Tag Archives: homosexuality

American Family Association Again Calls For The Criminalization Of Homosexuality

Fischer’s tweet above came shortly after a tweet endorsing a Hot Air column in support of criminalizing adultery.

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Pat Robertson: Homosexuals Will Die Out Because They Don’t Reproduce

But it’s a CHOICE to be gay. Norman, coordinate!

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Former “Ex-Gay” Client Of Ladybird Bachmann: I’m Still Totally Gay

Via Religion News Service: Christian Schizzel spent 7 years being trotted around the country on media outlets as a poster boy for the ex-gay movement. Now, after reclaiming his gay identity, Christian says he won’t be a weapon anymore. In an exclusive interview with RNS, Christian tells about his experience with the Janet Boynes Ministries and The Bachmann & Associates …

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NORTH CAROLINA: Five Church Members Charged With Kidnapping Gay Man

Via a local North Carolina CBS affiliate: Five members of a local church are facing serious charges. The Word of Faith Fellowship has been apart of the Spindale community in Rutherford County, North Carolina for more than three decades. One former member says something that happened behind closed doors had him fearing for his life. “I honestly thought I was …

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Palau Decriminalizes Homosexuality

The tiny island nation of Palau has decriminalized homosexuality. The new criminal laws came into force at the end of July but were only announced today. At Palau’s last Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in 2011, France, Norway and Spain all made recommendations that the country repeal its anti-gay laws, which were accepted by the government. …

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Maggie Gallagher Has The Vatican Sadz

“I hope to respond intellectually to the synod report. Tears right now are streaming from my face, and it is not about objections to welcoming gay people. There is something more profoundly at stake for me. Is this me? In the corner?” – Maggie Gallagher, writing for the National Review. Her link goes to REM’s Losing My Religion, which commenters …

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Thomas Peters Has The Vatican Sadz

“We need to remember and repeat that the relatio is only a working document and carries no authority. In fact, this entire extraordinary synod serves a purely advisory role in preparation for the ordinary synod next fall. What this debate has already done is create a space for all of us to reflect on the church’s teaching and to quietly, …

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IRAN: 17% Of Students Identify As Gay In Survey Conducted By Government

From the Economist: An 82-page document recently issued by Iran’s parliamentary research department is stark in its findings. Not only are young adults sexually active, with 80% of unmarried females having boyfriends, but secondary-school pupils are, too. Illicit unions are not just between girls and boys; 17% of the 142,000 students who were surveyed said that they were homosexual. In …

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Quote Of The Day – Maggie Gallagher

“When Christians tell me that homosexuality is ‘socially constructed’ and therefore not a ‘real; permanent feature of human existence, I generally respond ‘I know gay people exist the same way that I know that Methodists exist. I’ve met them.’ In other words, not all categories that are real are founded on fixed unchangeable essences. Sexual orientation as a concept is …

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TOMORROW: World Premiere Of Pet Shop Boys’ Alan Turing Opera In London

Tomorrow night at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Pet Shop Boys will perform with the BBC Concert Orchestra in the world premiere of their Alan Turing opera, A Man From The Future. Via the Guardian: “For one night only, I’m one of the BBC singers!” marvels Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant – he is adding his voice to the 18-strong …

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Funny Or Die Mocks Rick Perry

(Tipped by JMG reader Chris)

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Tony Perkins Defends Gov. Rick Perry, Concedes Homosexuality Is Not A Choice

“Obviously, homosexual attractions are not a ‘choice’ in the vast majority of cases. But it should be insulting to people with same-sex attractions to claim that they’re compelled to act on those attractions. Homosexual or heterosexual, people are responsible for their conduct. Have we come to the point that we are nothing more than our sexual urges? And that’s essentially …

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BRITAIN: Pet Shop Boys To Call For Mass Pardons For Thousands Of Men Convicted Of Homosexual Acts

Via the Sunday Times: Pet Shop Boys are to use a new orchestral work about the computer pioneer Alan Turing to call for the “tens of thousands of men” imprisoned or fined for committing homosexual acts to be pardoned. A Man From the Future, created by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, will premiere at the Proms on July 23 . …

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GALLUP: Americans Split On “Born Gay”

Via Gallup: In a year when the movement for same-sex marriages continues to make strides across the U.S., Americans remain divided on how people come to be gay or lesbian. More than a third of Americans (37%) believe people become gay as a result of factors such as their upbringing and environment, while 42% say people are born gay. This …

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STUDY: 2.7 Billion People Live In Countries Where Homosexuality Is A Crime

Via the Guardian: More than 2.7 billion people live in countries where being gay is punishable by imprisonment, lashes or even death, new research obtained by the Guardian shows. The stark figure from the International Lesbian and Gay Association (Ilga) highlights the discrimination faced by gay people around the world; the full report shows there is not a single country …

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Pew Issues Global Morality Survey

Pew Research has issued a report on a “global morality survey” they conducted last spring. As you can see above, homosexuality averaged out to be somewhat more acceptable than adultery and gambling in the 40 countries surveyed. In the USA: An overwhelming majority of Americans said extramarital affairs were morally unacceptable. But fewer Americans said that abortion was unacceptable (49%), …

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Mississippi And Alabama Sex Education Programs Claim That Gay Sex Is Illegal

The New Republic reports: Mississippi’s sex-ed curriculum is not notable for its progressive nature. But one thing you can’t say about the Magnolia State is that it follows the advice of some conservative parents who want schools to totally ignore homosexuality. In fact, state law mandates that the subject be discussed, at least briefly: Students are to be told that …

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Uganda To Celebrate Anti-Gay Crackdown

This morning Pastor Martin “Eat Da Poo Poo” SSempa tweeted out the above notice of a parade to celebrate Uganda’s crackdown against its LGBT citizens.

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INDIA: Law Criminalizing Homosexuality May Be Years From Being Repealed

The Independent reports: When [in 2009] the Delhi High Court suspended the draconian Section 377 of the Indian penal code which dated from the days of British rule, India’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community thought there was no turning back. Five years on the euphoria has gone. In December, the country’s highest court overturned the lower court’s ruling, once …

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Ugandan President To Obama: You Can’t Tell Me How To Run My House

Yesterday Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni responded to President Obama’s denouncement of the anti-homosexuality bill, saying, “You can’t tell me how to run my house.” (That quote is inexact and has been reported in different versions. The audio below is unclear.) Museveni has not yet signed the bill, but some reports say he might do so today. He has also issued …

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