Religion
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20 March 2013US: Gay rights activists paint house opposite Westboro compound rainbow colours 12 Gay rights activists have painted a small house opposite the compound owned by the adamantly homophobic Westboro Baptist Church in rainbow colours, in a political statement against the controversial church. -
19 March 2013Video: Activists launch campaign against gay conversion therapy in Israel’s Orthodox Jewish neighbourhoods 4 Activists have put up anti-gay conversion therapy posters in some of Israel's most religious neighbourhoods. -
19 March 2013US evangelical group: Glee is ‘poisoning our youth’ with ‘illicit sexuality’ 22 An evangelical Christian group has attacked US television show Glee, saying that it "promotes homosexuality", and "illicit sexuality". -
19 March 2013US Catholic scholar: Political parties accepting homosexuality will ‘lead to disaster’ 22 A US Catholic Scholar has blasted the Republican National Committee's plan to reach out to gay voters. -
19 March 2013Head of the Church of Scotland linked to anti-gay film 29 The Head of the Church of Scotland has been criticised over his links to a company behind a film that is against the idea of accepting homosexuality. -
18 March 2013Massachusetts: Pro-gay play deemed ‘blasphemous’ takes places at school without incident 2 A controversial high school play has been performed without incident in Massachusetts, although anti-gay protesters turned up to picket outside. -
18 March 2013US Columnist: Obama is waging war on Catholicism with equal marriage ‘Trojan Horse’ 29 Referring to the election of the new Pope Francis, a columnist from the US has accused President Obama of being "an enemy of the church", and that equal marriage is a "Trojan horse aimed at smashing the family". -
18 March 2013Anti-gay Islamic preacher Khalid Yasin prevented from attending University of East London event 81 An Islamic preacher who endorses the execution of gay people has been prevented from attending an event at the University of East London (UEL) after it was cancelled. -
18 March 2013Channel 4 News complaint made by gay ‘cure’ Christian therapist Lesley Pilkington rejected by Ofcom 6 Ofcom has rejected a complaint made by a Christian therapist who was revealed to be offering gay conversion therapy in a Channel 4 investigation. -
18 March 2013US: Poll by anti-gay Christian group shows widespread support for gay rights 10 A new poll by an anti-LGBT rights Christian campaign group has found that a clear majority of Americans, particularly younger people, support gay rights. -
18 March 2013Canada: Teenager stands up for gay-straight alliances 7 A student in Canada has pushed to set up a GSA following his Province's consideration of a bill supporting them in all schools, which is currently facing a growing backlash from faith groups. -
17 March 2013Westminster chapel could host equal marriage ceremonies 7 A chapel within the Palace of Westminster may be changed in order to allow equal marriage ceremonies, as part of a proposal by Labour MP Chris Bryant. -
17 March 2013Priest accuses Keith O’Brien of groping him hours after he became a cardinal 29 Cardinal Keith O'Brien faces more accusations of sexual misconduct, as a priest has alleged that he groped him in 2003, just hours after becoming a cardinal. -
16 March 2013US Political Action Committee: ‘Senator’s son may die of AIDS because he accepted that he is gay’ 29 A political action committee (PAC) has written that by accepting his son's sexuality, Ohio Senator Rob Portman, is putting him at risk of dying "from AIDS", "or oral cancer". -
16 March 2013Bishop of Liverpool: Can the Church of England continue to deny blessings for same-sex unions? 26 The Bishop of Liverpool, James Jones, went against the official line of the Church of England and said the church should be offering blessing services for gay couples' unions. -
16 March 2013US: North Carolina church refuses to marry straight couples until gay couples can marry 12 A church in the US state of North Carolina, has said that it won't conduct wedding ceremonies for straight couples, until its pastors are able to officiate same-sex weddings as well. -
16 March 2013Canada: Gay-straight alliance bill is as disrespectful as a ‘right to eat pork’ Jewish student group, say religious opponents 32 A bill requiring all schools to allow gay-straight alliances in Canada's Manitoba province has come under fire from religious groups, who say it might as well require Jewish students to advocate for the right eat pork. -
16 March 2013US Christians: A Republican supporting his gay son is like a parent supporting a child who drink drives 106 A Christian group has mocked a Republican senator who changed his views on same-sex marriage after his son came out, comparing homosexuality to drink driving. -
16 March 2013Russian Orthodox group looked to sue US for Alaska to save it from same-sex marriage 22 A Russian religious conservative group filed a claim in court to sue the US for Alaska, which it bought from Russia in 1867. -
16 March 2013US: Native American tribe hosts first legal Michigan same-sex wedding 2 The first same-sex wedding ceremony has taken place in the US state of Michigan, following a Native American tribe signing equal marriage into law.
