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2020 Presidential Candidate Jared Huffman is a ‘Spiritual Drifter’

06 Aug 2019
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Kelly Frazier

Rep. Jared Huffman considers himself a “seeker.” An openly gay man, people of color, women, socialists, a self-help guru, and billionaires are some of the wide ranging candidates for the 2020...

Pastor Refuses Dying Man’s Wish Because His Son is Gay

29 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Son's sexual orientation stands in the way of his father's funeral A man in Tennessee who is 71 years old is about to die in a few days. Despite this, the . Everything looked like it was in order...

Study Finds LGB Americans are Less Religious than Straight People

02 Jun 2019
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Gary Nguyen

41% identify as atheist The Pew Research Center has released new findings from its 2014 Religious Landscape Study which examined religion and its ramifications within the United States. A newly released...

‘I’m Gay’: Utah LDS Republican Commission Comes Out

29 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

Nathan Ivie now feels "liberated" The Republican lawmaker said that it took him over 20 years to reconcile himself to his identity. The concerned video subsequently enjoyed over 30,000 views. Ivie...

Franklin Graham Blasts Pete Buttigieg for Being Gay

26 Apr 2019
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Elisa Meyer

Graham says Buttigieg must repent. In a series of shrill anti-gay tweets, the pro-Trump preacher said Buttigieg, presently the Mayor of an Indiana town named South Bend, should show repentance for his sexuality....

Mayor Pete Buttigieg Stands by His Claim Trump’s Christianity is “Hypocrisy”

05 Apr 2019
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Derek Welch

The gay Episcopalian has always been outspoken concerning his progressive Christian stance. Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana and a 2020 presidential hopeful, has explained as to why he questioned...

LDS Church Will Now Allow Baptism for Children of LGBTQ Parents

05 Apr 2019
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Alison Lesley

The move came after 41 months Instituted in November 2015, Russell M. Nelson, the present church president, brought forward a policy which not only deemed same-sex couples as apostates but also forbade...

Jerusalem Pizzeria Ordered to Pay $4,500 for Refusing Service to a Gay American Rabbinical Student

02 Mar 2019
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Nathan Glover

Kanter was assisted by The Israel Religious Action Center The Ben Yehuda 2 Pizzeria in Jerusalem was ordered by an Israeli court to pay $4,500 as compensation for refusing to serve and kicking out an American...

Gay Atheist Announces Wiosna Political Party to Diminish Catholic Influence in Poland

06 Feb 2019
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C Barnett

2011 was a historic year for atheist Robert Biedron, as he was elected into Poland's Parliament. Biedron is a symbol of change, as he was the first openly gay official. He made history again in 2014,...