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MCC Church founder to donate artifacts to Smithsonian.

Rev. Elder Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Churches, the first Christian denomination with a primary ministry to the LGBT community, is donating a collection of artifacts from the church’s 51-year history to the Smithsonian Institution…

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Mormons still oppose same-sex marriage despite changing rules.

The leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has reaffirmed the religion’s opposition to same-sex marriage, saying God’s law dictates that marriage is restricted to unions between a man and a woman. The church president, Russell M Nelson also said…

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Former gay conversion therapist warns of suicide risk.

Former gay conversion therapist John Smid has joined the fight to prohibit the controversial religious practice after coming out as gay himself.For 22 years, Mr Smid helped run Love In Action, one of the largest Christian gay conversion organisations in America…

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Right-wing pastor is ‘disgusted’ by Pete Buttigieg’s kiss.

A right-wing pastor said that “normal people” find homosexuality “disgusting” during a confusing rant about gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. E.W. Jackson went on a lengthy missive against Buttigieg on his Monday night (September 9) radio show…