Gay/LGBT Religious News (T22R-1)
 Washington Times | In Same-Sex Marriage Testimony, O'Malley Balances Religious Freedom, Civil Rights Southern Maryland Online Martin O'Malley stressed the importance of balancing the freedom of Maryland's religious institutions to practice their faith with the civil rights of same-sex couples in the state. "As a free and diverse people of many faiths, we choose to be governed ... O'Malley's selective application of religious freedom O'Malley makes his case for gay unions Supporters, opponents of same-sex marriage bill square off at Md. legislative ... |
 Alaska Dispatch | Fact check: Gay rights initiative wouldn't impact religious protection Alaska Dispatch An Anchorage initiative, if it passes, will extend the city's anti-discrimination protections to gay and transgender people. The initiative leaves untouched existing law that allows religious groups and denominational institutions to give preferential ... |
Illinois Rep. Wants 'Common Sense' Anti-Gay Discrimination Care2.com (blog) by Steve Williams A Republican lawmaker in Illinois has once again introduced legislation to carve out religious exemptions from the state's near year-old civil unions law, calling it “common sense†that religious adoption agencies should be able to ... </> |
 Opposing Views | Gay Teen Thanks Lady Gaga but Kills Self; Christian Parents Performed Exorcism ... Opposing Views A gay California teenager killed himself after his Christian parents performed an exorcism on him in an attempt to "cure" him, and when that didn't work they kicked him out of the house. The Daily Mail reports 19-year-old Eric James Borges killed ... |
Va. House panel backs 'conscience clause' to let faith-based agencies deny ... Washington Post Private, faith-based adoption agencies would be allowed to deny placement of a child if doing so would violate their religious beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality, under legislation advanced by a House of Delegates on Tuesday. |
 LGBTQ Nation | HUD: Religious groups must abide by LGBT non-bias housing rule LGBTQ Nation By Chris Johnson WASHINGTON -- A Department of Housing and Urban Development official said Monday religious institutions receiving federal funds for housing programs will have to abide by a new HUD rule prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people. Feds: housing programs must accept transgender, homosexual applicants New HUD rule called 'truly historic' HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan reveals new housing regulations to protect LGBT people |
Opposing Views | Gay Teen Thanks Lady Gaga but Kills Self; Christian Parents Performed Exorcism ... Opposing Views A gay California teenager killed himself after his Christian parents performed an exorcism on him in an attempt to "cure" him, and when that didn't work they kicked him out of the house. The Daily Mail reports 19-year-old Eric James Borges killed ... |
 Baltimore Sun | Don't use Bible to fight gay marriage MyCentralJersey.com If nothing else, through his extensive quoting of the Bible, Mr. Thompson proves that there is truly no logical argument to be made against gay marriage â€" only one based on religion or prejudice, often times the latter masked as the former. Gay marriage How Governors Are Leading the Way on Same-Sex Marriage |
Bishop Robinson: Intolerant Religions "Increasingly Irrelevant" Queerty For those of us who grew up lacking a father figure, there's openly gay Episcopalian bishop Gene Robinson. Gene always seems to have the right answer to moral questions, and his sermons are inspiring and insightfulâ€"even if you grew up hating the ... |
 New York Times | A Nobel Prize for LGBT Civil Rights? Religion Dispatches By Jay Michaelson Jay Michaelson, a Religion Dispatches associate editor and founder of Nehirim: GLBT Jewish Culture & Spirituality, writes regularly for the Forward and Tikkun. He is completing his Ph.D. in Jewish Thought at Hebrew University and his ... RGOD2: Remembering David Kato, a light shining in the darkness |
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