Make no Mistake, if There’s a War Between Russia and Ukraine, it Will be a Religious War
Putin has now ordered Russian troops into Donetsk and Luhansk. The first major conflict between…
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Taking Evangelical Support of Israel at Face Value Is a Terrible Idea: A Response
Writing under a pseudonym in the Forward, a Christian lawyer dismissed the apocalyptic component of Christian Zionism urging readers to take evangelicals’ love for Jews at face value. But Chrissy Stroop, who was raised in fundamentalism, calls this gaslighting.
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How Orthodox Christianity Became the Spiritual Home of White Nationalism
There is little doubt as to why Orthodoxy seems appealing to a white nationalist movement.
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‘Putin’s Children’ Push ‘Traditional Values’ in Latvia; Jewish Reparative Therapy Group Finds ‘Haven’ In Israel; Sikh Activist in UK Supports LGBT South Asians; Global LGBT Recap
International Activism and Advocacy The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…
Read MoreMormons Declare Same-Sex Marriage Apostasy, Deny Baptism to Children of Same-Sex Couples; Colombian Court OKs Adoption Over Church Objections; Franklin Graham Praises Putin’s Anti-Gay Policies; Global LGBT Recap
Transgender Europe celebrated its 10th anniversary. In the U.S., the Union for Reform Judaism, the…
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Why Moscow Wants to Crack Down on Foreign Funding for Minority Religious Orgs
In Russia, church and state are increasingly aligned in promoting “traditional Russian values” over those of the West.
Read MoreMexico moves toward national marriage equality; Greek govt announces civil partnership legislation; Pope warns against ‘secularism and relativism’; Global LGBT recap
Vatican: Pope will meet married gay activist; warns against “secularism and relativism” A Paraguayan LGBT…
Read MoreChurch=State in Putin’s Orthodox Empire?; Evangelical-Orthodox Anti-Gay Alliance; Malaysian Court Protects Transwomen; Catholicism (Still) Declining in Latin America; Global LGBT Recap
A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA law school and NORC at the University…
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Russian Parliament Hosts U.S. Anti-Gay Activist Paul Cameron
Cameron is among those made-in-America anti-LGBT activists who are exporting the US culture wars, their cause clearly losing at home, to countries where their prejudices are widely accepted.
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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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