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Paul Gorrell

Paul Gorrell earned his doctorate in Christian Social Ethics at Drew University in 2004 and co-chairs the Gay Men?s Issues in Religion Group of the American Academy of Religion. His essays have been published in Theology and Sexuality and Gay Religion. A former Catholic priest, he provides leadership development coaching and programs to companies of all sizes.

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Religion Dispatches
The quintessential protest musical, Hair, is back on Broadway some forty years later, with the spotlight on what many consider to be the biggest civil rights issue of our era: marriage equality.
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Religion Dispatches
The Obama administration has gone from indifference to actively promoting religious opposition to the civil rights of gay Americans, comparing same-sex marriage to incest and pedophilia. Only when “pink dollars” were pulled did the president approach the LGBT community. A former priest suggests how to make Obama listen.
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Religion Dispatches
A new report on the state of the workplace for LGBT Americans shows that the Fortune 500 is way ahead of churches when it comes to equal rights. In some cases it’s easier to be gay at Chevron than in church on Sunday morning.
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