More "small-mindedness:" San Francisco's Archbishop urges his fellow bishops to participate in an anti-gay marriage march organized by the hate group, NOM

  Bishop letter promoting NOM's marriage march

United States Conference On Catholic Bishops believes that the LGBT should be fired for being gay, and opposes the ENDA law. Shame on them

It appears that the bishops do not understood Pope Francis' new direction for the church, moving away from "small-minded things."  

Peter Montgomery of People From The American Way has an excerpt: 

While the Church is opposed to unjust discrimination on any grounds, including those related to same-sex attraction, she teaches that all sexual acts outside of the marriage of one man and one woman are morally wrong and do not serve the good of the person or society. Same-sex sexual conduct, moreover, is categorically closed to the transmission of life and does not reflect or respect the sexual difference and complementarity of man and woman. Therefore, opposition to same-sex sexual conduct by the Church (and others) is not unjust discrimination and should not be treated as such by the law. In contrast to sexual conduct between a man and woman in marriage, sexual conduct outside of marriage, including same-sex sexual conduct, has no claim to any special protection by the state. Therefore, although ENDA may forbid some unjust discrimination, it would also forbid as discrimination what is legitimate, moral disapproval of same-sex conduct.

All Out beautifully shows the hypocrisy of the International Olympic Committee in not condemning Russia's anti-gay laws

I think Russia's Putin has been surprised that the LGBT won't be bullied and are pushing back against his bigoted, hateful laws.  That's why you find him, in TV interviews, claiming that Russia protects its "sexual minorities." More than anything, he wants to be seen by the world as a great leader and continue to hold onto political power at home. So he continues to use anti-gay laws to prop up his popularity with conservatives at home, while trying to sidestep international condemnation.

He can't have it both ways and wasn't seen the full extent of our justifiable rage.  The Olympics will be a teachable moment for him and other homophobic political leaders.

Superb: Watch English actor and author Stephen Fry confronts homophobia in Uganda, Russia, etc...

Russia's antigay crusade is being helped by American conservatives and the National Organization for Marriage. Including a law to take children away from their gay parents

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