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Gay hate church loses appeal against restrictions on funeral protests

A homophobic religious sect that protests at the funerals of US soldiers who died in action has lost an appeal against a law in Ohio that limits their activities.

Cardinal Newman died in 1890

Catholic Church's plan to move Cardinal's body is "homophobia"

Controversial gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has accused the Vatican of "shameful, dishonourable betrayal" after it decided to move the body of Britain's most famous Catholic convert.

Roman Catholic officials in Poland have dismissed the sect as not being a true church

Polish Reformed Church denies "gay sect" accusations

The Reformed Catholic Church has responded to a recent spate of articles from the Roman Catholic Church in Polandwhich have described the church as a "gay sect".

Bishop O'Donoghue's review will also attack what he sees as bureaucracy within the conference

Bishop to speak out on Catholic Church's stance on gay issues

The Bishop of Lancaster will publish a review of the Catholic Church this month that will condemn the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales for its stance on same-sex relationships.

Robinson was not invited to the Lambeth conference this year

Gay bishop calls Sydney diocese 'bigoted'

The only openly gay Anglican bishop Gene Robinson has spoken out against the Archbishopric of Sydney. Robinson, bishop of New Hampshire, accused Archbishop Dr Peter Jensen and his diocese of intolerance in an interview with Australian magazine SX.

The New Zealand voters guide includes advice on abortion, embryo research, euthanasia and gay parenting

New Zealand Catholic bishops offer election guidance on gay rights to voters

Catholic bishops in New Zealand have issued a guide to help their worshipers decide who to vote for in the country's upcoming elections. The guide includes advice on the Church's views of abortion, embryo research, euthanasia and gay parenting.

Jama is passionate about trangendered people and gay women

Book on LGBT life in Muslim cultures published

The editor of gay Muslim magazine Huriyah has released a book about LGBT people in the Islamic World.

Afdhere Jama's book 'Illegal Citizens: Queer lives in the Muslim world' follows the lives of 33 people in 22 countries including Nigeria, Lebanon, Indonesia, Bosnia, China, India, Israel, and Ukraine.

Sir Ian accused bishop of preaching homophobia

McKellen and Callow strike out at anti-gay bishop

Sir Ian McKellen and Simon Callow, two of the UK's most prominent gay actors, have spoken out against Bishop Joseph Devine.

Devine, on of Scotlands most prominent clergymen, expressed his disproval of McKellan's recent honour from the Queen in a controversial speech to St. Aloysius College in Glasgow earlier this year.

Marks founded Courage in 1988

REVIEW: Jeremy Marks, ‘Exchanging the truth of God for a lie’

In ‘Exchanging the truth of God for a lie: One man’s spiritual journey to find the truth about homosexuality and same-sex partnerships’, Jeremy Marks explores his philosophy on gay Christianity.

The Christian Congress for Traditional Values was founded by Mike Reid

Anti-gay Christian "family" group folds in wake of founder's affair

A fundamentalist organisation run by a former police officer turned preacher has reportedly been disbanded. The Christian Congress for Traditional Values was instrumental in organising anti-gay demonstrations.

Rowan Williams has previosly supported gay marriage

Rowan Williams "a prisoner of the Lambeth mafia" claims gay activist

Peter Tatchell has accused the Anglican church of accommodating homophobes in a way it would never do with racists or anti-Semites.

Rowan Williams has previosly supported gay marriage.

Archbishop of Canterbury's support for gay marriage revealed

Correspondence between an evangelical Christian and Rowan Williams has been uncovered which reveals his support for gay marriage.

Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan

Anglican leader criticises church for making gays feel "rejected"

Anglican leaders need to correct the wrongful impression that the Church rejects gay and lesbian people, the Archbishop of Wales said yesterday.

Westboro Baptist Church pickets the funerals of US soldiers

'God Hates Fags' sect to picket show about their founder

Alistair Newton, playwright and director of The Pastor Phelps Project: A Fundamentalist Cabaret, has invited the show's inspiration, homophobic pastor Fred Phelps, to the opening night.

The ad is being investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Ad standards authority investigating homophobic advert

A newspaper ad placed in the Belfast News Letter ahead of the city's Pride event is being investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority.

















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