Religious Left

Daily Mail Gay US ambassador and his husband Bob arrive for posting in Dominican ... Daily Mail The new U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic arrived in the country with his husband this week after a torrent of abuse from local religious groups about being openly gay. James 'Wally' Brewster arrived in Santo Domingo despite calls for protest ... and more » Christian B&B Owners Who Denied Gay Couple a Room Lose Supreme Court ... Towleroad That doesn't mean that racism, homophobia , sexism etc have ceased to exist. It just means ... "Britain ought to be a country of freedom and tolerance; but it seems religious beliefs should play second fiddle to the new orthodoxy of political ... and more » The New Civil Rights Movement Myrtle Grove Christian School Institutes 'Biblical Morality Policy,' Wants To ... Huffington Post A school in Wilmington, North Carolina, is reportedly atte

John F. Kennedy on separation of church and state ChicagoNow (blog) I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute--where no Catholic prelate would tell the President (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishoners for whom to vote--where no church ... How Catholic was John F. Kennedy? KETK all 18 news articles » Headlines & Global News New York town's prayers test church - state separation USA TODAY GREECE, N.Y. â€" The Rev. Lou Sirianni opened the most recent monthly meeting of the Greece Town Board with a prayer that reached back 239 years. "Be thou present, O God of wisdom, and direct the councils of this honorable assembly," he began, quoting  ... Separation of Church and State Case Goes to Supreme Court: Greece, NY ... Headlines & Global News Politicians on both sides of the pew hope Supreme Court case has a prayer Fox News Supreme Court to review chu

Christian School Denies Admission To Kids With Gay Parents For Not Following ‘Biblical Moral Code’ Christian School Denies Admission To Kids With Gay Parents For Not Following ‘Biblical Moral Code’ Education Local Religion The Myrtle Grove Christian School in Wilmington, N.C. is reserving the right to deny admission to any student whose home life opposes the “biblical lifestyle,” specifically anyone who practices or supports “homosexual activity.” The school released an official statement ... Salvation Army 'Does Not Consider Homosexual Orientation a Sin' The bell-ringing charity removed two links to 'ex-gay' therapy groups from its website's resource collection for dealing with 'sexual addiction.' read more There Are No 'Second-Class Christians' Rev. Frank Schaefer on discrimination in the church Letter: LGBT discrimination Unlike Ms. Valentine’s

Telegraph.co.uk Churches should perform gay blessings, CofE says Telegraph.co.uk It warns against "attempting to pronounce definitively on the implications of Scripture for homosexual people". Even one member of the Commission, the Bishop of Birkenhead, refused to sign up to that conclusion. The report does not recommend drawing up  ... Church of England proposes celebrating gay marriage Reuters UK Church of England Plans Blessings for Gay Couples Advocate.com Church of England proposes 'blessings' for gay marriage CANOE all 54 news articles » San Francisco Chronicle Religious protections on gay marriage in doubt Chicago Tribune Illinois' gay marriage bill that awaits the governor's signature doesn't force religious clergy to officiate at same-sex weddings or compel churches to open their doors for ceremonies. But similar safeguards aren't spelled out for pastry chefs ... Houses of worship, gay couples ponder qu

Joan Rivers Defends Alec Baldwin's Alleged Anti-Gay Slur With Shocking Tirade Huffington Post blockquote> Gibson is also believed to have strongly counseled Heath Ledger against taking the role of Ennis Del Mar in Ang Lee's Oscar ... and more » Telegraph.co.uk Churches should perform gay blessings, CofE says Telegraph.co.uk He later said that most young people â€" including young Christians â€" think its teaching on gay relationships is “wicked” and has angered traditionalists by inviting the gay rights group Stonewall into church schools to combat homophobic bullying. and more » Media Matters for America (blog) Is it religious freedom â€" or religious coercion? Newsworks.org If it's OK for an evangelical Christian to limit workers' contraception choices in the name of religious freedom, then it should be OK for a homophobic boss (who hates gays in the name of religious freedom) to refuse to cove