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23 March 2012
Catholic Archbishop ‘invites 80 MPs’ for equal marriage talks 76 More than eighty MPs have reportedly been invited to meet the Catholic Archbishop of Southwark to discuss the equal gay marriage proposals being publicly consulted on by the government.
20 March 2012
Netherlands: Catholic Church ‘castrated boys as gay cures and punishments’ 47 A newspaper in the Netherlands claims to have uncovered cases in which boys in Roman Catholic care over half a century ago were castrated to stop them being gay or to punish them for uncovering abuse.
13 March 2012
God Hates Fags church protests Radiohead gig 30 The infamous Westboro Baptist Church picketed a Radiohead concert in Kansas City yesterday with trademark placards reading 'God Hates Fags' and others questioning the band's song-writing abilities.
5 March 2012
Comment: The Coalition For Marriage – a creeping rhizome of religious extremism 143 There is nothing 'grass roots' about the Coalition for Marriage, Adrian Tippetts argues, it's a who’s who of the UK religious right determined to creep into government, law, education and media.
29 February 2012
Archbishop of Canterbury: Changing culture with gay marriage laws would be wrong 166 Dr Williams told an audience in Geneva that laws should restrict discrimination against gays and other minorities but should not be used to actively 'promote change' within a culture on issues like marriage.
20 February 2012
Lord Carey: Equal marriage is ‘one of the greatest political power grabs in history’ 210 A former Archbishop of Canterbury has railed against the prime minister's support of equal marriage rights for gay couples, calling it undemocratic and 'one of the greatest political power grabs in history'.
13 February 2012
‘Gay is not okay’ church forced to change sign 39 A reverend has had to change a sign at his Des Moines church from reading "Gay is not Okay" after a hundred protesters gathered outside.
30 December 2011
US chuch’s “gay nativity scene” vandalised on Christmas Day 11 A nativity scene featuring gay, lesbian and straight couples outside a church in California was reportedly vandalised on Christmas Day.
23 December 2011
Archbishop of Chicago compares gay pride march to Ku Klux Klan rally 99 A Catholic cardinal in the city of Chicago has drawn condemnation for suggesting the gay rights movement could "morph into something like the Ku Klux Klan".
12 December 2011
Scottish church minister compares gay marriage to paedophilia 215 A Scottish church minister has caused outrage by comparing homosexuality to paedophilia, polygamy and theft.
6 December 2011
Australian church which sacked pro-gay marriage pastor “hardly Christian” 17 Rev Matt Glover, a pastor who supports a marriage equality campaign for Christians, has been sacked from his position at a Baptist Church in Melbourne, the group Australian Marriage Equality says.
30 November 2011
Scottish Roman Catholic leader to speak for new gay marriage opposition group 101 The leader of the Catholic church in Scotland is speaking today at the Edinburgh launch of a new coalition which opposes the introduction of equal marriage rights.
22 November 2011
North Carolina church: No more weddings until gay marriage is legalised 28 The Pullen Memorial Baptist Church has said it will not hold weddings for straight couples until the state enacts equal marriage legislation.
7 November 2011
57% of church-going Christians may reject Conservatives over gay marriage 95 A new survey finds 83% of regular church attendees were opposed to changing the law to encompass gay unions.
31 October 2011
Trust which demoted Christian housing manager feared loss of gay award 61 Adrian Smith's demotion and pay cut were seen by many to be too severe, as housing trust sought to protect award for supporting gay youth.
24 October 2011
Christian housing manager demoted for Facebook comments on gay marriage 179 A Christian housing manager has been demoted for questioning gay religious marriage on his Facebook page.
18 October 2011
‘Three deaths’ after London church advice to stop taking HIV medicine 114 At least three deaths have been reported in London as a result of churches which claim to "heal" HIV and AIDS patients.
10 October 2011
Mugabe wants Archbishop of Canterbury to explain views on gays 72 Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe wants Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to explain the church's views on homosexuality.
4 October 2011
Aberdeen minister resigns over gay clergy 156 A church minister in Aberdeen has resigned over the issue of gay clergy.
26 September 2011
Gay Church of Scotland minister backs same-sex marriage 17 An openly gay minister in the Church of Scotland has backed calls for marriage equality.

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