Religion and Faith

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Religion News Summary: Supreme Court, Rainbow House, and Nicholas Coppola

Friday, April 5, 2013
4:49pm

This week's religion news summary includes Bishop Timothy Dolan's statement about LGBT inclusion--along with stories of LGBT Catholics who have experienced exclusion. A rainbow house across from the Westboro Baptist Church caused a media stir, and the SCOTUS cases drew the support of faith leaders from across the country.

03/09/11

Reflections on This Week's Episode of "Our America with Lisa Ling" & Post-Show Discussion | 03/09/11

03/01/11

Gay Theologian Peter Gomes Dies at 68 | 03/01/11

02/09/11

Religious and Political Support for Marriage Equality in Maryland | 02/09/11

02/01/11

Smithsonian Discusses How to Handle Potentially Controversial Exhibits in Future | 02/01/11

02/01/11

LGBT Religion News Summary - January 31, 2011 | 02/01/11

As hundreds of LGBT faith leaders convene in Minneapolis for

02/01/11

Ugandans Urge Action in Response to Murder | 02/01/11

Around the world, people are grieving the death of

01/31/11

Families Headed by Same-Sex Couples Are in the News | 01/31/11

When Elton John and his partner, David Furnish announced the birth of their son, the world took notice.

01/31/11

Georgia Ministers Come Together Against Anti-Gay Hate Crime | 01/31/11

Ministers in West Georgia came to the defense of an openly gay man, Keith Staples, after his home was burned down to

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Mormon Bishop Apologizes for Hurt to LGBT People

11/07/11

In a public apology, a Mormon bishop stated the Mormon Church was responsible for emotional wounds of LGBT people.

Bishop's Aide Resigns After Anti-Gay Column

11/04/11

Daniel Avila, who penned an anti-gay column that appeared in The Pilot, a newspaper for the Archdiocese of Boston, s

Catholic Journal Retracts Anti-Gay Column

11/03/11

The Pilot, the Archdiocese of Boston's official newspaper, this week retracted an opinion column in which Daniel

Joel Osteen Keeps Saying Being Gay Is a Sin

10/26/11

Prosperity televangelist Joel Osteen spoke with The Washington Post's Sally Quinn about his recent comments on t

LA Times: Much Has Changed For Gay and Lesbian Catholics in LA

10/23/11

Los Angeles Times: A Mass in Hollywood celebrates the 25th anniversary of the gay and lesbian ministry established by

Pastor Defends Anti-Gay NJ Teacher

10/18/11

New Jersey Rev. Milton B.

Rev. Scott Anderson Does CNN

10/11/11

"God has brought a variety of surprises to my life, and this certainly is the biggest one," Rev.

Assault Complaints Filed After Incident at Tenn. Church

10/03/11

A gay Gibson County couple said they were assaulted when they tried to attend church services at the Grace Fellowshi

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