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  • Washington Times: ChristianMingle loses lawsuit, must now include gay singles
    July 1st, 2016

    ChristianMingle.com, an online dating service for Christian singles, must start allowing people to seek out same-sex relationships under a judge-approved settlement.

    ChristianMingle only required new users to specify whether they’re a man seeking a woman or a woman seeking a man. Two gay men filed class-actions claims against the site’s owner, California-based Spark Networks Inc., claiming that the site’s limited options violated California’s anti-discrimination law, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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  • Parliament: MPs debate maternity discrimination
    July 1st, 2016

    On Thursday 14 July MPs will take part in a Westminster Hall debate on maternity discrimination. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee following a representation from Gareth Thomas.

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  • BBC: Judge blocks Mississippi anti-LGBT 'religious freedom' law
    July 1st, 2016

    A US judge has blocked a Mississippi law protecting religious objections to same-sex marriage a day before it was set to take effect.

    It favoured some religious beliefs over others and would mean unequal treatment for gay people, the judge said.

    The measure was intended to protect people who objected on religious grounds to gay marriage, extramarital sex and changing gender.

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  • The JC: Nicky Morgan calls for more Jewish free schools
    July 1st, 2016

    Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, has said that she hoped the Jewish community would set up more free schools and lauded the contribution of faith.

    She promised that the government would protect the ethos of religious schools and noted concern among parts of the Jewish community over recent inspections.

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  • Ligonier: The Sexual Revolution and the Witness of the Church by Al Mohler
    July 1st, 2016

    In the face of the sexual revolution, the Christian church in the West now faces a set of moral challenges that exceeds anything it has experienced in the past. This is a revolution of ideas—one that is transforming the entire moral structure of meaning and life. These challenges would be vexing enough for any generation. But the contours of our current challenge have to be understood over against the affecting reality for virtually everything on the American landscape, and furthermore in the West. This revolution, like all revolutions, takes few prisoners. In other words, it demands total acceptance of its revolutionary claims and the affirmation of its aims. This is the problem that now confronts Christians who are committed to faithfulness to the Bible as the Word of God and to the gospel as the only message of salvation.

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  • Reuters: In memoirs, ex Pope Benedict says Vatican 'gay lobby' tried to wield power: report
    July 1st, 2016

    Former Pope Benedict says in his memoirs that no-one pressured him to resign but alleges that a "gay lobby" in the Vatican had tried to influence decisions, a leading Italian newspaper reported on Friday.

    The book, called "The Last Conversations", is the first time in history that a former pope judges his own pontificate after it is over. It is due to be published on Sept 9.

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  • IB Times: Sweden to initiate parliamentary talks on banning religious schools
    July 1st, 2016

    Sweden will be pushing for a discussion to be held on whether to ban religious schools following reports that some schools are segregating boys and girls in the classroom. Aida Hadzialic, the Minister for Upper Secondary School said that a multi-party talks in Parliament will be held to discuss how to "really guarantee that school classes are free from religious elements."

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  • Irish Examiner: Emotionally charged exchanges in Dáil during abortion debate
    July 1st, 2016

    During emotionally charged exchanges in a debate on Independent TD Mick Wallace’s abortion bill, Mr Harris said he did not want to give the women of Ireland false hope by supporting a bill that is incompatible with the Constitution.

    During his measured and compassionate speech, Mr Harris apologised to Amanda Mellet, the woman who brought her case to the United Nations. He added his voice in support for repealing the controversial 8th Amendment.

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  • Mail: One in ten break-ups now thought to involve a wife who believes her years of fertility are running out
    July 1st, 2016

    Arguments between husbands and wives over whether to have children have led to a wave of 'body clock divorces', lawyers said yesterday.

    Marriage break-ups are increasingly a result of the frustration felt by successful career women when their husbands refuse to start a family, they claimed.

    As many as one in ten divorces now involve a wife who believes her years of fertility are running out and who is anxious to find a partner willing to support a family, according to the analysis by a leading family law firm.

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  • Washington Post: U.N. council creates watchdog for LGBT rights
    June 30th, 2016

    The top human rights body of the United Nations voted on Thursday to appoint an independent monitor to help protect gay and transgender people around the world from violence and discrimination.

    The U.N. Human Rights Council, based in Geneva, creates an “independent expert” charged with identifying the root causes of violence and discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, and then talking with governments about ways to protect them.

    The resolution that passed was the United Nations’ most overt expression of gay rights as human rights, and is considered a milestone.

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