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Fighting 21st Century Fascism

Peter Montgomery

Peter Montgomery is Research Director at People For the American Way and oversees its Right Wing Watch project. His work focuses on threats to democracy and democratic values posed by the Often used interchangeably with Christian Right, but also can describe broader conservative religious coalitions that are not limited to Christians. Can include right-wing Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Mormons, and members of the Unification Church of Sun Myung Moon. Learn more and its political allies.

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Religion Dispatches

Swiss Priest Sacked for Blessing Lesbian Couple; Mormon Equality Advocate Excommunicated; Pope-Backed Anti-Gay Referendum Fails; Global LGBT Recap

The World Press Photo of the Year, announced this week, featured Jon and Alex, a gay couple in St. Petersburg Russia, in a tender moment. The photo was both a reminder of and a sharp contrast to the…
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Religion Dispatches

Pope Backs Anti-Gay Referendum; Islamic State Executions Include Gay Syrian; 'Conscience Clause' Debated in Northern Ireland; Global LGBT Recap

The Boston Globe reported this week that the U.S. State Department will appoint a special envoy “to advocate for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people overseas.” Legislation…
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Religion Dispatches

LGBTs in Philippines Reflect on Papal Visit; Francis Meets Trans Man Shunned by Parish; French Group Turns 'Bar of Sodom' into 'Pub of Mercy'; Global LGBT Recap

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed around the world this week. While America’s globetrotting anti-gay religious activist Scott Lively may blame gays for the rise of the Nazis and the…
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