Yo, Gays, Stop Bogarting that Rainbow!
One group on the religious right is demanding that gays and lesbians give up their grip on the rainbow.
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Straightening Up Cardinal Newman
Cardinal John Henry Newman, England’s most famous convert to Roman Catholicism, is on his way to sainthood. Is this why the Vatican is preparing to move his grave and separate him from the friend he requested to be buried with?
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Not His House: Archbishop Oversteps, Opposes Repeal of DADT
On December 1, Catholic Archbishop for the Military Services Timothy Broglio contributed an essay to the Washington Post’s “On Faith” opposing the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell; the Clinton-era policy that prevents LGBT persons from serving openly in the military. He quotes at length from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, compares homosexuality to alcoholism, and makes the unconvincing, dishonest claim that lifting the ban would infringe upon the religious liberty of Catholic chaplains by forcing them to bless same-gender marriages. But the military is not the Catholic Church.
Read MoreMaddow Confronts Author of Ugandan “Kill the Gays” Bill
I almost feel sorry for David Bahati. Almost.
Read MoreSame-Sex Marriage: The Cure for Unemployment (Worries)
County with highest unemployment in the nation roped into anti-same-sex marriage fight.
Read MoreCan Shari’ah Be Imposed Through the ‘Homosexual Agenda’?
Lost in a stew of bigotry.
Read MoreAnti-Gay Marriage Arguments for Prop. 8 Fall Short
How exactly does Proposition 8 protect marriage?
Read MoreFRC Rehashes Religious Opposition to DADT… in Real Time
As Congress holds hearings on overturning the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, the Family Research Council hosted a live webcast.
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Bishop Among Those “Outed” by Ugandan Tabloid
A photo of one of the few Uganda clergy who ministers to gays and lesbians appeared under the headline “Hang Them.”
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Gays Attacked in Uganda After Mag Publishes Info
American evangelicals have helped cultivate the homophobic atmosphere in Uganda that has begun to translate into violence.
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