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16 Mar 2012

Faith groups give their backing to same-sex marriage

Several religious groups have expressed support for same-sex marriage, saying that church leaders who oppose it do not speak for them.
30 Jan 2012

Christians split over 'therapy' to 'heal' gay and bisexual people

Christians, humanists and others have criticised attempts to promote "therapy" aimed at "healing" people of an attraction to members of their own sex.
29 Jan 2012

Bishop Wallace Benn and Stephen Green - the confusion continues

The saga of Bishop Wallace Benn and the pro-rape booklet goes on and on. Having first withdrawn his endorsement of the booklet, then apologised, he has now offered what appears to be an attempt at an explanation.
29 Jan 2012

Archbishop Sentamu confuses dictatorship with democracy

The Archbishop of York made the front page of the Daily Telegraph yesterday by saying that David Cameron would be acting "like a dictator" if he introduced legislation to recognise same-sex marriage.
26 Jan 2012

Bishop Wallace Benn apologises

Wallace Benn, the Suffragan Bishop of Lewes, has sent me an apology for his endorsement of a booklet the promotes the legalisation of rape within marriage and the criminalisation of same-sex relationships.
26 Jan 2012

Sex and the Spirit - a chance to explore major issues

Places are still available on an upcoming weekend course exploring sexuality and spirituality. The course, Sex and the Spirit, will take place in Birmingham from 10th-12th February.
25 Jan 2012

Wallace Benn disassociates himself from extremist booklet

Wallace Benn, the Church of England’s Bishop of Lewes, has today withdrawn his endorsement of a booklet by the fundamentalist campaigner Stephen Green. He issued a statement after several bloggers drew attention to his endorsement yesterday.
25 Jan 2012

C of E bishop and a booklet that sanctions marital rape

Update: Following my blog and comments yesterday (below), and those by Bishop Alan Wilson and others, Bishop Wallace Benn has 'wholly and completely' disassociated himself from the extremist pamphlet by Stephen Green. Subsequent to this post and my previous one, Bishop Benn's office has issued a further statement with an apology and a clarification that he has asked Stephen Green to remove the endorsement from his website
13 Jan 2012

Catholic priest challenges Queensland's homophobic law

A Roman Catholic priest in the Australian state of Queensland is campaigning to end a law concerning murder and manslaughter that is widely seen as homophobic.
30 Dec 2011

Russian LGBT activists excluded from pro-democracy campaigns

Reports are coming in suggesting that LGBT rights campaigners have been excluded from pro-democracy campaigns in Russia.

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