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WASHINGTON, DC October 30, 2007 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The president of prestigious Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, has promised homosexual activists that the school will fully fund a center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and “questioning” (LGBTQ) students by next fall. The pro-homosexual nature of the center is rejection of what is considered a serious Catholic moral teaching. President John DeGioia told media, “How do we respond to legitimate requests for a more supportive environment? We can continue to do this in a somewhat informal manner … or we can move forward in a more organized way, through more formal and institutional structures and processes. In this case, it is time for the latter.” The announcement comes in response to an upsurge of pressure from homosexual activists on campus that began after a Georgetown sophomore was arrested for assaulting another student early on the morning of September 9. The incident is being...

In response to such articles as: click here The "Sisters" have come out with their own press release Sadly, while the Sisters participated in the celebration, others not there to worship secretly filmed and photographed the Mass hoping to spark a controversy and cast the parishioners of Most Holy Redeemer and the Archbishop in a negative light. These professional muckrakers then gave the photos to an anti-gay Fundamentalist Catholic Website which in turn sent them to right-wing media outlets who willfully distorted the facts for political gain. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are appalled that some media outlets have unwittingly spread these distortions while others have intentionally taken advantage to fuel a mean-spirited and divisive political agenda. These forces have been critical of Most Holy Redeemer for their welcoming approach to the diverse community they serve and have frequently seen fit to attack the parishioners as part of a larger campaign against "San...

reported by WTVG 13abc spoke to an outraged minister and student supporters of gay rights. UT has a gay group on campus called Spectrum. We talked with some of its members today and they tell us they are surprised that Lourdes College has invited a group like theirs on campus. Nicholas Ford is a Catholic. He is also a member of Spectrum, a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender support group on UT's campus. He says he is surprised a Catholic college is embracing a GLBT group. Rev. William Keen Sr. thinks the college is moving in the wrong direction. Reverend Keen says he doesn't condemn homosexuals, but he doesn't embrace the act. In fact, his daughter is a lesbian. She is the president of the new gay group at Lourdes.

John Shelby Spong, retired Episcopal Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, is a long-standing champion of gay rights in the church and recently caused controversy by criticising the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, over his attempts to find a compromise with conservative elements in the Anglican communion. As well as backing gay clergy, he claims the Virgin Mary may have been a rape victim, believes Jesus was married and says the resurrection should not be taken literally. Bishop Spong will speak on Thursday at 7.30pm at St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace. Tickets are £10, obtainable by contacting info@pcnetworkbritain.org.uk

Today, the Secretary of State announced that at least one of the petitions did not gather enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. The petition, which would force a referendum on legalizing domestic partnerships for same-sex couples, fell just 116 signatures short of the required 55,179. "This is a proud day for Oregon," Basic Rights Oregon executive director John Hummel said in response to the news. "In refusing to sign these petitions, Oregonians showed that they aren't interested in rolling back our anti-discrimination laws." Hummel said the failure of anti-gay groups to meet a very low signature threshold is clear evidence that the groups are out of step with Oregon values. No word yet on Referendum #304, which would put another recently passed law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation on next year's ballot.

A Canadian Episcopal church is pondering marriage equality of a different sort: not marrying anybody if the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa fails to endorse the blessing of same-sex unions at its annual synod. The Rev. Canon Garth Bulmer told the Ottawa Sun, "If we can’t marry everyone who comes to us in faithful union, we won’t marry anyone."

Source: Stand Firm Now that the Church has had some time to absorb and consider the recent meeting of the House of Bishops in New Orleans and its response to the Anglican Communion, I’d like to share with you what I experienced at the recent House of Bishops meeting, and where I think we are as a result. There is NO “mind of the House” nor a “mind of the Episcopal Church.” In fact, we are a House and a Church of many different minds. We are in transition from the Church we have been called to be in the past, to the Church we are called to be now and in the future. We are not there yet. I want to tell you what I said to the Archbishop of Canterbury. In the course of his comments, it seemed to me that the Archbishop was drawing a line between fidelity to our gay and lesbian members, and fidelity to the “process of common discernment,” which he had offered as a prime function of a bishop. I heard him saying that gay and lesbian members of our Church would simply have to wait until ther...

Clay Aiken is caught up in another gay controversy after parishioners at a church where he is set to perform a Christmas concert demanded assurances the singer isn't a homosexual. Aiken's sexuality hit the headlines last year when a former Green Beret soldier revealed he had spent a night of passion with the crooner, but Aiken refused to discuss the issue when it came up in interviews. And now, elders at a Wichita, Kansas church want to make sure the singer is heterosexual before green-lighting plans for him to perform for their congregation on November 26th. Posson also incorrectly declared the Green Beret, who claimed to have spent the night with Aiken in a hotel, later recanted his story, explaining he was encouraged to "scandalise the singer" by so-called Aiken haters. In fact, the soldier, John Paulus, has never gone back on his story - and passed a lie detector test when he took his story to the Enquirer.