview on their new book "The Neutrality Trap," @berniemayer & @FontJackie tell @C_Stroop: "Social movements must be sensitive to chaotic disruption & strategic disruption. You need both for social change to happen & to be sustainable." Read more: https://t.co/vApE7MLLrX

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