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Mississippi lawmaker says he never endorsed that gays be ‘put to death’
A Mississippi lawmaker, who earlier this month invoked an Old Testament Bible passage on his Facebook page that calls for gays to be “put to death,” says he never endorsed the killing of gays, and that he and his family have received death threats after his comments were misinterpreted.
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Mississippi lawmaker cites Bible passage that calls for gays to be put to death
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi state lawmaker, commenting on the announcement by President Barack Obama affirming support for same-sex marriage, invoked an old testament bible passage on his Facebook page, calling for gay men to be “put to death.”
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NJ teacher who posted anti-gay rants on Facebook asks to retire to avoid litigation
UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A New Jersey high school teacher, who last year posted anti-gay sentiments on her personal Facebook page, has asked a state administrative law judge to allow her to retire, rather than face disciplinary charges.
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Teacher’s Facebook rant: Gay marriage same as ‘murder, lying, stealing, cheating’
BUHLER, Kan. — A Kansas middle school teacher has ignited a firestorm in the small rural Kansas community of Behler after posting an anti-gay rant on Facebook in which said same-sex marriage is akin to “murder, lying, stealing, or cheating.”
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Blogger uncovers ‘secret’ Facebook group aimed at disseminating anti-gay information
LGBT activist and blogger Alvin McEwen this week uncovered a “secret” Facebook group — whose memberships reads like a “who’s who” of anti-gay activists — aimed at promoting and disseminating anti-gay information through websites, including Youtube, Twitter and Facebook.
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Singer Lance Bass targeted with series of anti-gay messages, threats
Openly gay entertainer Lance Bass was the target of a series of anti-gay slurs, sent to him in a series of Facebook messages on Saturday.
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Greg Louganis fans want Olympic diver on ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Anyone who has watched Olympic champion Greg Louganis do his thing from a diving board knows that he possesses grace, power, determination and skill. But can he move on the dance floor? Louganis’ Facebook fans have launched a campaign to encourage “Dancing With the Stars” producers to cast Louganis for the show.
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Report: Man arrested in Saudi Arabia for using Facebook to meet other men
As the British Prime Minister David Cameron visits Saudi Arabia on Friday, activists report plight of man arrested by the religious police who may face corporal punishment. Activists are concerned for the safety of a 30-year-old man arrested by the religious police in Saudi Arabia for using Facebook to date other men.
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NJ school board files tenure charges against teacher who made anti-gay Facebook posts
UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J — The school board of Union Township, New Jersey has filed tenure charges against Viki Knox, the high school English teacher whose anti-gay remarks on Facebook raised a firestorm over her free speech rights and her role as a public school teacher.
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Ohio teen sentenced to 90 days for video recorded attack on gay classmate
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A judge has sentenced 15-year-old Levi Sever to a 90-day sentence in a juvenile detention center for the October assault on an openly gay classmate that was recorded on video and then posted to Facebook.