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Recent Religious Headlines [T11R-4]

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Homosexual review goes online in Morocco The founders of "Mithly", the Arabic word for gay, say it's the first site of its kind in Muslim North Africa and aims to fight homophobia with understanding. Homosexual review goes online in Morocco RABAT (AFP) - By Western standards it's tame, with no nudity, no sex and mostly text. Yet a new gay Moroccan Internet magazine may test the limits in a country where homosexuality is taboo. Homosexual review goes online in Morocco RABAT (AFP) - By Western standards it's tame, with no nudity, no sex and mostly text. Alameda District Discontinues K-5 LGBT Curriculum; Parents Dismiss Opt-Out Suit ALAMEDA, Calif., May 20 / Standard Newswire / -- A group of parents who filed a lawsuit against Alameda Unified School District after the District denied their requests to excuse their young children from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) instruction are dismissing the...

From both sides (T12R-5)

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New York Daily News Prominent Anti-Gay Christian Advocate Vacations With Male Escort EDGE Boston Added Rekers, "I have spent much time as a mental health professional and as a Christian minister helping and lovingly caring for people identifying ... Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with "rent boy" Gather.com Left Wing: When Gay Bashers Are Gay, Why Do People Just Mock and Turn Away? Newsweek (blog) Anti-Gay Organization Founder Travels With a 'Rentboy' Huffington Post (blog) Watermark  - Advocate.com  - Falls Church News Press all 370 news articles » San Diego Gay & Lesbian News Ex-Gay No Way: Survival and recovery from religious abuse San Diego Gay & Lesbian News However, there is a significant part of christian religion today that might espouse to spread the all-inclusive love of God, but sadly, their tactics are an ... By John-Henry WestenWASHINGTON, May 31, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.c...

Headlines: Separation of Church and State (T23R-2)

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Chicago Tribune Some bothered by Chicago high schools holding graduation ceremonies at churches Examiner.com The issue concerns the debate over the separation of church and state . Although the First Amendment of the US Constitution explicitly prohibits any state ... Graduations in churches make some groups uneasy Chicago Tribune Lonnie Nasatir: Let's think twice about church graduations Chicago Tribune (blog) all 5 news articles » What separation of church and state means Washington Post The principle of separation of church and state [letters, May 21] does not mean that government should be hostile to religion, but that it should be ... Debating Church and State in Texas Big Government (blog) separation of school and state World Magazine all 24 news articles » Exeter Union High School District to decide whether prayers will be said at ... Visalia Times-Delta The possibility of canceling the prayer emerged when two organi...

Recent Religious Headlines [T11R-4]

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Homosexual review goes online in Morocco The founders of "Mithly", the Arabic word for gay, say it's the first site of its kind in Muslim North Africa and aims to fight homophobia with understanding. Homosexual review goes online in Morocco RABAT (AFP) - By Western standards it's tame, with no nudity, no sex and mostly text. Yet a new gay Moroccan Internet magazine may test the limits in a country where homosexuality is taboo. Homosexual review goes online in Morocco RABAT (AFP) - By Western standards it's tame, with no nudity, no sex and mostly text. Alameda District Discontinues K-5 LGBT Curriculum; Parents Dismiss Opt-Out Suit ALAMEDA, Calif., May 20 / Standard Newswire / -- A group of parents who filed a lawsuit against Alameda Unified School District after the District denied their requests to excuse their young children from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) instruction are dismissing the...

From both sides (T12R-5)

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SouthFloridaGayNews.com Sex Scandal Brings Down Anti-Gay G.O.P. Congressman SouthFloridaGayNews.com Souder, an evangelical Christian who was elected to the House in 1994 during the “Republican Revolution,” has scored zero on every Human Rights Campaign ... A Well-Earned Comeuppance SouthFloridaGayNews.com all 2 news articles » Church group denies 'ex-gay' therapy SX News (blog) The bishop of Evangelism Ministries has written to Sydney City Council to “clarify” that its Christian group is not “one which targets young people with ... BBCIndonesia.com Malawi president pardons gay couple after UN pressure Telegraph.co.uk President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi has pardoned a homosexual couple who had been jailed for 14 years. Mr wa Mutharika had been under international ... Jailed gay couple pardoned by Malawi's president InTheNews.co.uk We have little tolerance for gays seeking asylum Sydney Morning Hera...

Gay/LGBT Religious News (T22R-1)

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The Guardian Malawi president pardons gay couple Afrique en Ligue ... of the convicted and jailed Malawi first openly gay couple "These boys committed a crime against our culture, against our religion and against our laws ... Freedom in Malawi, With Questions for the Future Huffington Post (blog) Malawi President Pardons Gay Couple New York Times BREAKING NEWS: Gay couple imprisoned in Malawi to be pardoned and freed San Diego Gay & Lesbian News The Guardian all 1,473 news articles » Russian Church supports ban on gay pride parade Interfax-Religion "The Moscow city government's ban [on a gay pride parade] is based on full solidarity between the authorities and public opinion," Vladimir Legoyda, ... and more » SheWired New Poll Shows Slight Drop In Opposition To Gay Marriage RTT News Independents were nearly split down the middle, with 49% supporting gay marriage. Unsurprisingly, religion played a major role in Americ...