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The Salvation Army is trying to change its anti-LGBT reputation.

Salvation Army bell ringers, the folks you see jingling bells by red kettles at Christmastime, will be carrying a new prop this year: A card explaining the Christian church and charity’s approach to LGBTQ people.Designed to help bell ringers answer questions from…

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German bishops declare homosexuality is completely ‘normal.’

In a groundbreaking move, German bishops have revised teachings on sexual morality and said homosexuality is “normal”. As the Catholic Church prepares for its contended review, the Commission for Marriage and Family of the German Bishops’ Conference came to the…

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Catholic leader in a tizzy that LGBT people celebrate Christmas.

Bill Donohue of the Catholic League – a four-decade-old anti-LGBTQ organization – is hopping mad that LGBTQ people celebrate Christmas. In an email blast, he opened by complaining about the lack of LGBTQ Hanukkah and Ramadan events. “We’ve never heard of gay-themed…

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‘Modern’ conversion therapy: What is it and can it be banned?

Peter Gajdics was a driving force behind Vancouver’s ban on conversion therapy, which seeks to change people’s sexual orientation and/or behaviour. But Gajdics, a survivor of conversion therapy, says modern versions of the practice may be slipping under the radar of…

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Judge shunned by her church was just welcomed by another.

After national reports revealed that St. Stephen Parish Rev. Scott Nolan would not offer communion to a local judge because she is married to a woman, another Grand Rapids church has opened their doors to her. Kent County Judge Sara Smolenski attended…