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Poll: Americans A-Okay with Prayer at Public Meetings

Curiously, young people are okay with “Lord Jesus, this and Lord Jesus, that.”

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Answers to Michael Brown’s "Honest” Questions for Gay Christians

Let the scare quotes battle begin.

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Anti-Gay Common Ground for Some Christian and Muslim Leaders; Ugandan...

This week's global LGBT recap.

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UCC First Church to Sue State Over Gay Marriage Ban

UCC leaders say North Carolina ban on same-sex marriage violates First Amendment.

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Ordaining Mormon Women Would End Joyful Diversity

Ahh, I see. Okay.

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Gluttony In, Gays Out, on Evangelical Sin Count

Evangelical-American dream determines what is and is not a sin.

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The Catholic-Evangelical (Non-)Coalition

Are Catholics and evangelicals aligned on the culture war issues?

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Brunei Imposes Sharia; Catholics & Unionists Block Marriage in Northern...

More in this week's global LGBT recap.

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Rape-Marriage of Nigerian Girls is ‘Biblical Marriage’

We must tell the truth that what is biblical is not always godly, holy or even right.

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Catholic Health System Releases New Rules for Contraception

A follow-up to earlier reports of a mysterious directive.

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Vatican Takedown of Nuns No Laughing Matter

The "pope’s theologian" laughs off rebuke of LCWR, suggests "dialogue."

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LCWR Nuns Respond, Acknowledge Severity of Vatican Mistrust

PR battle with Vatican heats up.

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US Evangelicals (Still) Exporting Homophobia...

Plus: Brunei's Sharia Sparks Backlash; LGBTs Seeking Aslyum From (and In) Uganda. All in this week's global LGBT recap.

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The ObamaCare “Abortion Fee” Hoax

In which they file lawsuits...

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Religious Leaders Urge Obama to Allow Abortion Funding in Foreign Aid

An effort to help Nigerian schoolgirls and other victims of rape. 

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Gambian President Threatens to Kill Asylum Seekers

Also in this week's global LGBT recap: NGOs document violence and persecution in Africa and Asia; World Congress of Families Honors Anti-Gay Activists; Sam Rodriguez goes international.

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Why Can’t the Vatican Hear Women?

Progressive Catholic orgs petition the Pope to lay off the nuns. Not bloody likely. 

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Gay Nazis, Gay Clergy, Gay Atheists, Gay Pride

Some leaders celebrate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia; others celebrate homophobia and transphobia. Our weekly global LGBT recap. 

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As Scathing on Gay Marriage as on Intelligent Design

Meet the Bush-appointed, Santorum-approved judge behind the latest ruling.

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Equality Activists Alarmed at Rise of Right-Wing Parties in Europe

South Africa gets first lesbian cabinet member and openly gay black MP; Brazilian Bishop Endorses Civil Unions; Africa getting a visit from Rick Warren; more from this week's global LGBT recap.

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Bishops Rile Up the Religious Right, Then and Now

From Nixon to the Tea Party...

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Global Anti-Gay Forces Plot Against 'Satanic' Equality Movement

South African Chief Justice says his anti-gay religious views do not trump Constitution; evidence of clashes at intersections of religion, government, and equality abound in this week's global LGBT recap

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Declining Southern Baptists Double Down on Homophobia

You do the math. 

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I Agree With Douthat, Church Can’t Accept Gay Marriage

There are implications. 

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Catholic Bishops Vote to Double Down on Culture War

Francis Schmancis, USCCB goes its own way.

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