Gay/LGBT Religious News (T22R-1)
 New York Times | Bishops at odds with state, federal governments over gay marriage, health care Washington Post BALTIMORE â€" US Roman Catholic bishops vowed Monday to defend their religious liberty in the face of growing acceptance of gay marriage and what they called attempts by secularists to marginalize faith. Bishop William Lori, leader of a new national ... Bishops Open 'Religious Liberty' Drive Bishops say government eroding religious liberty Catholic bishops say religious freedom waning |
 Advocate.com | Illinois Catholic Charities Drop Lawsuit Against State Over Gay Adoption ... Huffington Post "This stands as a stark lesson to the rest of the nation that legislators promising 'religious protection' in same sex marriage and civil union laws may not be able to deliver on those promises," Breen said. Anthony Martinez, executive director of ... Catholic dioceses dropping lawsuit over foster care Catholic Charities to end service, drop lawsuit Catholic Charities Groups End Ill. Suit |
NIGERIA: Tightening the noose on gay rights IRINnews.org In Malawi a gay couple was imprisoned for “gross indecencyâ€. The United States and British governments have threatened to cut off aid money to African countries seeking to curb gay rights. Leaders of Nigeria's main religions - Islam and Christianity ... |
 USA Today | Gay marriage does not violate the First Amendment Baltimore Sun So, by allowing the state to recognize same sex marriages, others' rights would be violated? This makes no sense. No one is suggesting the Catholic church marry gay or lesbian couples. The statement further says "Religious liberty and the right of ... Bishops to address gay marriage, abortion at fall meeting US Bishops to discuss gay marriage Bishops change course on religious liberty |
 CTV.ca | Manly Prayers at Penn State Religion Dispatches Gay sex among consenting adults, for example, is usually labeled sinful in such evangelical contexts. There are few if any progressive religious voices in these settings. If young boys are looking to college football to learn what manhood looks like, ... Penn State's shame and ours |
Advocate.com | Illinois Catholic Charities Drop Lawsuit Against State Over Gay Adoption ... Huffington Post "This case and the legislation that has been introduced multiple times this year is all about prioritizing religion over what is best for the children in their care," Martinez said. "Finding a loving home for the thousands of children in the ... Catholic Charities Groups End Ill. Suit |
Michigan's 'Matt's Safe School Law,' Anti-Bullying Legislation, Exemption ... Huffington Post Michigan-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy groups say they are relieved after an area senator agreed to drop a controversial exemption from a much-criticized anti-bullying law. As the Religion News Service is reporting, ... |
Catholic Church Launches Anti-Gay, Anti-Marriage Website Lez Get Real The voices of faith are not being curtailed; it is the organization of religion that is having its privileged position challenged by fair minded challenges. Dolan told the gathering of 300 bishops to face down the chilling statistics of people leaving ... |
God, gay dichotomy must end Albany Times Union Just as many right-wing religious voices say that God must be chosen over gay, many left-wing secular gay rights voices say that gay must prevail over God. Nonsense. What was true for me is true for LGBT people writ large: religion and sexual diversity ... |
 The New Civil Rights Movement | Sacrilege Or Censorship? Christians Enraged Over Gay, Religion Themed Art The New Civil Rights Movement This was not the first time that an exhibition that included LGBT or religious imagery had been censored and undoubtedly not the last. So thinking I had been there, done that, I decided to stay home with my partner in more temperate Seattle. ... |
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