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faith based homophobia

9 Jul 2012

Government urged to keep faith on homophobic bullying pledge

The Accord Coalition for inclusive education has called on the Government to uphold its Coalition Agreement pledge to tackle homophobic bullying.
18 Apr 2010

Humanists say former archbishop's "civil unrest" claims are offensive to Christians

The British Humanist Association has responded to a statement made in the Court of Appeal by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey - saying it is offensive to Christians.
26 Nov 2009

US sees a rise in religion based anti-gay hate crimes

New statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the USA indicate an 11 per cent rise in reports of homophobic hate crime across America over the past last year - with a marked increase in those based on religion.
22 Oct 2007

Police present gay Christians with anti-homophobia award

Gay Christians have been presented with an award for their work in combating homophobia. The award was given to the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM) following their support for a controversial advert.
14 Nov 2006

'Faith and Homophobia' conference

The link between Christianity and homophobia comes under the spotlight with this conference sponsored by the think tank Ekklesia and organised by gay Christians which will examine the link between the
31 Oct 2006

Links between Christianity and homophobia to come under the spotlight

A conference next year organised by gay Christians is to examine the link between the Christian faith and homophobia.
25 Sep 2006

Campaign fails to bring about prosecution against gay police

A letter writing campaign by conservative Christians has failed to bring about a public prosecution against the Gay Police Association (GPA).
10 Jan 2006

Gay police officers facing faith-based homophobia

Gay police officers are facing increasing 'faith-based homophobia' reports the Times newspaper.

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