Studies show increased religious support for same sex marriage among a variety of religious groups in the recent decade. Some 42 percent of Muslims support freedom to marry, but only 28 percent of Mormons and evangelical Christians favor same-sex marriage rights. About 84 percent of Buddhists, 77 percent of American Jews, and more than 68 […]
Among states considering “religious protection” laws, Indiana stepped up into the line of fire, and drew heavy fire. Utah seems to have worked around many of the challenges faced by Indiana, Arkansas, and others by also passing explicit protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals alongside the “religious protection” law that the Church […]
After U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced in July that the organization intended to recognize same-sex marriage, Russia indicated that it would oppose the change. Russia led a coalition of United Nations member countries who opposed a change in policy by the organization to recognize and extend staff benefits to same-sex marriages. The government of […]
A former president of a notorious religious college apologizes for calling for gays to be stoned to death many years ago. In 2015, a California lawyer creates a ballot initiative he calls the “Sodomite Suppression Act” and proposes a bullet in the head for gays. Hate speech may not change much from decade to decade, […]
Thousands of parishioners at City Church in San Francisco can now open their hearts to their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community members with full fellowship in the evangelical church. While it has always been open to the LGBTQ community, the church’s official policy in the past required celibacy of gay members to […]
A lawyer whose firm has filed a friend of the court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of ending marriage discrimination notes that marriage equality is not a threat to any religious liberties. The courts are addressing civil marriage for same-sex couples, and it will have no impact on how religions prepare sermons, […]
As acceptance and openness develops in society, some corporations understand the principle of respect and dignity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, even if their customers are not always as tolerant. Transgender issues are in the news more recently, as individuals who had lived in silence find the courage to speak out. Recent studies […]
The annual March release of the new Canada Post floral stamp series is a welcome sign of spring and highly anticipated by some brides. Those in search of pretty feminine postage to adorn their wedding invitations are particularly eager to see the designs. This year two new pansy stamps have been released. About the Stamps […]
As society opens to more tolerance and understanding toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, people are talking more about issues that have been shrouded in silence until recently. Transgender individuals are currently forbidden to serve in all branches of the U.S. military. An estimated 15,500 transgender people serve in silence despite the formal […]
Canada is a country where religious freedom is a given. Numerous immigrants chose Canada specifically because of the rights afforded to residents. Recent headwear controversies raise questions about religious freedom in Canadian courts. For many people worldwide, head coverings are an essential part of their beliefs. Recent events have called into question the rights of Canadians […]
