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Clergy call on Village Voice to shut down sex trafficking site – The Religion World – Orlando Sentinel.  Thirty-six prominent clergy took out a full-page New York Times advertisement Tuesday demanding that Village Voice Media discontinue a Web site used for the sex trafficking of girls and boys. The ad featured a letter calling on the Village Voice company to immediately shut down the Adult section of its Web site where this activity is taking place. The clergy also launched a nationwide petitionin partnership with Change.org’s more than one million members. “Village Voice Media...


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A Breakdown of Gay Marriage Support by Religion - National - The Atlantic Wire.   Differences of opinion on the issue of gay marriage in the U.S. are often explained away along religious lines: nonreligious folk support its legalization while the pious are against it. But that explanation glosses over some real differences in the way religious groups perceive the issue. As it turns out, certain religious groups show starkly contrasting levels of support for same-sex marriage, according to a report released today. According to the Public Religion Research Institute, America is evenly divided...


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(C) 2011 Huffington Post.  Entire article retrieved from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/22/evangelicals-resist-obama_n_839267.html WASHINGTON -- Evangelicals are the only major religious group where a majority opposes the federal government's efforts to reduce childhood obesity, a Pew Research Center survey shows. Asked if the government should play a significant role in reducing childhood obesity, 56 percent of white evangelicals said it should not, compared to 42 percent who said it should. Overall, 57 percent of Americans favored such a government role while 39 percent did not. First...


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To Whom This May Concern, TEAM's President Chris Surfus proved to be influential in the passage of the Holland Ordinance to add sexual orientation and gender identity protections to Holland's Anti-Discrimination policy. This would apply to housing, employment, and public accommodations. The passage was UNANIMOUS in the Human Relations Commission. The Ordinance moves on the City Council for a final vote. TEAM was interviewed by the media, namely WoodTV 8 and Michigan Public Radio. Chris Surfus had support from Michael Woerner and David Battjes. Chris Surfus delivered a speech to the Holland,...


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By Patrik Jonsson, Staff writer / September 22, 2010 Atlanta In 2004, Eddie Long, one of the richest and most powerful pastors in the black megachurch movement, led a march in Atlanta against homosexuality. This week, Mr. Long faces civil charges, which he has denied, that he took sexual advantage of two teenage boys from his flock. The nature of the complaints in two civil lawsuits and the involvement of one of the black church's most popular leaders have shocked the black community, especially in Atlanta, where Long made his name and fortune. But because Long through his ministry helped perpetuate...


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(C) 2010 Fox News. Retrieved from: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/05/19/jennifer-knapp-chely-losing-conservative-fans-coming-lesbians/ Jennifer Knapp, a Grammy-nominated contemporary Christian artist, and country music singer/songwriter Chely Wright, both decided to come out of the closet in recent weeks. Their announcements that they were lesbians sent some shock waves through the music industry, the mainstream press and the blogosphere. It has also helped draw plenty of attention to the two women, both of whom have new albums out (Knapp released "Letting Go" on May 11; Wright's...


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Copyright 2010 Bilerico Project Entire Article taken from: http://www.bilerico.com/2010/04/national_faith_leaders_speak_out_against_thecall_u.php C Agenda has moving and powerful video coverage of the press conference held by national faith leaders in Washington DC to protest Lou Engle and TheCall's planned anti-gay rally in Uganda. Especially moving is the personal story of the gay Ugandan man who is at the press conference, but has to keep his face hidden out of fear for his life. This is why we must keep pushing this issue: Spectrum Uganda and other human rights groups have also released...


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Copyright 2010 The Bilerico Project Entire Article taken from http://www.bilerico.com/2010/04/uganda_update_lou_engle_thecall_respond_to_critics.php It seems as if the public outcry over American evangelical extremist Lou Engle's upcoming "TheCall Uganda" has caused the a few headaches for the violent anti-gay and anti-abortion preacher best known for calling for martyrs and bloodshed in the name of fighting "homosexuals and abortionists." And it has forced him to respond and perhaps retreat a little. Warren Throckmorton, a blogger and College Psychology Professor, has obtained a statement...


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