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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:51:00 +0000

Nat'l grassroots confab in Chicago this week
Windy City Times
During "Unite and Fight: Strategizing for LGBT Equality"â"Equality Across America's conference that is being held at Columbia College Chicago ...
new activism conference hopes to fire up Midwestern gaysTime Out Chicago

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Telegraph.co.uk

After 'I'm Gay' Admission, Roy Ashburn Asked To Resign
On Top Magazine
Thomasson called Ashburn âdramatically out of step with his constituentsâ because he has âopenly identified with the 'LGBT' [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, ...
Californian Senator with anti-gay voting record reveals he is gayDigitalJournal.com

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Withers: NOM has gay support but refuses to talk about it
365Gay.com (blog)
Gallagher could have simply been forgetful with the truth when discussing the deep ties NOM has with LGBT peoples, but no need to take it there. ...

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By Hilary WhiteLONDON, March 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The case of the Christian civil registrar being forced by her employers to perform homosexual civil partnership ceremonies does not raise issues of "general public importance," according to the Supreme Court. The court rejected Lillian...

By Hilary WhiteLONDON, March 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The British Conservative party has published a "rainbow list" of twenty openly homosexual candidates, five of whom are likely to win their seats, according to polls. Of these, eleven told party leadership they were "happy" to be named in...

Washington Post

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli ends discrimination in Virginia ...
RenewAmerica
He had the audacity to challenge the longstanding (and, as it turns out, illegal) efforts by the radical homosexual lobby and its allies in Virginia's ...
Students mobilize against Cuccinelli ruling on gay rightsWashington Post (blog)

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AFP	Two thirds of Danes back gay Church weddings AFP Denmark was the world's first country to allow a civil union for homosexuals, in 1989, but its parliament is now split over a move by the centre-left ... and more »

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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:51:00 +0000

Nearly two thirds of Danes support a call to allow gay and lesbian couples to be married by the Church, a poll showed Wednesday.

Itâs been rather surreal to see my little blog post/column of Feb. 25 take on a life of its own, and become the subject of endless and hysterical rants in the blogosphere.

IT'S not easy being at school these days. And that is not the student talking. Now that teachers have to include sex education in schools, the latest reports say that they are reluctant to do so.

Carroll Gardens ( Daniel Krieger's Flickr ) Police are investigating a possible hate crime that allegedly took place in Carroll Gardens shortly after 8 p.m on Tuesday, March 2nd. Investigators say the victim, an unnamed 22-year-old man, was severely beaten by five men shouting anti-gay slurs, near Luquer Street and Hamilton Avenue. He suffered "cuts to the back of his head and bad facial bruises ...

Nazareth College in Rochester, NY is honored to announce it will be home to the groundbreaking 2010 Interfaith Understanding Conference , being held April 11 Ã¢ 13. Ã This will bring together multiple generations of peacemakers and interfaith leaders from across the country, as well as representatives of major interfaith organizations such as the Interfaith Alliance, the Parliament of World ...

Concerned women roar by Jessica Mayrer Jeanette Zentgraf, 75, is on a mission. A member of the conservative policy group Concerned Women for America, Zentgraf says she aims to persuade the Missoula City Council to nix a proposed law that would make it illegal to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The law would be the first of its kind in the state. "It's a ...

The Supreme Court agrees to settle a boundary dispute between freedom of speech and freedom of religion -- both rights protected by the First Amendment.

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an assault in Brooklyn that appears to have been motivated by anti-gay bias, officials said.

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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:49:00 +0000

BBC News

California Catholic Daily

Our Prodigal God
California Catholic Daily
Father James Schexnayder's gay identity âemergedâ in the late 1970s, according to the Religious Archives Network, a LGBT website. ...

Washington Post

Washington Times

Chaput: "Our schools are meant to be 'partners in faith' with parents"
Beliefnet.com (blog)
"The Church does not claim that people with a homosexual orientation are 'bad,' or that their children are less loved by God. Quite the opposite. ...
Catholic Church: Eaten Alive by HypocrisyAlterNet (blog)
Catholic school won't allow child of lesbians, but what about children of divorce?Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Catholic Preschool Boots Child Because Parents Are LesbiansPolitics Daily (blog)

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Arapahoe Herald: The gays deserve rights too: Racial discrimination was banned ...
my.hsj.org
âThe world is, indeed, teeming with homosexual, bisexual, and transgendered creatures of every stripe and feather,â Bagemihl says in his book âBiological ...

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Headlines: Separation of Church and State (T23R-2)

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:35:00 +0000

DC Gay Marriage Law Sets Standard of Equality for Tri-State Area
Picket
I realize, though, that before this can happen, a re-evaluation of the separation of church and state must take place to prevent religious fundamentalists ...

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New York Daily News

Supports Catholic Schools for Education
Madison County Courier
In a nation where the separation of Church and State has been practiced for centuries, our schools need not be shy about practicing religion. ...
Protesters picket church for barring child of gays from Catholic preschoolExaminer.com

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The Age

Fundamentals of church-state relations
Inquirer.net
Whatever it was, there always seems to be a need for clarifying from time to time what separation of church and state means, even if I myself always prefer ...
Bishop James Jones: Liverpool's Muddy Waters flow towards AfricaVirtue Online

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Tearing Down the Church-State Wall
Middle East Online
The vote was 13-12, indicating that a vigorous debate still rages in the United States about the separation of church and state. In another little-noticed ...

MyFox Detroit

Who Decides What's In Your Kids' Textbooks?
FOXNews (blog)
... that this was founded as a Christian nation, and that's simply not the case," says Barry Lynn of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. ...
Texas Textbook Wars Could Impactâ¦MyFox Phoenix

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CitizenLink

Obama's Inaction on Faith-Based Initiative Disappointing
Opposing Views
Americans United for Separation of Church and State said, however, that the Obama administration needs to take action, not spend time studying reports. ...
Secularists 'deeply disappointed' with Obama over Faith-Based InitiativeExaminer.com
Faith-based panel submits recommendations as some issues remain unsolvedNewsOK.com
Keeping faith with faith-based initiativeWashington Post (blog)

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OneNewsNow

Halt to church services questioned
OneNewsNow
But last week the Dallas Housing Authority ordered the church to stop over separation of church and state issues. Matthew Krause of Liberty Counsel notes ...

Advisory Council Offers Recommendations Today, But Discriminatory Bush-Era Hiring Rules Remain In Place

Watchdog Group Says Continued Federal Funding For D.C. Religious Schools Undermines Constitution, Hurts Public Education

Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. And Other University Officials Used School Resources To Endorse House Of Delegates Candidate, Watchdog Group Asserts

Board Upholds Religious Liberty By Becoming Fifth Connecticut School District To Stop Using Religious Venue

AUâs Lynn Says Presidentâs Remarks At Prayer Breakfast Give Wrong Impression That Bush Policyâs Constitutional And Civil Rights Flaws Have Been Fixed

On One-Year Anniversary Of Obama 'Faith-Based' Plan, President Should Ban Government-Funded Religious Bias And Proselytizing, Says AU

AUâs Lynn Calls On Leader Of âThe Familyâ To Repudiate Extreme Anti-Gay Law In Uganda

Watchdog Group Hails Decision Curbing Government Intervention In Religion

Watchdog Group Says Judgeâs Commandments Poster Is An Unconstitutional Endorsement Of Religion

Robertson Comment Shows 'Grotesque Insensitivity,' Says AU's Lynn

Watchdog Group Says Proposed Policy For Dealing With âSupplemental Materialsâ In Science Class Is Flawed And Should Be Rejected

Watchdog Group Says Further Changes Are Necessary To Avoid Religious Coercion At Fort Leonard Wood

Luzerne County Courthouse Display Of Nativity Scene And Menorah Violated Constitution, Civil Liberties Groups Advised

Church-State Watchdog Group Joins Legal Brief In Sex-Abuse Case Before Nevada Supreme Court

Health-Care Reform Package Should Not Reflect Religious Doctrine, Says Church-State Watchdog Group

Church-State Watchdog Group Calls On High Court To Affirm Lower Court Ruling In Calif. Law School Case

Church-State Watchdog Group Lauds Ruling In Milwaukee County Case

Wiccan Clergyman Should Have the Right To Challenge Government-Imposed Religious Discrimination, Says Watchdog Group

Church-State Watchdog Group Says Government Body Is Acting In Clear Violation

âManhattan Declarationâ Signals Conservative Church Groupsâ Intention To Undercut Separation Of Church And State, Says AUâs Lynn

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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:35:00 +0000

IT'S not easy being at school these days. And that is not the student talking. Now that teachers have to include sex education in schools, the latest reports say that they are reluctant to do so.

A group familiar with the Champlain Valley and known for its hateful messages will be heard at the Supreme Court.

Sadat Iqbal said he never planned to come out to his family. But then his father found the porn. Iqbal, now 22, realized he was gay when just a child. As a curious ten-year old living in Queens, he surfed the Internet for sexually explicit images of men.

Ask Janet Kaplan Bucciarelli how she describes the annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival and she'll give you a serious answer with an intriguing comical twist.

The Supreme Court agrees to settle a boundary dispute between freedom of speech and freedom of religion -- both rights protected by the First Amendment.

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an assault in Brooklyn that appears to have been motivated by anti-gay bias, officials said.

Not very, by any measure we've found. Better to say that life in Bakersfield and Kern County, home to gay -- and virulently anti-gay-rights -- Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn, goes on un...

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Gay/LGBT Religious News (T22R-1)

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:25:00 +0000

BBC News

Ashburn's Coming Out Raises Question: How Gay Is Bakersfield?
SF Weekly (blog)
... television news station KTEH of the soundly discredited practice of "reparative therapy," the creepy, religion-driven effort to "cure" gay people. ...
Hypocrisy Alert: Calif. Politician Roy Ashburn Arrested for Allegedly Driving ...CBS News

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ABC News

Same-Sex Weddings Start in Nation's Capital
Christian Broadcasting Network
Same-sex weddings started in the nation's capital, Tuesday, as gay couples began picking up marriage licenses from the Washington, DC, courthouse. ...
First Day for DC Same-Sex WeddingsCBS News
First same-sex couples prepare to marry in D.C.Washington Post (blog)

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Washington Post

WaPo Unfairly Paints Virginia AG As Working for 'Erosion In Gay Rights'
NewsBusters (blog)
The attorney general said his letter merely stated Virginia law, which prohibits discrimination because of "race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ...
Virginian Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli ends discrimination in Virginia ...RenewAmerica
McDonnell pledges not to discriminate, backs Cuccinelli's legal reasoning on gaysWashington Post (blog)
Gay Protections Said Invalid In Virginia UniversitiesAHN | All Headline News
Right Pundits -Roanoke Times
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Reuters

Justices to Weigh Religion, Speech Rights in Funeral Flap
Wired News
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to delve into the sensitive question of whether the First Amendment protects anti-gay protesters carrying ...
High Court To Hear Hate Group CaseWPTZ The Champlain Valley
Supreme Court to hear military funeral protest caseReporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
US Supreme Court to hear Snyder-Westboro caseYork Daily Record
The BLT: Blog of Legal Times -First Amendment Center -Deseret News
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Locals speak out about gay rights debate
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3
"What if someone's religion accepts a different way of life, why should the state be able to come in and say that's not accepted here, when the governmentt ...

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SheWired

Microsoft Eases Sexual Restrictions
Atomicgamer
Until recently, you couldn't identify yourself as any part of the LGBT acronym in your Xbox Live persona. ...
Gay profiles are now allowed on Xbox LiveGay NZ

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Washington Post

Gay protections not authorized, Cuccinelli says
Roanoke Times
The LGBT Caucus at Virginia Tech criticized Cuccinelli's directive in a statement Friday as "a backwards step in our journey towards inclusive excellence. ...
Gay community awaits UVa response to letterCharlottesville Daily Progress

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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:48:00 +0000

Telegraph.co.uk

By Kathleen GilbertWASHINGTON, DC, March 9, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Kevin Jennings, a leading gay activist and President Obama's "Safe Schools" Czar, dodged a question on whether the federal government should promote homosexuality as moral in public schools earlier this week....

The Age

UK Bill Next Step to Forcing Churches to Perform Gay âWeddingsâ: Anglican Bishop
Lifesite
Another amendment, to allow churches to conduct homosexual âweddingsâ was passed late on the same night. It is anticipated by some, including the Anglican ...
Is there any such thing as a "Catholic-minded Anglican?"Virtue Online
Anglicans entering Catholic Church should blend well, cardinal saysCatholic News Service
Responding to the Pope's Anglican InvitationNational Catholic Register
Virtue Online -Virtue Online -Virtue Online
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How much longer?

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:53:00 +0000

Today I watched a video online.

It was some of the first same-sex weddings in Washington D.C.

When seeing these I am very happy for all involved. Of course I think about the couple, which, in most cases have been together for many years before this day. I think about the years before that day. The years of society telling them their love wasn’t good enough. I think how elated they must feel at this moment.

We are not on this earth alone. There are many others. Indeed, it’s ‘different’ to be anti-social. Combined with our naturally curious nature, it’s obvious we all have a need to be social. Of course, this naturally leads to intimacy.

Many desire strict definitions of words. Many of them also wish to impose their definitions upon others. To this day, and for all the ages, some wish to control others. Many tools are used for such work.

If we are to believe some, the majority of the citizens wish to oppress the LGBTQI community. This simply stated, claims the majority approve of torture. We you force people to be what they are not, you are torturing them.

If we are to believe some, the majority of LGBTQI community members suffer higher rates of psychiatric issues and medical issues as well as a shorter life span.

Evidence of the torture!

How much longer must LGBTQI blood run into the gutters of our streets?

www.GayTalkRadio.org a 24/7 LGBTQIA Independent Internet Radio Station. Visit, Listen, Support and become involved.

Recent Religious Headlines [T11R-4]

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:47:00 +0000

IT'S not easy being at school these days. And that is not the student talking. Now that teachers have to include sex education in schools, the latest reports say that they are reluctant to do so.

A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and the tabloids.

Ask Janet Kaplan Bucciarelli how she describes the annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival and she'll give you a serious answer with an intriguing comical twist.

The Supreme Court agrees to settle a boundary dispute between freedom of speech and freedom of religion -- both rights protected by the First Amendment.

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The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider whether the First Amendment covers a Kansas church's anti-gay protests outside military funerals.

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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:47:00 +0000

Gay minister urges tolerance in church
RU Daily Targum
âI think it was great that a lot of people from the LGBT community came.â Campus Advance, a non-denominational Christian group at the University, ...

West Valley City to consider banning anti-gay bias
Salt Lake Tribune
But women make up about half the population, while LGBT people comprise roughly 3 percent of Utah's population. "The rate of discrimination is actually ...

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DigitalJournal.com

Californian Senator with anti-gay voting record reveals he is gay
DigitalJournal.com
Speaking about what the future now holds for him and the relationship between his Christian faith and his sexuality Senator Ashburn noted: I would ask ...

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Headlines: Separation of Church and State (T23R-2)

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:34:00 +0000

Examiner.com

Protesters picket church for barring child of gays from Catholic preschool
Examiner.com
... of the San Fernando Valley (also including much of Los Angeles and surrounding counties) chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. ...

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Telegraph.co.uk

Who Decides What's In Your Kids' Textbooks?
FOXNews (blog)
Barry Lynn, of Americans United for Separation of Church and State warns, "There is a whole movement to convince Americans that this was founded as a ...

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The whole problem in the U.S. - No prayer in public schools?
RantRave | Published Opinion.
The message here asserted that separation of church and state was only working in favor of non-Christian individuals, and more specifically the ...
Freethought San Marcos: Christians nationwide demand government support for ...The San Marcos Mercury

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Wired News

Justices to Weigh Religion, Speech Rights in Funeral Flap
Wired News
It might fall under âfreedom of speechâ but it also falls under separation of church and state. Soldiers perform a civic duty and are thus part of the state ...

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Practicing religion on campus
The Independent
"What happened to the separation between church and state," some wonder. It is merely a matter of principle. Is it okay for there to be various fraternity ...

Constitutional double standards
Waterbury Republican American
Where the separation of church and state is concerned, the Times and other liberals define "state" broadly, from Congress to your local school board. ...

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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:43:00 +0000

IT'S not easy being at school these days. And that is not the student talking. Now that teachers have to include sex education in schools, the latest reports say that they are reluctant to do so.

Ask Janet Kaplan Bucciarelli how she describes the annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival and she'll give you a serious answer with an intriguing comical twist.

The Supreme Court agrees to settle a boundary dispute between freedom of speech and freedom of religion -- both rights protected by the First Amendment.

Be happy

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's attorney general has advised the state's public colleges they don't have the authority to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, saying only the General Assembly has that power.

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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:30:00 +0000

Reuters

Justices to Weigh Religion, Speech Rights in Funeral Flap
Wired News
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to delve into the sensitive question of whether the First Amendment protects anti-gay protesters carrying ...
Supreme Court to hear Snyder caseYork Daily Record
Supreme Court to hear military funeral protest caseReporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
High Court To Hear Hate Group Known To Champlain ValleyWPTZ The Champlain Valley
The BLT: Blog of Legal Times -Huffington Post (blog)
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Journalists don't get religion, Ex. 95244
Beliefnet.com (blog)
If the Anglican Communion accepted gay bishops or approved gay unions, Muslims would gain an enormous propaganda victory in Nigeria--and in a dozen or so ...

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New York Daily News

Catholic School Rejects Child Because Parents Are Gay
True/Slant
A preschooler is caught in the middle of a fight between religion and sexuality. Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School, in Boulder, has refused to readmit a ...
Boulder Preschooler Kicked Out Of School Because Moms Are GayAHN | All Headline News
Student Was Expelled Because of Gay ParentsE Canada Now
Lesbian couple's child barred from Catholic schoolCommonweal (blog)
Beliefnet.com (blog) -Politics Daily (blog)
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Clergymen Line Up For Pope's Gay Sex Scandal (PHOTO)
Huffington Post (blog) (satire)
... recently hit with a sex scandal involving something about gay prostitutes and blah blah blah. We don't know the specifics (if you want religion news, ...

TPM LiveWire (blog)

WaPo's McCartney Equates Gay Activist with US Founding Fathers
NewsBusters (blog)
Even the liberal ACLU voiced its concerns with the bill's treatment of religion when it was first placed before the DC City Council. In a Nov. ...
Gay Marriage v. Religious FreedomChristian Post
Catholic Charities is here to help -- unless you're gayBaltimore Sun

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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:47:00 +0000

By Hilary WhiteLONDON, March 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Two amendments to the UK government's proposed Equalities Bill that would have protected the conscience rights of Catholic adoption agencies and of marriage commissioners, were withdrawn from consideration in the House of Lords on Tuesday...

Examiner.com

Supreme Court will hear Westboro Church funeral protest case
Examiner.com
The family protests gays being allowed in the military, saying they believe the military and the country supports a homosexual agenda. ...

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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:43:00 +0000

IT'S not easy being at school these days. And that is not the student talking. Now that teachers have to include sex education in schools, the latest reports say that they are reluctant to do so.

A senior aide to the Pope and a Vatican chorister have been removed from their posts over allegations of involvement in a homosexual prostitution ring.

Ask Janet Kaplan Bucciarelli how she describes the annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival and she'll give you a serious answer with an intriguing comical twist.

AP Photo State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) may have just narrowly won the GOP's stamp of approval for his gubernatorial run, but a bill he authored was not as successful this week. SB 3447 , which would allow certain tax-exempt religious organizations to discriminate against prospective employees on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or religion, was not called to vote Tuesday ...

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KAMPALA, Uganda â" Even as Uganda's parliament considers the Anti-Homosexuality Bill â" which calls for the death penalty for some gay acts â" a group of about 100 Ugandan gays and lesbians held a secret meeting to determine how to stand up for their rights.

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Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:48:00 +0000

Opposing Views

For Same-Sex Advocates, Religious Liberty Takes Backseat
Christian News Wire (press release)
The Institute on Religion and Democracy has published a paper on "Is Marriage Worth Defending?" It is available for free download at www. ...
Where's the Catholic rebuttal?GetReligion (blog)

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Daily Mail

Roseanne Tells It Like It Is: Marie Osmond's Son Died of Homophobia
Examiner.com
Yet in the wake of TV icon Marie Osmond's adopted homosexual son Brian killing himself by throwing himself from a window, Roseanne is telling it like it is: ...
Roseanne Barr blames Mormon church for the death of Marie Osmond's son Michael ...Gather.com

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CBS News

Sacrificing for Religious Liberty: Same-Sex Marriage in Washington, DC
Heritage.org (blog)
It has nothing to do with religion, since the only thing a church can offer any couple is a ceremony; it is the federal government that bestows the 1138 ...
Gay Couples Rush to Get DC Marriage LicensesChristian Broadcasting Network
Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal in DCCBS News

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Headlines: Separation of Church and State (T23R-2)

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:35:00 +0000

Tearing Down the Church-State Wall
Consortium News
The vote was 13-12, indicating that a vigorous debate still rages in the United States about the separation of church and state. In another little-noticed ...

PeopleMagazineDaily.com

The Family at C Street: Congressmen's Secretive Religious Political Group ...
PeopleMagazineDaily.com
He organized the group of activist pastors in Columbus who have operated as watchdogs for the separation of church and state for several years, ...

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LETTER: Jefferson comment is often misused
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
... no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church and State. ...

Opposing Views

Thou shalt discriminate against us
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
When was influencing the political or social or cultural up to the church? Whatever happened to separation of church and state? Morgan Hurley is the Copy ...
It's time to stop funding Catholic CharitiesBay Windows

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Recent Religious Headlines [T11R-4]

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:44:00 +0000

IT'S not easy being at school these days. And that is not the student talking. Now that teachers have to include sex education in schools, the latest reports say that they are reluctant to do so.

A senior aide to the Pope and a Vatican chorister have been removed from their posts over allegations of involvement in a homosexual prostitution ring.

As we reflect on the front page of The Advocate of Sunday, Feb. 21, we continue to question the reason for such a negative headline and template. The appointments made by Mayor Pavia have been generally seen as thoughtful and positive. Many have been praised.

Ask Janet Kaplan Bucciarelli how she describes the annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival and she'll give you a serious answer with an intriguing comical twist.

Be happy

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Gay/LGBT Religious News (T22R-1)

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0000

New York Daily News

Student Was Expelled Because of Gay Parents
E Canada Now
According the The Denver Archdiocese, students in the Catholic religion who are raised by gay parents may grow up to be âconfusedâ, as it will not abide ...
Catholic School Rejects Child Because Of Lesbian ParentsKMGH Denver
Lesbian couple's child barred from Catholic schoolCommonweal (blog)

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Catholic Charities is here to help -- unless you're gay
Baltimore Sun
Even if I don't agree with their politics, religion or sexual orientation. "Homosexuality can be forgiven just like any other sin, but when you are marrying ...

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Washington Post

Va. AG: Colleges can't ban gay discrimination
The Associated Press
The attorney general said his letter merely stated Virginia law, which prohibits discrimination because of "race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ...
Virginia AG Cuccinelli: Gays Not Protected From Discrimination in CollegesRight Pundits
Gay Protections Said Invalid In Virginia UniversitiesAHN | All Headline News
Gay protections not authorized, Cuccinelli saysRoanoke Times
Charlottesville Daily Progress -Washington Post (blog) -Virginia Gazette
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Not all church leaders oppose coverage for gay, unmarried partners
El Paso Times
Van English is a gay El Pasoan and a lifetime churchgoer. He said opponents of domestic-partner benefits are using religion as a weapon. ...

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Religion Briefs for March 7
Richmond Times Dispatch
AMSTERDAM -- Dutch gay-rights groups have called for an end to protests against a Roman Catholic parish southwest of Amsterdam after the church said it no ...
Pope headed to Spain in NovemberSudbury Star

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College practices LGTBQA outreach
The Dartmouth
The initiative to formally reach out to potential students interested in LGBT issues was sparked when The Advocate, a national gay and lesbian news magazine ...

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From both sides (T12R-5)

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:47:00 +0000

Ohio State Football Coach Interviewed By Gay Magazine
Towleroad (blog)
... vest-wearing head coach who is a conservative Christian and was also a Bush supporter, was recently interviewed by Outlook, an Ohio GLBT magazine. ...

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Daily Mail

CBS News

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Recent Religious Headlines [T11R-4]

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:44:00 +0000

IT'S not easy being at school these days. And that is not the student talking. Now that teachers have to include sex education in schools, the latest reports say that they are reluctant to do so.

A senior aide to the Pope and a Vatican chorister have been removed from their posts over allegations of involvement in a homosexual prostitution ring.

Ask Janet Kaplan Bucciarelli how she describes the annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival and she'll give you a serious answer with an intriguing comical twist.

Â in KampalaITâS SUNDAY night in Kampalaâs biggest gay club. But not that youâd know it from looking around the open air venue. Thereâs a David Attenborough documentary on ...

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Our one true human family

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:34:00 +0000

Our governmental system was laid out with good intentions.

We have been told there are simply to many people and it would be impossible to realistically tender a secure and reliable vote. Of course that was the original argument for governmental representatives of the people. They were streamlining the system of that day. Making it more efficient and less costly. It was a good thing then. Is it still a good thing?

In that day they still had horse and buggies.

Now our government has become so large perhaps the government needs another level of government to govern them?

It’s only our money they are spending. No need to worry about that. We can just work harder at half the salary we deserve, if we can find a job. And don’t forget, you need to give our government 30% (or more) of what you earn.

Many of us who live in the ‘real world’ know that many workers are expected to do more for less these days. Positions with added responsibilities so the company can fire someone and have another worker pick up the load, without an increase in pay. Often this results in the loss of the employee.

Then the company starts advertising for this position and has issues with replacement employees since the requirements of the position are now unfair, unjust and unacceptable.

This is just one example of a bad economy. Many can’t find jobs. Companies are hurting and need to get more with less in attempt to continue giving the CEO his big check and annual bonuses.

And the cycle of greed continues. Once again, those that have get more. Those that don’t have get less. A great canyon separates the two. The erosion, caused by greed, widens the gap separating the two.

Those without continue to receive less. Surely there must be a breaking point.

So many of us who wish to ‘believe in mankind’ look for a day. Perhaps a day when one of those of the other side walk to the edge of the gap and realize they can no longer see those of us on the this side. Perhaps on that day, that very clever person will stand and make a difference. Perhaps on that day, work will begin on a bridge for all of humanity. The one true brotherhood and sisterhood; Our one true human family.

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From both sides (T12R-5)

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:48:00 +0000

Dallas Voice

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Headlines: Separation of Church and State (T23R-2)

Tom@GayTalkRadio.org (Tom) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:34:00 +0000

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Bishops want debate with Cabral on condoms
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Texas Church to Remain at Public Housing Unit
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