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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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LGBT's, Opponents Prep for Vatican Synod; UN Rights Council Adopts LGBT Resolution; Brazil's Evangelicals Eye Presidency; Global LGBT Recap

Catholic Church: LGBT Catholics, Conservative Christians Jockey as Family Synod Approaches The Ways of Love: International Conference for a Pastoral Care with Homosexual and Transsexual People, took…
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Egypt Goes After Gays to Silence Islamist Critics; South Africa's 'Open Mosque' is Closed; Global LGBT Recap

In the U.S., two major religious right gatherings are taking place this weekend. The Values Voter Summit will draw thousands of conservative religious activists to Washington, D.C. to get fired up for…
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'Open Mosque' in South Africa Receives Threats; 'Blood Test' for 'Degeneratism': Global LGBT Recap

Americans Abroad The Human Rights Campaign has launched a social media campaign targeting American religious activists who promote anti-gay idea and legislation around the world. The campaign is…
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