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Some Colleges Can Actually Deny Applicants Based on Sexuality

15 Dec 2015
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Kelly Frazier

Educational institutions are applying for permission to discriminate against students. Education teaches that all humans are equal. Yet, it seems that one would need to conform to “Christian...

16 Oct 2015
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Kelly Frazier

Pope Francis asked for forgiveness over scandals that have rocked the Vatican recently. Ahead of his general address to the public at St Peter's Square on Wednesday, Pope Francis begged forgiveness...

Gay Mormons Seeking Out Conversion Therapy, but is it Actually Proven?

01 Oct 2015
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Gary Nguyen

Despite lawsuits and controversy, young gay Mormon men struggling with their sexuality are still attempting conversion therapy. “Conversion therapy” is a dirty word in many religious and political...

Watch Gay Muslim’s Daring Pilgrimage to Mecca in ‘A Sinner in Mecca’

23 Sep 2015
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Gary Nguyen

Parvez Sharma, a gay Muslim, filmed his Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, taking viewers where they've never been before. Imagine that you’ve been brought up in a certain faith for your entire life....

Religion Is Not an Excuse for Gay Discrimination or Homophobia

01 Sep 2015
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Alison Lesley

John Oliver was on roll with his satirical rant about those who hide behind religion to excuse their discrimination of the LGBT. In one of the recent episodes of his Last Week Tonight show, John...

Mormon Church Will Continue to Sponsor Boy Scouts of America; Will Screen Scout Leaders

27 Aug 2015
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Alison Lesley

Mormon Boy Scouts will only have Scout leaders who have been screened and prequalified by the church. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) will continue to be part of the Boy Scouts...

Duke University Students Refuse to Read Book About Author’s Gay Father and Struggle with Sexual Identity

26 Aug 2015
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Alison Lesley

Duke Students refused to read Graphic Novel Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, that tells the story of her secretly gay father and her struggles with her own sexual identity. The graphic novel Fun Home...

Majority of Utah Mormons Want to Drop Relationship with Boy Scouts

20 Aug 2015
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Gary Nguyen

Several suggest that the church would be better off if it creates a separate yet similar program for the young Mormons. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is at risk of losing one of its largest troop...

TV Land’s ‘Impastor’ TV Show Features an Impostor Gay Pastor

30 Jul 2015
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Alison Lesley

Conservative Christian groups call the show a mock and an insult. On July 15, 2015, TV Land premiered its very own comedy series Impastor based on the story created by Christopher Vane. The weekly...

EXCLUSIVE: WorldReligionNews.com Same-Sex Marriage Poll Results: 75% Of Americans Support It

15 Jul 2015
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WRN Editorial Staff

WorldReligionNews.com ran a U.S. citizen targeting poll using organic search and paid social to determine how Americans feel about same-sex marriage. The results may surprise you. The Goal WRN wanted...