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From both sides (T24R-5)

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Advocate.com Which Is Sinful â€" Marriage Equality or Homophobia ? Advocate.com Representatives of two religions delivered very different takes on LGBT issues over the weekend, with one saying same-sex marriage is immoral, the other saying homophobia is a sin. While states and nations move to offer equal marriage rights to same ... Mormon Leaders Reiterate Church's Opposition to Gay Marriage at LDS General ... Towleroad all 171 news articles » BBC News Daniel Zamudio: The homophobic murder that changed Chile BBC News The bill makes it a crime to discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion , sexual orientation, gender, appearance or disability. Gay marriage has been an issue in this year's election campaign. Chileans go to the polls on 17 November to ... Life Sentence Handed Down in Beating Death of Gay Chilean Man InSerbia News all 31 news articles » Advocate.com Chr...

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

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ABA Journal Chemerinsky: Separation of church and state revisited ABA Journal The Supreme Court will return next week to one of the most controversial topics in constitutional law: the separation of church and state . The court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Nov. 6 in Town of Greece v. Galloway, which poses the issue of ... Supreme Court to hear Greece prayer case next week Rochester Democrat and Chronicle all 12 news articles » Montreal Gazette What Quebec's Battle Over Religious Symbols Can Teach Americans About ... Huffington Post The separation of church and state is, after all, what protects my faith, and that of millions of others like me. But as Prof. Daniel Weinstock of McGill's Faculty of Law pointed out at Sunday's symposium, the establishment clause of the U.S ... PQ's secular society rhetoric a sham Troy Media all 68 news articles » UNL speaker to cover separation of church , state Lin...

Recent Religious Headlines [T11R-4]

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Oklahoma City Man Blames 'Homosexual Demon' For Covering Himself In Blood, Burning Bible Oklahoma City Man Blames 'Homosexual Demon' For Covering Himself In Blood, Burning Bible Headlines Nation Religion Weird News Jeremy Anderson An Oklahoma City man is in jail today after he set a Bible on fire in his apartment, smashed nearly all of his furniture, and covered his face and walls in his own blood. When police asked him to explain the situation, the man claimed he met someone ... 'God Loves Uganda': How Religion Fueled An Anti-Gay Movement In the documentary, director Roger Ross Williams explores the role of American evangelicals in the anti-gay movement there. Williams and Christopher Senyonjo, an excommunicated Anglican bishop, discuss the collision of religion and politics. Decision: GLCADS Inc v Bishop of Auckland Held: 1. It was not the function of the Tribunal to second guess the Anglican Church as to wha...

Gay/LGBT Religious News (T22R-1)

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Hawaii Reporter Gay Marriage Bill Should Be Passed After More Religious Liberty Protections ... Hawaii Reporter Editor's note: Hawaii lawmakers are holding a special session this week to debate the legalization of gay marriage. Four professors of law have submitted testimony on Senate bill 1, calling for the legalization of gay marriage in Hawaii after more ... Senate committee advances same-sex marriage bill, full Senate vote next Hawaii News Now Bryan Fischer: I Will Not Have Sex With A Man Huffington Post Hawaiian Legislature Reportedly Has the Votes to Pass Marriage Equality Bill ... Towleroad all 173 news articles » Priest's Coming Out Story Wins Best LGBT Nonfiction Religion News Service October 11 is National Coming Out Day and Oakland, California author Maurice L. Monette is celebrating. His Confessions of a Gay Married Priest: A Spiritual Journey just won the 2013 Global Ebook Award for best LGBT nonfictio...

From both sides (T24R-5)

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The Vine Top 5 Gay Boycotts The Vine Unfortunately, the gay and lesbian community (or if I'm being completely PC, the LGBTIQ community) can be quick to call discrimination and homophobia and urge a boycott at the drop of a hat, regardless of how stylish that hat is. Naturally, those being ... and more » Washington Post Hawaii Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes Senate Panel Huffington Post "The Senate's bill preserves religious freedoms and ensures that the rights of all Americans are preserved as enshrined in the United States and Hawaii Constitutions." SB 1 now awaits a vote in the full Senate, where it is expected to pass comfortably. WATCH: Hawaiians Debate Marriage Equality Advocate.com all 172 news articles » FrontPage Magazine EU Unveils Crackdown on Free Speech FrontPage Magazine My argument, in brief, was that Islam is not just a religion but an ideology that teaches an extreme and violent intolerance â€" ...