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Liberty University’s Falwell gets holy hell as students fall sick.

Jerry Falwell Jr. last week partially reopened his Liberty University ― an evangelical Christian school in Lynchburg, Virginia ― despite the spread of the coronavirus.  Now, The New York Times reports that nearly a dozen students have symptoms that could suggest infection…

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Now an Iraqi cleric is blaming gay marriage for the pandemic.

An Iraqi cleric has blamed the global coronavirus pandemic on the legalisation of same-sex marriage, missing a very obvious point. Homosexuality is not illegal in Iraq but discrimination is widespread and LGBT+ people are frequently victims of vigilante justice and…

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Group denounces clergy for blaming LGBTs for coronavirus.

The leader of the Mount Rainier, Md.-based LGBTQ Catholic group New Ways Ministry is calling on Pope Francis to remove a Catholic cardinal and bishop from their public ministries for declaring that LGBTQ people are responsible for the global coronavirus pandemic…

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This Catholic priest has a refreshing take on sex and sexuality.

A Catholic priest in Detroit is defying his archdiocese by allowing LGBT+ people to join him in mass after the coronavirus pandemic has ended. The Detroit Archdiocese has temporarily suspended public mass due to coronavirus fears, but church officials have…

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Trump’s cabinet minister blames LGBT people for COVID-19.

A minister who conducts weekly Bible studies for Donald Trump’s Cabinet and members of Congress has written that COVID-19 is a result of God’s wrath, brought on by LGBTQ people and environmentalism, among other factors. In a recent blog post…

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LGBT acceptance in Turkey is at an all-time high.

Almost half of people in Turkey think that LGBT+ people should have equal rights, nine percent more than last year, according to a survey. Kadir Has University in Istanbul has been conducting the survey annually since 2016…