Religion
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21 January 2009Swedish MPs move to legalise gay marriage 2 A motion tabled in the Swedish parliament and backed by three of the four parties in the coalition government would legalise gay marriage. -
19 January 2009Anger as gay bishop’s inauguration prayer is left out of broadcast 6 A US broadcaster has been criticised for starting their live coverage of a concert in Washington DC celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama after the opening prayer led by an openly gay bishop. -
19 January 2009Gay bishop kicks off inauguration celebrations in Washington DC + Openly gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson delivered the opening prayer at an Obama inauguration concert last night. -
19 January 2009Gene Robinson: God, we give you thanks for your child Barack 3 Yesterday Gene Robinson, Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, led prayers at the start of a free outdoor celebration concert in Washington DC. -
16 January 2009US Christian fundamentalists attack gay rights measure at Euro Parliament 14 An American legal group associated with homophobic Christian preachers such as James Dobson has attacked a European Parliament initiative on human rights. -
15 January 2009Government to remove incitement to homophobic hatred “opt out” 8 New legislation that reforms the coroner service and criminal justice system contains a measure to protect people from incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation. -
13 January 2009US gay rights group “encouraged” by Obama’s offer to Gene Robinson 5 America's leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans rights group has welcomed an invitation from President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural committee to a gay bishop. -
12 January 2009Gay appointment at Aberdeen church may face opposition 6 An openly gay minister has been appointed to a Church of Scotland congregation, but sources suggest an appeal to block the move is imminent. -
12 January 2009Obama asks gay bishop Gene Robinson to deliver inauguration prayer 11 US President-elect Barack Obama has appointed international gay rights champion Rt Rev Gene Robinson to deliver the invocation at the opening of his inaugural ceremony in Washington DC next week.
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12 January 2009‘Ex-gay’ church loses funding from Dutch government 2 An Orthodox Christian Group in the Netherlands has lost government financial backing over claims its members try to "cure" homosexuality. -
12 January 2009Maltese gay politician excommunicates himself from Catholic Church 20 The first openly gay candidate for parliament in Malta has protested against the Pope's hostility to homosexuality by leaving the Roman Catholic Church. -
9 January 2009Gay hate preacher complains about “no God” adverts 28 The British Humanist Association has dismissed claims from a fundamentalist Christian preacher that a new ad campaign breaks industry codes of practice. -
9 January 2009Dutch foreign minister calls in Pope’s representative for a chat about gay rights 12 The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Papal Nuncio to the Netherlands to the ministry and expressed objections to the approach the Holy See took at the UN over a statement on the human rights of gays. -
8 January 2009God Hates Fags church granted permission to protest at Obama inauguration 32 A small religious community that has become world-famous for protesting at the funerals of American soldiers killed in action will have a presence at the inauguration ceremonies in Washington DC later this month. -
7 January 2009Free screening of documentary about religion and homosexuality 3 A highly-acclaimed documentary about religion and homosexuality will be shown at a public meeting in London on Friday. -
7 January 2009Ian Paisley to meet with standards agency about homophobic advert 8 The former first Minister of Northern Ireland is to meet with the Advertising Standards Authority to discuss their ruling against an advert placed in a local paper by a Belfast church. -
6 January 2009Greek Orthodox bishop sues AIDS charity for one million euros 15 Gay rights advocates in Greece have appealed for help in fighting a lawsuit against activist Leo Kalovyrnas and non-governmental organisation Synthesis HIV/AIDS Awareness. -
5 January 2009Two executed in Saudi Arabia for male rape 13 Two Saudi men were publicly beheaded on December 26th after being found guilty of rape. -
5 January 2009Conservatives and Labour ignore gay victims of domestic abuse claims charity 3 A new Tory party plan to spend an extra £2.6m on help for women experiencing domestic violence has been attacked by a gay charity.
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2 January 2009Catholic agencies turn on gay adoption rights as exemption period runs out 13 50% of the Catholic adoption agencies that threatened to close if forced to work with gay couples have adopted the new equality law.
