Religion

Same Sex Marriage Protests in Australia

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During the Sydney gay and lesbian Mardi Gras, the majority of the floats protested with signs demanding for same sex marriages to be legalized.  Religious leaders have been against same sex marriages because marriage is a sacred union between a male and a female in the Bible.  Politics in Australia are traditionally conservative, so there … Read more

Obama opposes Marriage Act

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“Marriage Act can SUCK IT!!” read the text message I received from a very dear friend of mine. My question mark response was followed by a reference to NPR’s All Things Considered with Michele Norris and Robert Siegel. I quickly shared my friend’s excitement when I read that Obama had declared the defense of Marriage … Read more

Arab Feminist Misconceptions

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This link is a group interview from three professors with one from Egypt, London, and North Carolina.  They talk about the issues facing women in the Middle East.  They describe that the western media have portrayed Middle East women as passive and oppressed, but during the revolutions in the Middle East women have been at … Read more

Interesting Perspectives from Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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According to today’s digital version of The Telegraph newspaper in Great Britain, British doctors and gynecologists are being urged to by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to warn pregnant women of the potential complications and risks of pregnancy, and frankly discussing the relative safety of abortion. This is an interesting development in women’s … Read more

Homosexual Violence in Uganda

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The European Parliament is pushing for Uganda to decriminalized homosexuality after the murder of David Kato a month ago.  David was a homosexual who fight against the passage of a bill in 2009 that criminalized homosexual acts.  The European Parliament views this as being a human rights violation, and they want the Uganda government to … Read more

Cure for Homosexuality!…apparently there’s a need for one…

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Hey guys, As anyone who’s ever been in class with me knows, I’m pretty interested in the LGBT-Fundamentalist Christian clash. Consistent with that, I thought I’d share a page from an organization I found: “Christian Healing Ministries.” This site is dedicated to prayer-healing, which in my experience, is typical of the more fundamental branches of … Read more

Canada Conservatives Propose a Bill to Ban Veils in Polling Stations

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The conservatives in Canada are proposing a bill to ban veils in polling stations, because they think it will increases security and that it will allow the elections to be more transparent.  Critics of the bill state that it discriminates against veiled Muslims, and that it is a reaction to Islamaphobia. http://english.aljazeera.net/video/americas/2011/02/20112154529887190.html Ronnie Miller

New “Gay Anthem”

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Hey guys and girls, Apparently, there’s a song out by Lady Gaga that constitutes a new “gay anthem.”  The song’s called “Born This Way,” and seems to be in support of GLBT issues in a more direct way the”I Am Beautiful” of Christina Aguilera fame.  Most interesting about this to me is that, if I’m … Read more