https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to uganda en https://religiondispatches.org/2023/06/27/joels-army-already-here-obscure-20th-century-religious-movement-profoundly-influences Anyone who’s been paying attention to the rhetoric of the religious and political Right has heard it: the sound of a critical moment in a bad horror movie. It’s the moment when we learn that the demons are us —which… Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:01:12 EDT Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné 25b20b06-c60c-4d8a-b3e5-68cccd88f7bb https://religiondispatches.org/2023/02/27/women-head-pastors-was-final-straw-southern-baptist-convention-not-scandal-sexual-abuse Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention voted during a plenary session to disfellowship six of its nearly 50,000 member churches. One was ousted due to its “lack of intent to cooperate in resolving concerns regarding a sexual abuse allegation.” The… Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:57:29 EST Caroline Matas 3add564e-3f0c-4e1a-9eaf-254256011c5b https://religiondispatches.org/2017/12/18/indonesian-court-rejects-religious-conservatives-bid-criminalize-gay-sex-more-global Costa Rican human rights and anti-torture activist Victor Madrigal-Borloz is the new UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. The first expert, Vitit Muntarbhorn, resigned for health reasons after his first year in the position, which was created… Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:04:57 EST Peter Montgomery 8d3b4277-3328-49cd-8e55-6790a23489ec https://religiondispatches.org/2017/08/21/some-christian-and-muslim-leaders-urging-no-vote-australian-mail-ballot-marriage Author Michael Muhammad Knight writes at Vice on “Editing Homophobia Out of the ‘Islamic Tradition.’” New Ways Ministry’s Bob Shine reflects on an interview conducted with former Vatican official Krzysztof Charamsa that was published in Religion and Gender at the… Mon, 21 Aug 2017 04:13:12 EDT Peter Montgomery d3e1e04a-5501-4520-81a5-bacd506d9f1c https://religiondispatches.org/2017/07/17/malta-adopts-marriage-equality-over-objections-catholics-and-evangelicals-and-more The parliament of Malta, an officially Catholic country, approved marriage equality legislation with a single dissenting vote. The lone dissenter bucked his Nationalist Party’s leadership, reports AP: Nationalist lawmaker Edwin Vassallo cited his Catholic faith and its incompatibility with what… Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:14:23 EDT Peter Montgomery 2c0b4709-37fe-4546-8d26-4841a7dd5318 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/06/06/scott-livelys-crimes-against-humanity-arent-conservative-christian-outliers In what might be the most scathing federal ruling ever handed down in favor of a defendant, U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor on Monday granted Scott Lively’s request for summary judgment in the years-long case alleging Lively committed crimes against… Tue, 06 Jun 2017 05:12:32 EDT Sunnivie Brydum 50611707-479e-4973-ba0d-2f3dd99d7c03 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/29/world-congress-families-draws-anti-lgbt-activists-budapest-more-global-lgbt-recap Activists from around the world celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). The Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality compiled 14 IDAHOT projects from the Middle East and North Africa region. The World Congress of Families, a global… Mon, 29 May 2017 07:00:59 EDT Peter Montgomery 5533e1ff-e036-4223-8692-67da160d004a https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/12/religious-traditionalists-resist-marriage-equality-artist-questions-what-un-african-more ILGA notes that some women in more than 50 countries went on strike on Wednesday’s International Women’s Day: “We demand that our lives and labour be treated with dignity for they form the basis of this society,” the platform of… Sun, 12 Mar 2017 10:12:47 EDT Peter Montgomery 64d111c1-a18c-49f2-9fb2-1bd2ac599d88 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/02/12/hungarian-mayor-wants-import-white-christians-ban-muslims-lgbt-people-global-lgbt-recap February 6 was International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. US-based anti-LGBT activist Brian Brown traveled to Russia to build support for his new International Organization for the Family and its recently launched manifesto. In Politico, Casey Michel… Sun, 12 Feb 2017 10:41:45 EST Peter Montgomery 537353aa-a05a-4703-a1dd-3df4e213f873 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/11/27/what-fidel-castros-death-means-lgbt-rights-cuba-and-more-weeks-global-lgbt-recap Cuba’s long-time dictator Fidel Castro’s death was both celebrated and mourned. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 11:15:48 EST Peter Montgomery aa4c768e-da91-4e9d-9604-e16e87961bcf https://religiondispatches.org/2016/11/21/donald-trump-scares-lgbt-people-worldwide-and-more-weeks-global-lgbt-recap Backlash At UN & Elsewhere; Religious Leaders Rally Against Marriage Equality in Taiwan & El Salvador. Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:55:57 EST Peter Montgomery 3cc00fba-e5c7-4c11-b4ec-92940832e086 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/09/25/mexican-marriage-marches-show-struggle-between-church-and-secular-state-pro-lgbt-mormon Mexico: Anti-marriage marches stir clash between church officials and proponents of secular state A march drew tens of thousands – or hundreds of thousands depending on whose numbers you believe – of anti-marriage-equality Catholics and evangelicals to Mexico City, the… Sun, 25 Sep 2016 11:25:29 EDT Peter Montgomery b8f6bdb3-03b6-4c28-876a-0175fc73df9a https://religiondispatches.org/2016/08/19/lgbt-victories-olympics-struggles-brazil-catholic-bishops-organizing-anti-marriage Rio Olympics: Great games for LGBT athletes, tough times for LGBT Brazilians Outsports.com tracked the success of LGBT athletes at the Olympics in Rio, as well as more than a dozen who narrowly missed making the medal podium. Italian Rachele… Fri, 19 Aug 2016 08:00:19 EDT Peter Montgomery 5d85a973-1f48-4eb4-934e-5381a22ce32a https://religiondispatches.org/2016/08/12/belize-overturns-sodomy-law-defended-religious-right-ugandan-officials-will-continue The Rio Olympics, described by Associated Press as “decidedly gay-friendly,” feature a record number of openly LGBT athletes, including Brazil’s gold-medal-winning Rafaela Silva. Among LGBT firsts are a married lesbian couple who are teammates on the British women’s Rugby team… Fri, 12 Aug 2016 06:00:34 EDT Peter Montgomery 1439ad14-961b-4061-92a2-3f130a7136c1 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/08/07/pope-denounces-gender-colonization-indonesian-court-considers-islamist-request There are reportedly a record number of openly lesbian, gay, and bisexual athletes competing in this year’s Olympics, which the Washington Blade’s Michael Lavers wrote are getting under way “against the backdrop of rampant anti-LGBT violence.” According to news reports… Sun, 07 Aug 2016 12:46:43 EDT Peter Montgomery 97d7a2a5-612e-4aae-93a5-bc95a73411b5 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/07/17/united-methodists-elect-1st-gay-bishop-canadian-anglicans-ok-same-sex-marriage This week’s Global LGBT Recap. Sun, 17 Jul 2016 10:42:21 EDT Peter Montgomery 1313555e-94f7-4e02-9d70-7fdd4aec2a1d https://religiondispatches.org/2016/06/19/condemnation-condolences-wake-orlando-massacre-and-more In this week’s Global LGBT Recap. Sun, 19 Jun 2016 02:38:39 EDT Peter Montgomery 1c882f4b-c09c-4b13-b64e-f6bddf61633e https://religiondispatches.org/2016/06/05/mormons-fight-marriage-equality-mexico-catholic-church-italys-anti-gay-nra-nigerian Scott Lively, an American who has promoted anti-gay policies around the world, recently argued that, if elected, President Donald Trump should apologize to the world for “Obama’s attempt to force the fascist LGBT agenda on everyone” and should follow Russian… Sun, 05 Jun 2016 01:28:28 EDT Peter Montgomery 2723cccc-6cce-473a-a869-9b78eb7b1de2 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/05/27/tutus-daughter-marries-woman-loses-anglican-priest-license-romanian-anti-marriage South Africa: Tutu’s Daughter Marries Woman, Loses License as Anglican Priest Mpho Tutu-Van Furth, Bishop Desmond Tutu’s daughter, was forced to give up her license to function as a priest in the South African Anglican Church because she married another… Fri, 27 May 2016 11:23:01 EDT Peter Montgomery 578cfe29-0964-44a7-aaae-20f69907c19a https://religiondispatches.org/2016/04/25/norwegian-catholic-church-may-stop-civil-marriages-global-lgbt-recap … and more, in this week’s Global LGBT Recap. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 06:54:42 EDT Peter Montgomery abacd468-d035-434e-b768-76596c6c6cd5 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/03/05/broadcast-officials-china-censor-gay-tv-characters … and more, in this week’s Global LGBT Recap. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 07:37:47 EST Peter Montgomery a4bad24c-a939-4df9-9146-319bbb74cc49 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/02/27/catholic-leaders-offer-criticism-support-boxer-pacquiao-after-anti-gay-comments Plus, reports from Italy, New Zealand, Turkey, and more in this week’s Global LGBT Recap. Sat, 27 Feb 2016 02:54:06 EST Peter Montgomery 8d179786-596a-4d9d-8ea9-44dbe8781e98 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/02/19/pope-and-russian-orthodox-patriarch-declare-shared-view-marriage-family-government Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill met in Cuba last Friday, the first meeting between the heads of the two churches since 1054, and they declared, “we are not competitors, but brothers.” The Washington Blade’s Michael Lavers reports on… Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:52:23 EST Peter Montgomery 3ea46b83-7c4d-4857-9860-15dacf2fa148 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/02/06/putins-children-push-traditional-values-latvia-jewish-reparative-therapy-group-finds International Activism and Advocacy The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released “ Born Free and Equal: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law.” The report promotes five core legal obligations states have… Sat, 06 Feb 2016 12:14:30 EST Peter Montgomery 4200daf9-4e44-4c2a-baae-4e9a2983e4a0 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/01/15/anglican-bishops-punish-episcopal-church-over-lgbt-inclusion-secularizations-role-moving Anglican Communion: Episcopal Church ‘Suspended,’ Anti-Gay Bishops Not Satisfied We reported last week that conservative Anglican bishops were threatening a walk-out of this week’s primates’ gathering, and talking about splitting the communion over issues including the Episcopal Church’s ordination of… Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:53:01 EST Peter Montgomery de16cc46-396c-4e0c-8b31-4d9892f9cbad