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Christian lawmaker wants Americans to live by 18th-century values
In Tennessee, a state representative says parents want their children raised with the values “that were in existence at the time that our country was…
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Hate crime? Vandal tears down church’s rainbow banner
A vandal targeted an LGBTQ+-affirming church in Atlanta, Georgia, tearing down an inclusive rainbow banner that hung on its front outdoor wall. Now police are investigating it as a possible hate crime…
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Vatican forced to clarify Pope’s comment on blessing gay couples
Following a major shift in the Catholic church’s stance toward same-sex unions, the Vatican released a statement clarifying the blessing of same-sex couples is not an…
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Burundi’s Catholic president says gays ‘should be stoned’
Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye said that queer people in the east African nation ‘should be stoned’ amid a virulent anti-LGBTQ+ tirade…
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Pope’s same-sex marriage blessing gets pushback from Bishops
In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples…
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‘Blasphemous’ same-sex Nativity scene angers conservatives
A church Nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines…
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Pope Francis has made the Catholic Church more welcoming
The Catholic church, in its doctrine, still rejects same-sex marriage and condemns any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as “intrinsically disordered…