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July 2016

July 02, 2016

UN votes to protect LGBT rights despite mainly Muslim protests

Faisal Trad, above, the permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations in Geneva,...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

Texas abortion ruling a major blow to the religious right

A decision by the US Supreme Court to strike down Texas's anti-abortion law has angered...

June 25, 2016

Censorship is being forced on Facebook over atheist pages

A coordinated campaign by fundamentalist Islamic groups has led to Facebook shutting down a number...

June 24, 2016

Faced with a protest, pastor says 'back off, we've got guns'

Last week, Pastor Donnie Romero of Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, said he...

June 23, 2016

Homosexuality: Exclusive Brethren exposed as liars

The Exclusive Brethren Church in Australia has denied that it is 'resolutely anti-gay', even though...

June 21, 2016

Crowds besiege hateful homophobe's Baptist church

When pastor Roger Jimenez, above, of the Verity Baptist Church in Sacramento, California, delivered a...

June 20, 2016

Orlando victims support sign infuriates Christian homophobe

A sign outside a Buckinghamshire coffee shop – the Bar Bar Black Sheep in Wolverton...

June 19, 2016

Atrocities and the churches

On the Sunday morning after the brutal murder of a young, idealistic UK politician, I...

June 18, 2016

Orlando atrocity: rainbow flag branded offensive to Christians

The man pictured above is Stacy White, a commissioner in Hillsborough County, Florida. And he's...

June 17, 2016

Chief Rabbi: synagogues must do more to welcome gay Jews

While insisting that the Torah takes a 'clear position' against homosexual acts, Britain's Chief Rabbi,...

June 14, 2016

It's God's job to punish gays, says Orlando killer's father

Seddique Mateen, above, said in a video posted on Facebook yesterday that he was saddened...

June 13, 2016

Peter Tatchell invites people to join vigil for Orlando victims

Londoners have organised a vigil tonight, beginning at 7pm, in honour of the victims of the...

June 07, 2016

Police Commissioner sides with bigots against gay sauna

Homophobes in the UK town of Luton found an ally in Police and Crime Commissioner...

June 06, 2016

Despicable culture of blaming victims persists in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has become 'one of the most dangerous places on Earth to suggest in public...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Priest accused of having sex with young seminarians

Monsignor Tony Anatrella, above, a consultant with the Vatican on issues of sexuality and an...

May 26, 2016

Desmond Tutu's daughter forced to leave priesthood

Mpho Tutu-van Furth, daughter of one of the world’s best-known Christian leaders, has given up...

May 22, 2016

New website exposes dangers of a 'faith-based' education

Launched earlier this month, Faith Schoolers Anonymous sets out to to document the experiences of...

May 22, 2016

Gay men can't be 'alpha males' says AFA representative

Sandy Rios, above, a representative of the the right-wing American Family Association this week criticised...

May 19, 2016

Wizard in frock slams America over gays and transsexuals

Cardinal Robert Sarah, who has the exalted title of Prefect for the Congregation of Divine...

May 18, 2016

London Mayor flies rainbow flag in a show of tolerance

Yesterday, May 17, was International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and – in a move...

May 16, 2016

Gay man attacked: assailant shouted 'Muslim stuff' at him

Aaron Woods suffered a broken jaw in the UK seaside resort of Brighton after he...

May 15, 2016

Demented woman armed with Bible targets Target store

Furious over the fact that the retail chain has refused to back down over its...

May 14, 2016

Homophobic priest exposed after using gay dating app

Father Rory Coyle, 35, of Armagh, about 40 miles from Belfast, has taken a leave...

May 13, 2016

Ex-Jehovah's Witness 'fixes' the cult's vile anti-gay video

The latest in a series of creepy Jehovah’s Witness videos, aimed primarily at children, attacks...

May 02, 2016

Singapore pastor sees red over country's Pink Dot movement

Yang Tuck Yoong, senior pastor of Singapore's Community Church, has expressed outrage over a promotional...

April 2016

April 24, 2016

Pat Boone – remember him? – wants blasphemy punished

Pat Boone has refused to back down from his harsh critique of the recent 'Saturday...

April 19, 2016

Gay Pride 2015 attack: Yishai Shlissel convicted of murder

The ultra-Orthodox Jewish terrorist was found guilty today (Tuesday) by an Israeli court of murdering...

April 18, 2016

Gay airline stewards want the right to refuse to fly to Iran

Air France recently announced that female flight attendants can opt out of flights on the carrier’s...

April 06, 2016

Mississippi gives green light to faith-based discrimination

Last week Georgia's Governor Nathan Deal vetoed Georgia House Bill 757, which would have given...

April 02, 2016

Father charged with killing his devoutly Christian gay son

Los Angeles police have charged a father with murder, accusing him of killing his son,...