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Senior faith leaders call for global decriminalisation of LGBT+ people

Senior faith leaders call for global decriminalisation of LGBT+ people | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

More than 370 sign declaration demanding ban on conversion practices before UK conference

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A debate is raging inside Young Life as the Colorado-based ministry faces backlash over LGBTQ policy

A debate is raging inside Young Life as the Colorado-based ministry faces backlash over LGBTQ policy | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Many college students are reevaluating their relationship with Young Life and the organization's stance against letting members of the LGBTQ community serve as leaders, after a viral movement this summer under the hashtag #DoBetterYoungLife.

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Grace and love carried me through my coming out as a gay priest

Grace and love carried me through my coming out as a gay priest | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

I met the face of an unconditionally loving God in the gaze of my own mother, to whom I came out to as a young priest.  

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With same-sex marriage vow renewals, Palm Springs Methodist church affirms support for all members

With same-sex marriage vow renewals, Palm Springs Methodist church affirms support for all members | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The ceremony included one marriage and 19 vow renewals. It came as the United Methodist Church implemented stricter LGBTQ rules.

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After national vote for LGBT restrictions, Portland Methodists send message of inclusion

After national vote for LGBT restrictions, Portland Methodists send message of inclusion | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

'You are welcome in this place,' the husband-and-wife pastors of HopeGateWay tell their congregation at Sunday's services.

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First openly gay Anglican priest says his ordination offers hope to LGBT Christians in NZ

First openly gay Anglican priest says his ordination offers hope to LGBT Christians in NZ | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Reverend Swannell presided over communion yesterday in Russell.

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'Listen, Learn & Love': Nonprofit founder talks about becoming a Mormon LGBT ally

'Listen, Learn & Love': Nonprofit founder talks about becoming a Mormon LGBT ally | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Former YSA bishop and Utah businessman Richard Ostler served a mission in England for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints almost 40 years ago.
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An Imam in Australia plans to open the country's first LGTBI-friendly mosque

An Imam in Australia plans to open the country's first LGTBI-friendly mosque | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Australia’s only openly gay imam says LGTBI Muslims need a safe space to live and worship.

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Hong Kong priest cancels Christmas mass for LGBT community after Catholic Church warns of gay 'sinfulness'

Hong Kong priest cancels Christmas mass for LGBT community after Catholic Church warns of gay 'sinfulness' | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
A Hong Kong priest cancelled a midnight mass for a Christian LGBT group during Christmas after the local diocese told him that homosexuality was “sinful”. Compassion HK LGBTQ Catholics Union said it was informed by the priest – at the last minute – that he could not conduct the ceremony …
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Wisconsin priest tells parishioners he's gay, gets ovation

Wisconsin priest tells parishioners he's gay, gets ovation | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A Roman Catholic priest in Milwaukee has come out as gay, writing that he will no longer live in the shadows of secrecy and plans to be

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LGBT supporters turn out for Geneva church

LGBT supporters turn out for Geneva church | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
LGBT community supporters rally outside the First Congregational Church of Geneva, an LGBT-friendly church, in west suburban Geneva on Nov. 26, 2017. Last week rainbow flags were removed from the church grounds, according to supporters.
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Boulder's oldest church marks 30 years of LGBT acceptance

Boulder's oldest church marks 30 years of LGBT acceptance | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The Year 1987 saw President Ronald Reagan challenge Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin wall. Microsoft released Windows 2.0, the Dow Jones broke the 2,500 mark for the first time, and a church in Boulder crossed a threshold no congregation of its denomination in the state had bridged before.
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Mormon historian, scientist to speak on why his church needs to go further to embrace its LGBT members

Mormon historian, scientist to speak on why his church needs to go further to embrace its LGBT members | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Independent Mormon historian and scientist Gregory Prince holds fast to his faith, but he believes just as strongly that his church eventually must find a way to fully embrace its LGBT adherents.

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Hundreds of Religious Leaders Call for End to LGBTQ Conversion Therapy

Hundreds of Religious Leaders Call for End to LGBTQ Conversion Therapy | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The declaration, spearheaded by the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives, also calls for an end to violence and criminalization against LGBTQ people.

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Black LGBTQ people of faith have been forced into the shadows for far too long

Black LGBTQ people of faith have been forced into the shadows for far too long | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

For too long, Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people of faith have been forced into the shadows in some communities.

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First female, lesbian leads Michigan Episcopal diocese

First female, lesbian leads Michigan Episcopal diocese | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The Michigan diocese of the Episcopal Church has its first female and openly lesbian bishop. The Rev. Bonnie A. Perry was consecrated and ordained Saturday during a ceremony...

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A Chicago Space for LGBTQ Jews Becomes a ‘Queer Yeshiva for Everybody’

A Chicago Space for LGBTQ Jews Becomes a ‘Queer Yeshiva for Everybody’ | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In order to become a rabbi, Benay Lappe had to go back in the closet. It would be nearly a decade after she was ordained in 1997...

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“Absolutely and unabashedly welcoming”: How some Pittsburgh faith communities embrace LGBT worshippers

“Absolutely and unabashedly welcoming”: How some Pittsburgh faith communities embrace LGBT worshippers | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In an effort to understand the LGBT community’s place in the Pittsburgh area’s religious landscape, PublicSource is exploring a variety of faiths, denominations and places of worship. This article features churches and synagogues with LGBT-inclusive theologies and policies. Future installments in this series will chronicle a variety of religious views and trace several Pittsburghers’ personal religious journeys.

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Mormon support for gay marriage gradually grows

Mormon support for gay marriage gradually grows | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Mormon Alex Landers supports the legalization of gay marriage despite her religion's opposition for a simple reason: She has LGBTQ friends who she love

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LGBT students host panel focused on faith and gender identity at Mormon church-owned university

LGBT students host panel focused on faith and gender identity at Mormon church-owned university | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Gabriel Cano doesn’t get called on in class. Maybe he’s just not raising his hand high enough. Maybe he’s just paranoid.
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Some LGBT Mormons feel like outsiders in their own church

Some LGBT Mormons feel like outsiders in their own church | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Same-sex marriage is threatening to tear the church apart.
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The Trans Pastor Building LGBT-Inclusive Faith Communities

The Trans Pastor Building LGBT-Inclusive Faith Communities | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
"If people of faith could love the fabulous diversity of their neighbors as much as they love God—we would change the world."
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Kentucky Baptists threaten to kick out churches that think it's OK to hire 'practicing homosexuals'

Kentucky Baptists threaten to kick out churches that think it's OK to hire 'practicing homosexuals' | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The leader of Kentucky Baptist Convention warns that a fellowship group would be 'redefining sin' if it lifts ban against hiring homosexuals.
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San Diego bishop celebrates special Mass for parents of LGBT Catholics

San Diego bishop celebrates special Mass for parents of LGBT Catholics | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The U.S. bishops’ committee on marriage and family released the letter “Always Our Children” in 1997 as an attempt to encourage parents not to abandon their gay and lesbian children and to assure them of God’s love.
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Catholic church in Hillcrest offers outstretched hand to LGBT community with special mass

Catholic church in Hillcrest offers outstretched hand to LGBT community with special mass | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
About 300 turned out Saturday for a special mass held by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego to reach out to members of the LGBT community.
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