Christianity

Hundreds of religious leaders declare all LGBT+ people are ‘precious’ in call for global conversion therapy ban

Hundreds of religious leaders around the world have declared that LGBT+ people “are a precious part of creation” and called for a global ban on conversion therapy. The government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has funded a conference held Wednesday (16 December) to mark the launch of the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives.

Hungary amends constitution to redefine family, limits gay adoption

Hungary amended the definition of family in its constitution Tuesday to allow an effective ban on adoption by same-sex couples, another win for the ruling conservatives but decried by one pro-LGBTQ group as “a dark day for human rights”.

Hungary: According to Viktor Orbán, the West has lost its appeal "in our eyes"

Viktor Orbán gave a speech at the Together Memorial, announcing the end of the "hundred years of Trianon Hungarian loneliness", announcing that "our wider country, the ship of Europe, has just stalled, its position in world politics and world trade over the centuries has stumbled" and "it is experimenting with an ungodly cosmos, the rainbow of families, migration and open societies."

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Hungary: Orban calls for central Europe to unite around Christian roots

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Central European nations should unite to preserve their Christian roots as western Europe experiments with same-sex families, immigration and atheism, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday.

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Netherlands: About 15 'gay healing therapists' are active in the Netherlands

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The Netherlands has about fifteen therapists and organizations that try to 'cure' homosexuals. How often this happens exactly cannot be said. These healers do not present themselves as such on the internet, for example.

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South Africa: Christian privilege | Court takes Beloftebos discrimination case

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The owners of Beloftebos claim that they have a right to discriminate against same sex couples because their religious beliefs require them to do so. They are mistaken. This is why.

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Australia: Queensland religious groups fight move to make gay conversion therapy a crime

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Religious schools and organisations are fighting a move by the Queensland government to make LGBT-related conversion therapy a crime in the state.

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Saint Vincent: Christians march in protest of anti-buggery laws challenge

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Thousands of white-clad people, primarily representing the various Christian denominations here, descended on Kingstown yesterday for a march and rally organized to protest the challenge to this country’s anti-buggery laws.