KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) | The question was about climate change. The answer soon turned to the Bible.
And Pete Buttigieg knew the verses.
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) | Cyprus’ attorney general said on Aug. 1 that he instructed police to launch an investigation into whether an Orthodox Christian bishop has committed a criminal offense over his remarks on homosexuals.
Police spokesman Christos Andreou said the force’s chief has ordered investigators to start the probe immediately.
The Reformation Project is a Bible-based, nonprofit Christian grassroots organization that works to promote the inclusion of LGBTQ people and other marginalized groups in the church. The organization focuses on reforming the church’s teachings on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Religious author Matthew Vines founded The Reformation Project in 2013. Vines, who is openly gay, had taken a semester off from Harvard University to come out to his parents and research homosexuality in the Bible. That research led to Vines holding lectures on intersectionality in the church. A video of Vines’ lecture was uploaded to YouTube where it was viewed over one million times.
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has stepped up a crackdown on people suspected of homosexuality, arresting a total of 27 in a little more than a week, security officials said Tuesday.
They said the 27 include a man and a woman picked up by police on Monday and all have been charged with “debauchery.”
Preach Love Not Hate
From drag queens to bears, we know what to expect at a Pride event. Some of those expectations are the religious fanatics usually protesting in their designated sections.
Unfortunately, on Monday, June 12, a day of remembrance for the 49 victims of the Pulse shooting, approximately three “Christians” showed up with hateful signs and words.
So-called “conversion therapy” has become a lucrative business in the U.S. as parents pay thousands of dollars in an attempt to change their child’s sexuality.
An episode of the long-running ABC news program 20/20 reports on a year long investigation into “conversion therapy” programs located around the country.
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