The Vatican was today rocked by a sex scandal reaching into Pope Benedict’s household after a chorister was sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting.
Angelo Balducci, a Gentleman of His Holiness, was caught by police on a wiretap allegedly negotiating with Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, a 29-year-old Vatican chorister, over the specific physical [...]
Martin Ssempa is a pastor in Kampala, Uganda who has sparked a controversy that stretches worldwide. He is an advocate for making those that participate in gay sexual activities, criminals. In an effort to further his anti-gay support, he included several gay pornography videos and pictures during his church service on [...]
LONGMONT — Police on Wednesday arrested a former Longmont man who was working as a Fort Collins high school counselor on suspicion of sexually assaulting boys while he worked at a Longmont church.
Greeley officers on Wednesday arrested Bradley Boda, 39, of Berthoud on suspicion of two counts of sexual assault on a child, two [...]
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A Singapore law professor under fire for her statements about homosexuality has decided not to teach a human rights class at New York University law school.
Thio Li-ann, who is also a member of her country’s Parliament, made the controversial statements in October 2007 while opposing repeal of a law that criminalizes [...]
Religion
By Gwen Richardson
Thursday, 02 July 2009
I believe there are three things the church in general, and the Black church specifically, should do to address the issue of homosexuality:
Be informed. Because there are many aspects of this issue that believers may find distasteful, some may shy away from an awareness of the current culture [...]
Do church leaders such as Bishop T.D. Jakes, Bishop Eddie Long, Dr. Creflo Dollar, Joel Osteen, or reported homosexual Pastor Ted Haggard truly understand God’s Word? If so, why have they become corporate CEO’s, allowing money, greed, and materialism to take over their souls? These leaders are whoring God’s people from the pulpit, while teaching [...]
Starting as early as April 24, clergy members such as myself will finally be able to officiate legal marriages (religious and secular) for same-sex couples in the State of Iowa. As a Cleric with the Universal Life Church, my right to officiate the marriages of same sex couples, in accordance with my beliefs, is now [...]
By Melissa Lauber
There are always the faithful. But a segment of our society that distrusts “the establishment church” and the leaders who uphold it, were given new ammunition as the December issue of Penthouse magazine hit the newsstand this month.
An article in Penthouse magazine chronicles alleged sexual encounters between male priests and Brazilian [...]
2008 was the year of major whoppers coming out of the gay christian movement. Here the their 15 biggest lies as summarized by GCM Watch.
1. There are homosexual couples in the bible.
2. Jesus said nothing about homosexuality.
3. God created homosexuals like he created heterosexuals.
4. Jesus loves, accepts and includes everyone. (technical half-truth)
5. The Apostle [...]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Vatican said it condemns all forms of violence against homosexuals, but does not support a proposed United Nations declaration recognising “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as new categories that need human rights’ protections.
“Despite the declaration’s rightful condemnation of and protection from all forms of violence against homosexual persons, the document, [...]
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