Global LGBT Recap: Asylum for Victims of Homophobia Exports; Orthodox Church Sees Anti-Gay Campaign Turned Toward Itself
The rising human costs and political complications of culture-war homophobia.
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What Does the ‘Traditional Family’ Have To Do with Pussy Riot?
Much of the Pussy Riot trial has focused on the shifting role of the Church from the Soviet era, but what’s less well known is the Church’s efforts to mute dissenters outside of Russia.
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Pussy Riot Members Sentenced to 2 Years for Offending Russian Orthodox Church
In short: for “hooliganism.”
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The Kremlin and the Church: Russia’s Holy Alliance
In the new Russia, where Putin attends Easter services in the capital’s main cathedral, it seems the era of religious repression is over—except if you are a Protestant.
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Roll Over Lenin: Russian Church Elects New Patriarch
The new Patriarch is considered a modernist, but his support for freedom of religion is spotty, and Russia’s fledgling gay rights movement will not find an ally in Kirill.
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