Thursday, March 12, 2009

Gay/LGBT Religious News (T22R-1)


Canoe.ca

Anything But Straight: Religion and Republicanism Have Lost the Future
Falls Church News Press, VA
Fifteen percent of Americans now say they have no religion at all. It may be that socially conservative churches and their anti-gay pastors are directly responsible for much of the erosion of Christianity. Sure, their mega-churches may be growing. ...
Video: White House Has A New Target - Bloomberg Bloomberg
GOP watch: Frum vs. Rush MSNBC
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Beliefnet.com

Glenn Beck's Roundtable on Freedom of Religion
FOXNews
DONOHUE: When you have a Mormon out in California, it was The New York Times that exposed this story, and he's in the artistic community, and they found out that he was in favor of Proposition 8, he was black- listed by the gay community there and ...
Opinion: The future of American Christianity Associated Baptist Press
Meg's Attack Upon Christendom Beliefnet.com
Catholic Church Bans 'Gay-friendly' Play in CA: 'The God Box' Beliefnet.com
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BBC Afrique

Rights groups slam Nigeria bid to outlaw gay marriage
AFP
... to freedom from discrimination, freedom of association, freedom of religion and freedom of private and family life." While homosexuality is illegal, authorities are seeking to outlaw gay marriage after a number of suspected cases came to light. ...
Nigerian Bill Defines Gay Roommates as "Married," Inflicts Prison ... EDGE Boston
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Same-sex marriage no big deal Vancouver Sun
Christian Post
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CNN

Drop in religion signals changed political scene
UW Badger Herald, WI
As the Pew Center found, religion among every age group was correlated with higher opposition to allowing gay marriage. This is not to say all Christians are bigots. They certainly aren’t. But on the same token, worshipping a book that endorses slavery ...
You Are Friends With an Atheist American Chronicle
Most religious groups in USA have lost ground, survey finds USA Today
More Americans say they have no religion The Associated Press
Dissident Voice
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School Library Journal

Judge allows 'gay' club in Nassau County schools
Florida Baptist Witness, FL
... totally unexpected" by the Nassau County School Board, district superintendent John Ruis said March 12 he was disappointed, but not surprised a federal court issued an injunction a day earlier allowing a “gay” club to meet at Yulee High School. ...
ACLU files suit against Nassau schools over ‘gay’ club Florida Baptist Witness
Gay’ no longer in Okeechobee GSA club name Florida Baptist Witness
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Queerty

Argentina Lifts Military Gay Ban
San Francisco Bay Times, CA
One ensures the free expression and practice of religion or belief. The other bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and affirms the right to express one’s sexual orientation or gender identity. ...
Race, LGBT rights collide at Hollywood forum Los Angeles Wave Newspapers
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Delaware mulls gay anti-discrimination bill
365Gay.com
Delaware already bars discrimination based on age, religion, gender, race, marital status and physical handicap. LGBT rights groups have tried for a decade to have the law updated to include sexual orientation. “This legislation is long overdue. ...

Home is Where the Art Is
Bay Windows, MA
14, Allwein will perform for the first time alongside the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus as a guest soloist in their concert, "Outside the Box," which features pieces by LGBT songwriters from the mid-20th century (Blitzstein, Strayhorn, Bernstein) and today ...

Homophobia "must be eradicated" says Bishop of Manchester.
The Lesbian and Gay Foundation, Manchester
The support package includes teacher training, the play OUTLOUD and peer facilitated workshops led by young LGBT people for both teachers and pupils. To read the Bishop of Manchester's full message of support visit exceedingexpectations.org.uk.

Mormon church says bishop acting alone in civil union fight
365Gay.com
The religious folks said gay activists would shove their agenda down our throats and attack religion….well what do you know? Keep it up Michael. People like you spreading inflammatory lies make us stronger.atory lies make us stronger. ...

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