The federal bill would also require the U.S. attorney general to produce an annual report on prosecutions in federal court for crimes committed against L.G.B.T. people “that were motivated by the victim’s gender, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation.”
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Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
“I can’t date Jesus”: A conversation with Michael Arceneaux
Michael Arceneaux has stopped going to church. But he hasn’t given up on God just yet.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The witch hunt for gay priests
Where does this extreme hatred of gay priests come from? It comes from fear.
Posted inAmerica en Espanol, Español
Padre James Martin: Cómo las parroquias pueden dar la bienvenida a los católicos L.G.B.T.
Para Jesús, es la comunidad primero, la conversión después. La bienvenida y el respeto vienen primero.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope addresses Viganò report, child abuse cover-ups and families with gay children in press conference
Pope Francis said that he trusted people to make their own judgment on Archbishop Viganò’s letter and that parents of gay children should “dialogue, understand, make room for that son or daughter.”
Posted inFaith, News
Fr. James Martin urges Catholics to examine attitudes toward L.G.B.T. community
At the World Meeting of Families, Father Martin said LGBT people should be invited into parish ministries as “eucharistic ministers, music ministers, lectors, bereavement ministry, and every ministry.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Father James Martin: How parishes can welcome L.G.B.T. Catholics
For Jesus, it’s community first, conversion second. Welcome and respect come first.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Don’t blame the sex abuse crisis on queer Catholics
Using an abuse and accountability scandal to scapegoat Catholic queerness is not O.K.
Posted inFaith, News
Celibate gay Catholics score ‘clerical cover-up culture,’ fear backlash
“Making this a gay issue is distraction, mostly, an attempt to place blame mostly (away from) from the clerical cover-up culture. It does a major disservice to women who were abused by the church and also a major disservice to gay priests.”
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Hundreds gather to support L.G.B.T. Christians and affirm church teaching
The recent Revoice conference was unique in its approach to L.G.B.T. issues within the Christian community.