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Oklahoma poised to be the ‘testing ground for Project 2025’
Ryan Walters bowed his head in prayer at his desk in the Oklahoma state superintendent’s office. “Dear God, thank you for all the blessings you’ve…
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Two students sentenced to 80+ lashes for gay sex
In the conservative Muslim province of Aceh in Indonesia, two gay men have been sentenced by an Islamic Shariah court to public caning for having gay sex…
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Pope Francis’s LGBT record: the good and the bad
Pope Francis has been head of the Catholic Church for over a decade, and during his tenure, LGBTQ+ recognition has come a long way…
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Republican AG sues cities to legalize conversion therapy
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Christian counselors seeking to overturn conversion therapy bans in Kansas City and…
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World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said…
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Pope Francis’s stunning rebuke of JD Vance over religion
The other day, JD Vance sought to reconcile President Donald Trump’s “America First” vision with the tenets of Christianity. Vance…
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Priest who gave Nazi salute ousted by church
The Anglican Church revoked the membership of anti-LGBTQ+ priest Father Calvin Robinson after he delivered a Nazi salute at the end of his speech to the…