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80% of Canadians Would Choose an Atheist Prime Minister

30 Jun 2017
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Derek Welch

80% Canadians do not mind voting for an Atheist leader Polls show Canada is comparatively more open to diversity in one sense. , while only a little more than half of the Americans said the same....

Gay Methodist Bishop Continues to Practice Despite Controversy

10 May 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Lesbian Methodist bishop continues to oversee UMC Mountain Sky Area despite ruling that consecrating gay bishops is a violation of church law. The Reverend Dr. Karen Oliveto continues to be the bishop...

LGBTQ Support Group Formed at a Kansas Catholic University

04 May 2017
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Derek Welch

Newman University students form a group to support the Catholic school's LGBTQ community. Newman University student Ruben Lerma has spoken out on the complex difficulties of being gay in a conservative...

29 Apr 2017
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C Barnett

United Methodist Church session in 2019 will focus on LGBT inclusion. Evolution in sexuality has led some churches to question whether to include or exclude people from the LGBTQIA from their congregations...

05 Apr 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Mormons encouraged to baptize their dead ancestors. Last Saturday, during a Mormon conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, the First Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ...

Meet the Courageous Leader of a Rare Gay-Friendly Mosque

06 Nov 2016
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C Barnett

A gay Imam starts an LGBT-friendly mosque and support group in Cape Town, South Africa. Even as various Christian denominations are constantly debating and reflecting on their traditional perspectives...

Majority of Americans Say Employers Should Pay For Birth Control; Divided on LGBTQ Issues

29 Sep 2016
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Alison Lesley

Research shows that Americans are split on LGBT issues, but the majority say employers should provide birth control coverage. Research conducted by Pew has revealed that a majority of Americans believe...

LGBT Mormons Stand Strong in Their Faith and Sexuality at BYU

19 Sep 2016
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Alison Lesley

LGBT Mormons: a life in "two worlds", the struggle between sexuality and faith. Despite what he heard --- over and over again --- while growing up as a gay Mormon kid, Mitch Mayne has persisted...

Gay CoE Pastors Write Letter to Church Leaders to Accept Same-Sex Marriages

23 Aug 2016
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Kelly Frazier

Clergy to sign open letter to allow LGBT unions When the Church of England proclaimed that they would not allow gay people to be ordained and would make gay pastors step down, it may not have foreseen...

18 Aug 2016
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Elisa Meyer

Controversial CA Bill that would regulate Christian universities has been rescinded. Christian schools in California heave a sigh of relief as a new amendment to the SB 1146 has been canceled. The amendment...