Reading Time: 4 minutes The Christian Academy of Louisville in Kentucky told students to write letters urging a fictional gay friend to renounce homosexuality. The assignment, which was due on Thursday, came to light after a parent of one of the students shared screenshots of the rubric with a friend, who then posted them online. The assignment was apparently […]
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Faith and sexuality collide in Finland
Reading Time: 5 minutes Two court cases about faith and sexuality have been dubiously characterized as “shocking” and “a ‘canary in the coalmine’ for freedom of speech throughout the Western world,” according to human rights lawyer Paul Coleman of the conservative, religion-promoting Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADFI). Though the ADFI’s characterization may sound a bit overwrought (and is), it’s, […]
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Christians’ secret weapon against same-sex marriage
Reading Time: 4 minutes A pastor thinks he has the argument to make the public realize that homosexuality is disgusting.
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Ghana chief ‘Pass anti-gay bill or I’ll storm parliament’
Reading Time: 4 minutes CLAIMING that “pastors and the majority of Ghanaians” oppose homosexuality and transgenderism, regional leader Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, above, warned that if a draconian new bill is not passed, he will storm parliament with “10,000” supporters. Ghana’s parliament is currently debating the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, […]
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Washington Post Piece On A Limitation of Classical Liberal Discourse
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is an unfinished piece by Jeremiah Traeger, who used to write here, that I just found in the “Drafts” section. This is obviously somewhat out-of-date and not wholly topical, but it may be of some use. Who knows where he was going with it, but here it is as far as he got it… […]
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RCC sex scandal investigator resigns over use of a gay hook-up app
Reading Time: 5 minutes THE resignation yesterday (Tuesday) of Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, General Secretary of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, came after a Catholic news site – The Pillar – uncovered evidence that the priest ‘engaged in serial sexual misconduct.’ His use of the Grindr app, and visits to gay bars, took place while while he was holding […]
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‘Rev Ernest Angry’ is ‘in heaven with his Lord and Master’
Reading Time: 3 minutes TELEVANGELIST Ernest Angley, above, the butt of many jokes because of his grotesque wig and comical way of speaking – (‘must watch’ video) – has fallen off the perch aged 99. Dubbed ‘The Rev Ernest Angry’ by the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, Angley (net worth $15-m) shared the traits of all evangelical preachers. […]
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Milo Yiannopoulos Declares Himself “Ex-Gay”; New Mission Is Conversion Therapy and Devotion to Christ
Reading Time: 3 minutes Milo Yiannopoulos: will nothing about you surprise me any more? You are a shock-jock who gets off on controversy and being contrarian. He has, with the help of being kicked off social media, become increasingly irrelevant. And I suppose me saying all this plays into his hands… There is something very wrong about embracing conversion […]
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Leading Nigerian Anglican castigated for ‘dehumanising’ gays
Reading Time: 2 minutes NIGERIAN Archbishop Henry C Ndukuba has effectively been told by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to keep his vile opinions about homosexuality to himself, and stop ‘dehumanising’ members of the LGBT community. According to Premier Christian News, Ndukuba recently called homosexuality a “deadly virus” and likened it: To a yeast that should be urgently […]
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Fewer gays are cowering in closets; worried Christians want answers
Reading Time: 4 minutes AT the end of February, I was about to report on the findings of a Gallup survey that shows that the number of American adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender is steadily rising, and is now at its highest level: 5.6 percent. But I decided to wait a while to see what reaction […]