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Religion News Summary for August 29, 2012

International marriage equality news, dinnertime debates, and questioning whether Christianity is as anti-gay as we have been told. It's in this weeks' LGBT Religion News Summary.

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Being Christian is Not a Barrier to Accepting LGBT People

In light of Chick-Fil-A COO Dan Cathy’s statement that his opposition to marriage equality is rooted in his belief in the “biblical definition of the family unit,” GLAAD would like to point to the many Christians who understand that the “biblical” definition of family is not limited to husband, wife, and children, and who support marriage equality for all couples, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

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Jeremy Hooper Talks with CNN's Carol Costello about Chick-Fil-A

Blogger and author Jeremy Hooper appeared on CNN this morning to talk about the LGBT community’s reaction to today’s anti-gay “Chick-Fil-A appreciation day” and president Dan Cathy’s anti-gay statements and donations.

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Democrats unanimously decide to include marriage equality in plank draft

After months of pushing from the LGBT community and declarations of support from prominent Democratic office-holders, the DNC’s platform draft committee has approved language adding marriage equality to the party platform.

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