Category: Religion
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Straight Pride (or the Drive-Thru at Chick-fil-A)
I am a straight, cis-gendered black man in America. With that, I can wholeheartedly say that the proposed “Straight Pride” parade is hot garbage. It’s just a bunch of Alt-Lice, Proud Boy bigots coming together for a circle-jerk of heterosexism. Just listen to one of the right-wing founders and renowned Republican snowflake, John Hugo, explain…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
10 VERY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. 10 VERY DIFFERENT RULES FOR LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS Around the world, LGBTQ+ rights are in flux, yet “what we are seeing in the world is, undoubtedly, momentum towards equality,” says Jean Freedberg, the Human Rights Campaign’s Director of Global Partnerships. To be clear, there’s still a lot of work to do to achieve that…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Massive protests draw apology from Hong Kong leadership Hong Kong citizens marched for hours Sunday in a massive protest that drew a late-in-the-day apology from the city’s top leader for her handling of legislation that has stoked fears of expanding control from Beijing in this former British colony. #HongKong #China #Protest #Revolution Golan Heights: Israel unveils ‘Trump Heights’…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The Philippines Is Fighting One Of The World’s Worst Measles Outbreaks “Over the last three months, health workers in the Philippines have vaccinated 5.5 million people against measles. The government hopes to inoculate a total of 20 million — one fifth of the population — by the end of September.” #Philippines #Measles #Vaccines THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Bollywood and the politics of hate If Bollywood does not stop and reconsider, it risks not only losing whatever creative independence it has so far enjoyed, but also going down in history as an industry that displayed remarkable sycophancy and cowardice in supporting a destructive ideology. #Bollywood #India #Politics #Election2019 Wall Street slides as U.S.-China trade fears…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
‘Save us from the Satans’: Survivors of Sri Lanka church attack pray Fourteen children, many of whom were having breakfast in the church portico, were killed and several dozen worshippers in this largely low-income congregation were wounded, according to Zion church officials. #Religion #Terrorism #SriLanka #Conflict 1 Million Animal And Plant Species Are At Risk Of…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
US successfully removes ‘sexual health’ references from UN resolution on sexual violence Under this policy, if foreign aid and medical groups promote or perform abortions, the US is cutting off funding for nearly all health assistance programs, including nutrition, malaria, tuberculosis, tropical diseases and maternal and child health, including water, sanitation, and hygiene programs. Aid…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Thousands block roads in Extinction Rebellion protests across London “Make no mistake, people are already dying,” the letter said. “In the majority world, indigenous communities are now on the brink of extinction. This crisis is only going to get worse … prime minister, you cannot ignore this crisis any longer. We must act now.” #ClimateChange #London #Nature #Rebellion…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Cyclone Idai: How the storm tore into southern Africa It formed off the eastern coast of Mozambique in early March and hit the country’s coast a first time before heading back out into the Mozambique Channel. It intensified, weakened and intensified again before hitting the Mozambique coast for a second time on 14 March. Winds…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
New Zealand Shooting Live Updates: Attack on Christchurch Mosques Leaves 49 Dead “Nobody’s answering their phones,” she said. “We don’t know if they’re at the hospital or out of reach. Some have posted that they are safe, but others have not.” #HateCrime #MassShootings #NewZealand Political incivility, racial hostility roil U.S. high schools, study finds To bolster their…
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