Scotland leads on tolerance – will the Church of England follow? THE VERY REV KELVIN HOLDSWORTH Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow Sat

Scotland leads on tolerance – will the Church of England follow? THE VERY REV KELVIN HOLDSWORTH Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow   Saturday 02 August 2008   THE bishops of the Anglican Communion are all gathered at Canterbury this weekend.

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Peace Corps Agrees To Stop Discriminating Against Volunteers With HIV

NEW YORK – After pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Peace Corps has agreed that it will no longer terminate volunteers just because they have HIV.

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HIV Travel Ban Finally Dies

Today President Bush acted to end the statutory ban on entry to the U.S. by people with HIV.  Until now, only HIV was singled out in the immigration law for exclusion.

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Okeechobee, FL High School Gay-Straight Alliance Wins Groundbreaking Federal Lawsuit

ACLU Prevails On First Amendment, Equal Access Grounds

OKEECHOBEE, FL – A Florida federal court today ruled that school officials in Okeechobee, Florida must allow a gay-straight alliance (GSA) club to meet on campus.

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PG&E Charges Fight To Protect Maqrriaage with $250,000 in Support

The fight to protect the fundamental freedom to marry received a power boost from Pacific Gas & Electric Company—to the tune of $250,000.

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Lambda Legal Applauds Repeal of Discriminatory 1913 Law in Massachusetts

'Massachusetts is taking down the "Do Not Enter" sign that applied only to same-sex couples. This is thrilling news to the same-sex couples we hear from in other states, especially New York, who are seeking a place where they can marry under the law without leaving the country or traveling to the other side of the continent.

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Roman Catholic Bishops Organize Thousands March Against Gay Civil Unions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is known for being gay-friendly, offering gay-only resorts and tourism locales, gay-friendly restaurants and bars, gay clubs, and many other gay-friendly options.

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Shooter hated church's pro-gay, liberal views

An unemployed man accused of opening fire with a shotgun and killing two people at a Unitarian church apparently targeted the congregation out of hatred for its support of liberal social policies, police said Monday in Knoxville, Tenn.

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LGBT ANGLICANS BACK ON CHOPPING BLOCK

CANTERBURY, UK—The Rev. Susan Russell, President of Integrity USA, issued the following statement after today's release of Part Three of the Windsor Continuation Group's Preliminary Observations:"LGBT Anglicans are back on the chopping block based on the work of the Windsor Continuation Group.

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Gay sex is a sin, say four in five Protestants

RUTH GLEDHILL  writes from Lambeth: "Most Christians believe gay sex is a sin and that practising gays should not be ordained.

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