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Mormon 'Gay Cure' Study Used Shocks in '70s

Homosexuality still considered 'worse than murder' among Mormons.
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Defending Church teaching on homosexuality, bishop says former ...

In a debate on acceptance of same-sex marriage, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, remarked on the media bias in coverage of issues involving homosexuality. Speaking to an audience in Arizona, Bishop ...
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We are Mormons who love our gay brothers and sisters - The Guardian

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We are Mormons who love our gay brothers and sisters
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Who are these Mormons marching in the Utah Gay Pride parade? And what are they trying to do?
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Religion poisons everything? Greater acceptance of homosexuality ...

Across the world attitudes towards homosexuality roughly correlate to how wealthy and secular a country is, according to Pew Research's Global Attitudes Project.
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The Culture of Homophobia in Nigeria - Huffington Post

The Culture of Homophobia in Nigeria
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Nigerian culture is a multifaceted mix of tradition and conflicting tensions with contemporary Western life.
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An Evangelical Christian Looks at Homosexuality – by Peter Wehner

He argues that it's clear God wishes us to vehemently oppose homosexuality and same sex marriage; that there is a sophistication and internal coherence when it comes to ancient Israel's legal jurisprudence (including laws ...
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Church Sign Welcomes Boy Scouts After Gay Ban Is Lifted - Huffington Post

KSTP.com Church Sign Welcomes Boy Scouts After Gay Ban Is Lifted Huffington Post "We put the sign up after hearing that a couple of churches in the metro-Atlanta area had asked their Boy Scout troops to leave after the ruling by the national...
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Teen Activist To Testify In Support of Gay Conversion Therapy Ban - Patch.com

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Teen Activist To Testify In Support of Gay Conversion Therapy Ban
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Parsippany teen and viral video star Jacob Rudolph will be traveling to Trenton on Thursday to support proposed legislation that would ban gay conversion therapy on minors.
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Teen on 'gay conversion' therapy: All kids 'have the right to be who they are' - Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com

Teen on 'gay conversion' therapy: All kids 'have the right to be who they are' - Hunterdon County Democrat -  NJ.com | Christian Homophobia | Scoop.it
Teen on 'gay conversion' therapy: All kids 'have the right to be who they are' Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com At the top of Jacob Rudolph's Facebook page, there's a black and white picture in which Rudolph is sporting a huge smile, alongside...
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NJ Assembly Approves Bill Banning 'Conversion Therapy' - NBC 10 Philadelphia

NJ Assembly Approves Bill Banning 'Conversion Therapy'
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The idea of what is sometimes called "conversion therapy" has increasingly drawn criticism.
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I'm Gay, My Dad's a Pastor, and ... We're Working on It - The Atlantic

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I'm Gay, My Dad's a Pastor, and ... We're Working on It
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It'd been a rocky few years ever since my evangelical parents found out I was gay, and only recently were things getting better.
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'Gay Lobby' in the Vatican - New York Times

'Gay Lobby' in the Vatican New York Times Re “Pope Is Quoted Referring to a Vatican 'Gay Lobby' ” (news article, June 13): Coming at a time when American attitudes toward gay people are developing apace, a Vatican announcement concerning the...
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Either “Is Homosexuality A Sin?” OR “Is Homophobia A Sin?” - Patheos (blog)

Either “Is Homosexuality A Sin?” OR “Is Homophobia A Sin?”
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The modern Church's overall inability to properly engage the culture in which it exists is none the more evident than in the issue of homosexuality.
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Christian Evangelist Larry Tomczak Explains What Causes - Patheos

I approach this subject not as an angry, mean-spirited extremist but rather in a spirit of humility, as a would-be friend of both supporters and opponents… I want to be part of the generation arising that is not so much imposing ...
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Former APA president: "I know of 'hundreds' of homosexuals who changed their ... - Virtue Online

Former APA president: "I know of 'hundreds' of homosexuals who changed their ...
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Is History The Agreed Upon Lie ?: An Essay On Understanding Oscar Wilde, A Metaphor: A Different Perspective On Homosexuality In History by Paulette Mahurin

@MahurinPaulette Agreed Upon Lie? Essay On Understanding Oscar Wilde, A Metaphor:... http://t.co/AcaG5mrSAX … #lgbt#gay #HOMOPHOBIA
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Majority Of Americans Who Reject Homosexuality Say It's A Sin - On ...

A majority of Americans who believe homosexuality should be discouraged say it goes against their religious beliefs.
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Homophobia is Everywhere - The Indypendent

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Homophobia is Everywhere
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Homophobic attacks can happen anywhere at any time, and for me that is the scariest thing. You can be doing your grocery shopping or walking to work and encounter discrimination.
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Liberty Baptist Seminary's Enrollment of Homosexual Activist Called Into Question - Christian News Network

Christian News Network Liberty Baptist Seminary's Enrollment of Homosexual Activist Called Into Question Christian News Network “When people find out I underwent therapy at Jerry Falwell's Christian college, they assume I went through something...
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French religious right to disrupt Tour de France to protest gay marriage - AMERICAblog (blog)

AMERICAblog (blog) French religious right to disrupt Tour de France to protest gay marriage AMERICAblog (blog) The anti-gays in France are a coalition put together by the Catholic church and France's UMP opposition party (basically, the French...
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Southern Baptists denounce Scouts for allowing gay youth - Houston Chronicle

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Southern Baptists denounce Scouts for allowing gay youth
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He also argued that any child who says he is gay has been exposed to something he should not have been and needs to be brought into the fold for counseling, not cast out.
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Gay-to-straight conversion therapy ban OK'd by NJ Assembly panel - Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com

Gay-to-straight conversion therapy ban OK'd by NJ Assembly panel Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com TRENTON — Over the objections of a conservative family group's threat to sue, the Assembly Women and Children's Committee today approved a bill...
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Panels debate 'conversion therapy,' DNA database bills - News 12 Westchester

Panels debate 'conversion therapy,' DNA database bills
News 12 Westchester
Panels debate 'conversion therapy,' DNA database bills. Published: June 13, 2013 12:33 PM.
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It Takes A (Gay) Village In 'Call Me Kuchu' - NPR

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Horrific and uplifting, the excellent documentary Call Me Kuchu is partly framed as a portrait of David Kato, Uganda's first openly gay man.
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Religious Views Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender People Revealed ... - Huffington Post

Religious Views Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender People Revealed ...
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Are You Tired of the Homosexuality Debate? - Christian Post

Are You Tired of the Homosexuality Debate?
Christian Post
France's first same-sex wedding was held this week. The latest New Yorker's Mother's Day cover pictures a lesbian couple reading a card from their three children in their kitchen.
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