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Turning Homosexuality On and Off
Submitted by pastordale on Sun, 2007-12-16 22:26. Marriage and Family | ScienceWhat if you could take a drug that would quickly alter your sexual orientation from straight to gay, or vice versa?To their surprise, neurobiologists have discovered that homosexuality can be turned o
Gay man wins £47k church payout
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2008-02-11 11:00. Churches | Marriage and FamilyA gay Christian who won a claim against the Church of England has been awarded more than £47,000 in compensation.
Religion is no defense for polygamy, experts say
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2006-09-11 10:57. Doctrine & Teachings | Marriage and FamilyWarren Jeffs of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is in jail for raping a minor to whom he was "Spiritually Married."
Sex and the Olympic city
Submitted by pastordale on Fri, 2008-08-22 18:10. Marriage and FamilyThere is a famous story from Seoul in 1988 that there were so many used condoms on the roof terrace of the British team's residential block the night after the swimming concluded that the British Olym
Without gay priests Church would be lost claims Bishop Gene Robinson
Submitted by pastordale on Wed, 2007-08-01 21:42. Clergy & Religious Figures | Marriage and FamilyThe openly gay bishop whose ordination sparked the crisis in the Anglican Communion has claimed the Church of England would be close to shutting down if it was forced to manage without its gay clergy.
'Gay Nativity' Scene Sparks Outrage in Italy After Appearing in Parliament
Submitted by pastordale on Thu, 2006-12-21 11:14. Church & State | Marriage and FamilyIt was removed fairly quickly, but a successful publicity stunt in favor of a law giving certain rights to unmarried, including homosexual, couples.Two deputies with Italy's small but vocal Radical Party caused an uproar among legislators in this predominantly Catholic country on Wednesday when they placed dolls representing two gay couples in Parliament's nativity scene.
'Gays' Mock Jesus with Last Supper Take-Off
Submitted by pastordale on Wed, 2007-09-26 08:18. Christology | Marriage and Family | MediaOrganizers of San Francisco's hedonistic Folsom Street Fair — sponsored by Miller Brewing, Co.
'Jesus is a fag' controversy raised in House of Commons
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2008-01-07 09:46. Christology | Marriage and FamilyThe Northern Ireland Parades Commission is to meet with the organisers of Belfast Pride over a placard displayed at this year's event that outraged Christians.
'Promiscuity leads to lower grades'
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2008-01-28 11:04. Marriage and FamilyA new survey of the sex lives of students at Cambridge University has revealed that promiscuity adversely effects a person's ability to score good grades.
A Muslim Daughter Became a Christian Son
Submitted by pastordale on Thu, 2008-02-28 09:32. Marriage and FamilyFlashback to 1999: Issa was Fareeha, a thirtysomething Muslim woman and longtime U.S. resident just working her way through school.
A new secular civics class riling Catholic Church
Submitted by pastordale on Wed, 2007-08-08 10:10. Church & State | Marriage and FamilyCatholic bishops say the new course usurps the family's freedom to shape a child's morality and will impart values that in some instances diverge radically from their own.
Abstinence program for 20s also
Submitted by pastordale on Wed, 2006-11-01 07:30. Marriage and Family"States can use their U.S. grants for abstinence education to reach out to people in their 20s rather than just focusing on teenagers, new federal guidance says."
Hmm...abstinence for unmarried adults? What a novel concept! Didn't the Bible mention that concept 3400 years ago? Moses--he was so progressive.
ADF Halts NC Gifted Program's End Run Around Parental Notification
Submitted by pastordale on Wed, 2006-07-05 09:34. Church & State | Marriage and FamilyA school was planning on showing a rather graphic "gay rights" video in schools without notifying parents.
AFP: Pope blasts Europeans for not having enough children
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2007-09-10 16:10. Clergy & Religious Figures | Doctrine & Teachings | Life Issues | Marriage and FamilyPope Benedict XVI blasted Europeans for being selfish and not having enough children, in a sermon on Saturday at the 850-year-old pilgrimage site of Mariazell in Austria.How d
After Rehab, Pastor in Gay Scandal is 'Completely Heterosexual'
Submitted by pastordale on Thu, 2007-02-08 15:02. Clergy & Religious Figures | Marriage and FamilyOne of four ministers who oversaw three weeks of intensive counseling for the Rev. Ted Haggard said the disgraced minister emerged convinced that he is "completely heterosexual."
All-religion meet flays flesh trade, child abuse
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2006-07-10 09:46. Life Issues | Marriage and Family | Multiple Religions/PluralismA number of religious leaders met to denounce human trafficking and abuse of women and children.
American Baptists Split Over Homosexuality, Theology
Submitted by pastordale on Tue, 2006-05-16 10:28. Churches | Marriage and Family"The American Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest severed ties with the national denomination on Thursday, concluding a yearlong battle over the theological interpretation of homosexuality." The number of churches that see homosexuality as sin continues to dwindle.
Amsterdam to Clean Up Red Light District
Submitted by pastordale on Thu, 2007-12-20 13:35. Marriage and FamilyScantily clad prostitutes beckoning from behind glass windows — long a familiar sight in Amsterdam — will become rarer, officials said Monday in announcing a major cleanup of the city'
Anglican church split over gays widens in Canada
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2008-02-18 11:28. Churches | Marriage and FamilyAnglican Church of Canada official expressed dismay on Thursday after a major congregation voted to split from the national church over the issue of homosexuality.St John's Shaughnessy, a Vancouver pa
Anglican Church urged to stop excluding people
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2008-07-21 13:42. Churches | Marriage and FamilyA Sri Lankan bishop has urged conservative members of the Anglican Church to stop trying to exclude people because of their perceived faults.
Anglican Church's Ottawa diocese gives nod to same-sex blessings
Submitted by pastordale on Thu, 2007-10-18 13:35. Churches | Marriage and FamilyThe synod of the Anglican Church of Canada's Ottawa diocese has voted overwhelmingly in favour of same-sex blessings.Looks like Canada is following the ECUSA in their embr
Anglican Leader in U.S. Over Gay Bishop
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2007-09-17 09:57. Clergy & Religious Figures | Doctrine & Teachings | Marriage and FamilyU.S. Episcopal bishops, fed up with Anglican criticism of their support for gay priests, implored the Anglican spiritual leader to hear their side of the story — in person.
Angry Christians sue Google over internet ad
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2008-04-14 11:34. Life Issues | Marriage and Family | Martyrs, Persecution, DiscriminationSEARCH engine Google is facing a global backlash from internet users over its refusal to carry advertisements for a Christian group.The Christian Institute is sueing Google on the grounds it is infrin
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Slams Church Homosexuality 'Obsession'
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2007-11-19 12:34. Clergy & Religious Figures | Doctrine & Teachings | Marriage and FamilyArchbishop Desmond Tutu has criticised his own church for being "obsessed" with homosexuality.It's about more than just homosexuality.
Archbishop faces Church split
Submitted by pastordale on Wed, 2007-02-14 16:11. Churches | Clergy & Religious Figures | Marriage and FamilyDr Rowan Williams called for divine guidance after he flew into Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania for the five-day primates' meeting, that will be dominated by the bitter row over homosexuality that could split Anglicanism.Wrong prediction #2.
Are Church of England bishops out of touch with the modern world?
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2008-06-23 14:50. Churches | Clergy & Religious Figures | Marriage and FamilyLeading Church of England bishops have threatened to boycott a landmark Anglican summit in protest at the presence of pro-gay clergy.
















Two deputies with Italy's small but vocal Radical Party caused an uproar among legislators in this predominantly Catholic country on Wednesday when they placed dolls representing two gay couples in Parliament's nativity scene.