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Anti-gay post on teacher’s Facebook page stirs firestorm
UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. (RNS) It began last week with a single online comment, one critical of a high school display marking Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month.
It soon ballooned into a harangue against homosexuality, a "perverted spirit" and a "sin" that "breeds like cancer....
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Pentagon: Chaplains can celebrate gay marriages
WASHINGTON (RNS) Military chaplains can lead same-sex marriage ceremonies on and off military bases, the Pentagon announced Friday (Sept. 30), in a move that closely followed the repeal of a ban on openly gay service members.
"A military chaplain may participate in or officiate any pr...
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Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
Barack Obama really is the Antichrist, at least according to a heckler last night during the president's fundraiser in Los Angeles.
"Jesus Christ is still God!" shouted David Serrano before security dragged him off. "You are the Antichrist!"
The president smiled and agreed with the fi...
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Pope begins first state visit to homeland
BERLIN (RNS) Thousands of people turned out Thursday (Sept. 22) for Pope Benedict XVI's first official visit to his native Germany, although at times it was hard to tell if people were there to welcome him or denounce him.
There were protests all across Berlin on Thursday as hundreds...
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Religion writing awards wrap-up
A big shout-out to over very own Adelle M. Banks for taking home third place in the Religion Reporter of the Year awards contest sponsored by the Religion Newswriters Association. Adelle picked up her prize this past weekend at the RNA annual shindig in Durham, N.C.
A few blurbs from...
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Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
After 18 years, the military's Don't Ask/Don't Tell policy officially ended at midnight, and, as you can see from this AP video, gays and lesbians in San Diego had quite the party.
Not partying: The LDS-owned Deseret News, which says there are still "significant concerns" about chapla...
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Monday Godbytes
Guess what? Iceland, which is about 80% Lutheran, apparently also has a lot of people who believe elves and ghosts totally exist. And by "a lot of people" I mean "about half the country." No word on whether the elves are of the "Orlando Bloom" or "Santa's Little Helper" variety:
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Religious broadcasters complain of viewpoint censorship
WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious content faces a "clear and present danger of censorship" from Facebook, iTunes and other new media platforms, according to a report released Thursday (Sept. 15) by National Religious Broadcasters (NRB).
"With the single exception of Twitter, all the new medi...
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Episcopal bishop who won heresy trial dies at 87
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Rt. Rev. Walter C. Righter, an Episcopal bishop whose victory at a 1996 heresy trial played a key role in the push for gay rights in the church, died on Sunday (Sept. 11) at the age of 87.
"I look around the Episcopal Church today where there are no impediments to...
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Megachurch seeks to reassure new Portland neighbors
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) The pastor of a conservative Christian church that recently moved into the heart of liberal southeast Portland sought to reassure his new neighbors Thursday (Sept. 8) about the church's philosophy.
Pastor Tim Smith said the Mars Hill Church wants to learn about it...
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