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A parent uses anti-LGBT book ban law to ban the Bible

A Utah parent has challenged the Bible under a state law banning “pornographic or indecent” material in schools. The law has been used to remove books by mostly LGBTQ+ and Black authors from shelves. And it’s making the Republican lawmaker…

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How US evangelicals helped homophobia flourish in Africa

Uganda’s parliament is set to debate a new anti-gay bill next week, as the country’s president called for a “medical opinion” on the deviancy of homosexuals. The bill, besides criminalizing homosexuality, also criminalizes the “promotion” and “abetting” of homosexuality and…

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German Catholic bishops back blessing of same-sex marriage

On Friday (10 March), a majority of bishop delegates at the Synodal Path in Frankfurt voted in favour of same-sex couples being able to have their relationships blessed by the German Catholic Church from 2026. The Syndoal Path, overseen by…