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Many same sex couples nationwide are finally enjoying the perks that come with being married after the Supreme Court struck down state bans against it. However, there have been some bumps on the road.

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The New Normal: Marriage Equality is an International Right

June 2nd, 2015

Very soon, the Supreme Court of the United States will make decisions about several landmark cases concerning same-sex marriage, and the world awaits to see how they will vote.

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Undermining Traditional Marriage

May 5th, 2015

Is same-sex marriage part of a redefinition of an age old institution? That’s an easy one: yes. Gays and their allies should just give up trying to combat that charge.

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Religious Freedom Laws and the New Battle For Equality

March 30th, 2015

Today, a majority of states in the U.S. have marriage equality, but in some states it's getting harder for LGBT people to go about their lives. In a growing number of places around the country, businesses run by people who morally object to homosexuality are a

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How the Faithful Can Help End Transgender Suicide

January 5th, 2015

How do we respond when a teenager kills herself because her family refused to accept the gender she identified as? Denying the fundamental truth of who these young people are could be driving suicides.

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God Made Gays

November 10th, 2014

Vatican City, Vatican – This month, Pope Francis recently sent tremors through the Catholic Church. Bishops and other religious leaders gathered to discuss issues concerning families at the Synod. Though in the end, hardly any official doctrine was changed,

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Remembering Reverend Joan Rivers

September 5th, 2014

On the afternoon of September 4, 2014, we lost one of our most cherished Universal Life Church ministers, Joan Rivers. Joan passed away, at the age of 81, from complications encountered during vocal cord surgery.

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Clergy Decry Supreme Court Contraception Ruling

July 9th, 2014

The fight to protect women’s reproductive rights from the encroachment of religious beliefs took a step backward recently when the United States Supreme Court ruled that corporations may deny employees contraception coverage on the basis of religious beliefs

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United Church of Christ Sues for Gay Marriage

May 1st, 2014

It might seem hard to believe, but the United Church of Christ (UCC) is suing the State of North Carolina for restricting religious freedom by banning its ministers from performing same-sex weddings.

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Jimmy Carter on Religion and Sexism

March 27th, 2014

How has religion contributed to the oppression of women and girls? Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter explores this question in a recent interview, arguing that religious fundamentalism has misused religious texts.

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LGBTQ & Human Rights - Page 31 of 36

What's Next For Kim Davis?

What's Next For Kim Davis?

The New Normal: Marriage Equality is an International Right

The New Normal: Marriage Equality is an International Right

Undermining Traditional Marriage

Undermining Traditional Marriage

Religious Freedom Laws and the New Battle For Equality

Religious Freedom Laws and the New Battle For Equality

How the Faithful Can Help End Transgender Suicide

How the Faithful Can Help End Transgender Suicide

God Made Gays

God Made Gays

Remembering Reverend Joan Rivers

Remembering Reverend Joan Rivers

Clergy Decry Supreme Court Contraception Ruling

Clergy Decry Supreme Court Contraception Ruling

United Church of Christ Sues for Gay Marriage

United Church of Christ Sues for Gay Marriage

Jimmy Carter on Religion and Sexism

Jimmy Carter on Religion and Sexism