Commentary Tidbits

Kaleidoscot: Activists call to ban homophobic pastor Angus Buchan from visiting Scotland and UK

O-blog-dee-o-blog-da: Documents in Case Against Scott Lively Reveals Massive LGBTI Persecution

Dispatches from the Culture Wars: Lively’s Version of ‘Masculine Christianity’

The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser: I’m In the Lord’s Army

Wall of Separation: Beware The Gender Unicorn: Franklin Graham Takes Aim At The Transgender Community 

Right Wing Watch: John Birch Society Continues Comeback With Values Voter Summit Sponsorship

The Advocate: The Sad Last Days of Homo-Hate Queen Phyllis Schlafly 

Washington Post: ‘I Kissed Dating Goodbye’ told me to stay pure until marriage. I still have a stain on my heart.

Huffington Post: 10 Donald Trump Quotes That Should Horrify His Evangelical Supporters

Think Progress: Unholy Secrets: The Legal Loophole That Allows Clergy To Hide Child Sexual Abuse

Commentary Tidbits

People for the American Way: New Report Details the Religious Right Groups Weaponizing Religious Liberty

Church & State: The Persistence Of Pulpit Politicking

Sparking Conversation: Love, Respect, and Consent

The Advocate: 'Ex-Gay' Clinics Are Torturing Youth Around the Globe

Southern Poverty Law Center: 'Conversion Therapists,' the Anti-LGBT Right, and the Demonization of Homosexuality

O-blog-dee-o-blog-da: Expert Reports in Crimes Against Humanity Case of Christian Extremist Scott Lively 

Daily Beast: Pro-Life Women Choose Lesser Evil: Donald Trump

Mother Jones: Religious Pharmacists Want the Right to Refuse to Sell Contraception. The Supreme Court May Step In.

News Tidbits

Pink News: The Pope and head of the Russian Orthodox Church release statement against gay marriage

New York Times: Catholic Leaders Say Zika Doesn’t Change Ban on Contraception 

Huffington Post: GOP Congressmen Oppose Abortion Rights For Women With Zika In Developing Countries

The Times of Israel: Cruz rejects evangelical backer’s controversial Hitler comments

Associated Press: West Virginia House approves religious exemptions bill

Associated Press: Virginia state Senate passes protections for same-sex marriage opponents

SBS: Pastors, politics and anti-gay rhetoric: Uganda's election cometh

Commentary Tidbits

Pacific Standard: Growing Up With White Paranoia: Persecution vs. Privilege

Gawker: "Your Money Is in Your Heart": Baptized in the Prosperity Gospel

Quartz: A U.S. pastor sued by Ugandan LGBT activists says he faces a “powerful” international gay network

Talk to Action: Bill Gothard, Prominent Evangelical Christian Leader, Accused of Sexual Abuse and Harassment 

Politico: Cruz mega-donors’ path to ‘kingdom building’

The Guardian: Who’s driving high abortion rates? It’s the religious right

Daily Beast: Sex Abuse & Gay Conversion Therapy: The Dark Past of Justin Bieber’s Megachurch Hillsong

Huffington Post: Sledgehammers and Rights: The Double Standards of the Religious Right

Buzzfeed: Congressman Didn’t Know He Invited Kim Davis to the State of the Union

News Tidbits

Associated Press: Influence of Churches, Once Dominant, Now Waning in South

NPR: Iowa Evangelicals Warm To Ted Cruz

Reuters: Pope Francis visits Ugandan shrine amid gay rights debate

The Jewish Chronicle: Mother's homophobic Facebook rant sparks outrage at King Solomon High School

Washington Blade: Family Research Council Founder had ‘black cloud’ over same-sex marriage decision

The Column: Dozens of Christian schools win Title IX waivers to ban LGBT students 

New York Times: For Robert Dear, Religion and Rage Before Planned Parenthood Attack 

The Post and Courier: Accused Planned Parenthood shooter charged with rape in North Charleston in 1992   (Trigger warning)

The Guardian: New York church beating death: mother pleads guilty to assaulting teen sons   (Trigger warning)

News Tidbits

Reuters: Noah’s Ark theme park in Kentucky to open July 2016

The Guardian: Supreme court to hear Christian argument for contraception exemption

Reading Eagle: Alvernia Seniors College course examines separation of church and state

Daily Monitor: Abed Bwanika to Use Prophesy to Govern Uganda

Pink News: Australia: These anti-gay marriage Christians want to stop being called ‘bigots’

News Tidbits

Washington Post: Mormon Church makes same-sex couples apostates, excludes children from blessings and baptism

MSNBC: God ‘judges nations for sins,’ says host of evangelical event featuring 2016ers

CNN: Supreme Court to hear new challenge to Obamacare contraception mandate 

Reuters: Kentucky's governor-elect to remove clerk names from state marriage licenses

Wichita Eagle: Conway Springs teacher asked to resign after anti-bullying video upsets parents

Associated Press: Hearing set in state suit against Jehovah’s Witnesses elders

The Advocate: Rick Santorum Says Support for Trans Youth Encourages 'Gender Confusion'

Daily Monitor: Ugandan politician Abed Bwanika vows to rehabilitate homosexuals

News Tidbits

CNN: Pope's meeting with Kim Davis not an endorsement, Vatican says

Reuters: Papal Meeting With Kentucky Clerk Chills Gay Catholics

Religion News Service: Pope Francis’ words on abuse vary by his audience

Religion News Service: Mass. pastor Scott Lively faces possible fine for harsh anti-gay efforts in Uganda

Associated Press: Australia to Deport American Anti-Abortion Activist Troy Newman 

KTLA 5: California: Suspicious Activity Found After Fire Breaks Out at Thousand Oaks Planned Parenthood

Al Jazeera America: ACLU sues Catholic hospital for denying patients emergency abortions

The Guardian: Faith schools in England illegally denying places to many children – report

Raw Story: Hobby Lobby strikes again as right-wing activists seek exemptions from birth control and marriage laws

News Tidbits

Talking Points Memo: Duggar Family Reality Show Finally Gets The Axe After Molestation Allegations 

Courthouse News Service: Gay Ugandans Suing Lively Seek Redactions

Gay Star News: Contractor sues Ford for firing him after he complained about it ‘promoting sodomy’

Pink News: Record broken by crowdfunding campaign for anti-gay bakery 

The Guardian: Australia: Sydney archbishop tells Catholics to resist being bullied into supporting gay marriage

Al*com: Roy Moore tells radical anti-abortion, anti-gay rights group that America is under attack

The Advocate: Pastor Encourages Christians to Fight Same-Sex Marriage Ruling With Guns

News Tidbits

Associated Press: Religious liberty is rallying cry after gay marriage ruling 

New York Times: With Same-Sex Decision, Evangelical Churches Address New Reality

LGBTQ Nation: Republican White House hopefuls deride same-sex marriage ruling

Pink News: Rick Santorum: The next president should protect people of faith from same-sex marriage

Fox 13: LGBT groups plan Inclusive Families Conference in SLC ahead of World Congress of Families convention

Forbes: Gay Pride In Korea Faces Christian Rage As Seen At Rally In Seoul

New Vision: Uganda: You were not created to use condoms, says Cardinal Wamala

News Tidbits

Wall Street Journal: At Faith and Freedom Summit, GOP Candidates Seek Evangelical Support

Reuters: Teens may be misled by crisis pregnancy center websites

Associated Press: Pence defiant on religious objections law in campaign launch

Washington Blade: Most religious freedom bills defeated in legislatures

Masslive: Scott Lively lawyers in 'crimes against humanity' case want more information from plaintiffs

CNN: GOP presidential hopefuls urged to reject same sex marriage

LGBTQ Nation: California attorney general moves to dismiss ‘shoot the gays’ ballot proposal

Crux: Synod appointments promise October fireworks

Gay Star News: Pope Francis on trans issues: Accept the body God gave you

Pink News: Schools should face criminal charges for teaching homosexuality is acceptable, says lawmaker

News Tidbits

Masslive: Hearing will be held today in federal 'crimes against humanity' court case against controversial pastor Scott Lively

The Advocate: Mike Huckabee Transphobia Fallout Continues: Nonprofit Cancels Speech Invite

Pink News: Baptists publish advice on avoiding LGBT non-discrimination laws 

KLTV: 'Jesus' road sign fuels passionate opinions at city meeting

Columbus Dispatch: Some Ohio legislators want to ban conversion therapy for gay, transgender teens

New York Times: Catholic Archbishop and Aide Resign in Minnesota Over Sexual Abuse Scandal

BBC News: Vatican ex-envoy Wesolowski faces child sex abuse trial

Gay Star News: Pope says children need straight parents

Buzzfeed: Australia: Catholic School Kids Are Being Sent Home With An Anti-Marriage Equality Leaflet And People Are Mad

Commentary Tidbits

The Church of the Fridge: Empty Promises 

Vyckie Garrison: How I spent 16 years in an abusive, conservative Christian cult — and finally escaped

The Atlantic: Southern Baptists and the Sin of Racism

Cosmopolitan: "Save the Mother, Save the Baby": An Inside Look at a Pregnancy Center Conference

New York Times: Bigotry, the Bible and the Lessons of Indiana

Raw Story: Georgia florist’s religious hypocrisy: She’ll serve adulterers, but gay couples are ‘a different kind of sin’

Center for Constitutional Rights: Anti-Gay Ugandan Extremist Martin Ssempa is U.S. Citizen; Testimony Sought in U.S. Court Case

Commentary Tidbits

Talk to Action: Say You Want A Christian Nation? Let's Try This One

The Guardian: Jehovah's Witnesses silencing techniques: As terrifying as child abuse

Think Progress: Faith Groups Are Trying To Block Emergency Contraception For Raped Migrant Children

News One: Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” Bill Is Back, & The World Is Watching

Love, Joy, Feminism: Bob Jones University Rejects Key Recommendations of the GRACE Report

Political Research Associates: The Myth of Christian Persecution

Sydney Morning Herald: Abuse inside Christian marriages: A personal story

Rhymes with Religion: “Righteous” reputations of churches that don’t care

Wonkette: Performance Artist Flip Benham Solves Transgender Bathrooms Problem By Yelling ‘Pervert!’ At It

Mother Jones: Tea Party Darling Ben Carson Says Prisoners Prove That Homosexuality Is A Choice

News Tidbits

MLive: Anti-gay activist Scott Lively's crimes-against-humanity case to proceed after federal court denies his petition to dismiss lawsuit

LGBTQ Nation: Challenge to New Jersey ban on conversion therapy appealed to U.S. Supreme Court

Washington Blade: Anti-LGBT advocates from U.S. to speak at Jamaica conference 

Salon: Judge allows libel lawsuit against Glenn Beck to proceed 

Los Angeles Times: Quo Vadis challenges the mission of South Korean churches

Daily Monitor: Put padlocks on your private parts to avoid AIDS, Ugandan President Museveni tells youth

News Tidbits

Politico: The coming wave of anti-abortion laws 

Fox 13: Restore Our Humanity director calls out “international anti-gay industry”

Pink News: Minnesota newspaper runs anti-transgender ad from listed hate group 

The Advocate: Second Transphobic Ad Hits Press as Minnesota Debates Student Athlete Policy

New Vision: Ugandan Pastor Martin Ssempa asks UCC to regulate use of smartphones

Gay Star News: Uganda parliament speaker: Gay groups infiltrate schools through donated computers 

News Tidbits

The Daily Beast: The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio

The Advocate: Right-Wing Group Targets Trans-Friendly Federal Nominee

Raw Story: Duggar family gives thanks for fetal personhood laws and GOP midterm wins

Reuters: Uganda plans to pass new version of anti-gay law by Christmas, says lawmaker

News Tidbits

Raw Story: Disrupter of Muslim prayer at National Cathedral: God and Drudge sent me

Huffington Post: Thousands Sign Petition To Cancel TLC's 19 Kids And Counting Over Stars' Anti-LGBT Sentiments

Religion News Service: Mormons change rules to allow moms, divorced women to teach religion 

Kansas City Star: Legally married same-sex couples won’t be allowed to stay together at City Union Mission

Buzzfeed: This Lawyer Thinks LGBT People Are Trampling On The Rights of Christians

Christian Science Monitor: Why are Korean missionaries flocking to Kenya?

UGO News: Ugandan President Museveni: Do Not Wed Gay Couples In Our Churches

News Tidbits

New York Times: A Muckraking Magazine Creates a Stir Among Evangelical Christians

Pew Research Center: Religion and Electronic Media

Lancaster Online: Retired Mennonite pastor loses credentials after officiating at his son's same-sex wedding

NBC News: Prominent Preacher Myles Munroe Killed in Small Plane Crash in Bahamas

Pink News: Court smacks down Westboro Baptist church’s bizarre legal challenge

Gay Star News: Petition calls for US college to revoke honorary degree from anti-gay pastor 

Gay Star News: Christian university in Korea: 'No jobs for homosexuals'

News Tidbits

New York Times: Mormon Women See Priesthood Meeting

The Advocate: Religious Right: Supreme Court Letting Marriage 'Burn to Ashes'

Associated Press: Methodist clergy escape sanctions over gay wedding

Jerusalem Post: Israeli Health Ministry warns against conversion therapy for homosexuals

Pink News: France: Tens of thousands protest in Paris against IVF and surrogacy for gays

Huffington Post: Faces Of Faith Explores Religious Perceptions Of LGBT People In Uganda