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Iran hangs three men for ‘unlawful’ homosexual acts
Three men were hanged in Iran on Sunday, executed for “unlawful” acts of sodomy and homosexual sex.
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Peter Wagner’s New Apostolic Reformation and anti-gay hatred in Uganda
In his 2008 book, C. Peter Wagner states that the Dominion (or “Kingdom now”) theology of his movement traces through Christian Reconstructionist theologian R.J. Rushdoony, who advocate Biblical capital punishments such as stoning or burning at the stake for a wide range of alleged crimes — including homosexuality.
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Prayer cures AIDS, claims Uganda Health Minister tied to New Apostolic Reformation
Amid belated media recognition that the apostles of church-growth guru C. Peter Wagner’s New Apostolic Reformation dominated presidential hopeful Rick Perry’s August 6th “The Response” prayer event, some pundits are rushing to dismiss the political influence of dominionist factions within evangelical Christianity.
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Poll finds majority of Australian Christians support same-sex marriage
A national opinion poll conducted by the Galaxy research group released earlier this week — ahead of a rally against same-sex marriage in the Australian capital city Canberra — finds a majority of Australian Christians support same-sex marriage.
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Prague to host its first gay pride, Czech president defends anti-gay sentiments
The Czech Republic’s capital city is hosting its first ever Gay Pride event starting Wednesday — the five-day Prague Pride Festival of Tolerance — to be held from August 10-14, and which will culminate with a carnival parade in the center of the city on Saturday, August 13.
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Dutch military participates in its first Amsterdam pride flotilla
Uniformed Members of the Dutch defense forces participated in Amsterdam’s annual Gay Pride flotilla parade Saturday, on the city’s historic Prinsengracht canal, for the first time since openly gay service in the Dutch forces was legalized in 1974.
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Last believed gay Nazi concentration camp survivor dies at age 98
BERLIN — The man thought to be the last remaining gay survivor of the Nazi Holocaust has passed away at the age of 98. Rudolf Brazda had been imprisoned by the Nazi regime for homosexuality and was sent to the Nazis’ Buchenwald concentration camp in August 1942 and held there until its liberation by U.S. forces in 1945.
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Ireland’s openly gay presidential candidate withdraws from race after scandal
Openly gay Senator David Norris announced that he was withdrawing from Ireland’s presidential campaign, after scandal erupted stemming from disclosure of letters he wrote to Israeli judicial authorities, seeking clemency for his former partner who had been convicted of raping a Palestinian teen in 1997.
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Married lesbian couple rescues 40 kids during Norway shooting rampage
A lesbian couple were among the first responders to assist victims following the shooting massacre in Norway on Friday, when gunman Anders Behring Breivik went on a shooting rampage at a youth camp on Utoya island.
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Ghanaian Regional Minister orders witch hunt of suspected homosexuals
Though LGBT people are already deemed criminals in the West African nation of Ghana, it seems that persecution of gays and lesbians is only slated to get worse, as police services in the western portion of the nation have been ordered to round up all suspected homosexuals.