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Fundamentalist Groups Threats to Democracy

Posted on 28 Nov 2024 in Religion

American Atheists report that the dangers from the far right and religious extremist groups in the US have not gone away over the summer months and that the fundamentalist rhetoric is being ramped up as privileged white male extremists aim to ban books in schools and replace them with only Biblically fundamentalist texts. Melina Cohen, the Communications Officer with American Atheists, writes "PEN America has warned that allowing a few districts to prohibit literature statewide is antidemocratic.

Autumn Meets for New Age Radical Faeries

Posted on 26 Nov 2024 in Religion

The Radical Faerie movement of Albion says that as the shadows lengthen and the veil between the worlds is thinned, this October, the spiritual group for LGBTQIA+ people will be making the most of the magical and mystical Autumn. They say "Calling all Radical Faeries, Qu

"Gay Christmas" - Hallowe'en is Spooktacular

Posted on 30 Oct 2024 in Religion

Our live broadcast on Thursday evening this week coincides with All Hallow's Eve or Hallowe'en, an ancient European festival that closed off the harvest season and indeed the year. Many LGBTQIA+ people have adopted the festival as a special time for parties and social gatherings, for campery, dr

LGBTQIA+ Indians Celebrate Diwali

Posted on 30 Oct 2024 in Religion

AS well as it being Hallowe'en this week (sacred to many earth centred religions and also marked by Catholicism as All Souls Day), so LGBTQIA+ people of South Asian background and their friends will be marking Diwali or Deepawali, which unites the Hindi, Sikh and

LGBT+ Sikhs Welcome Planned Conversion Ban

Posted on 5 Oct 2024 in Religion

Whilst not taking any sides in British political affairs, the network for LGBTQIA+ people from a Sikh background, the Sarbat network, said that it broadly welcomed the fact that the new elected Labour Government of Sir Kier Starmer have a large mandate to ban con

Oct

LGBTQIA+ Greetings at Jewish New Year

LGBTQIA and friendly Jewish Congregations sent their wishes for Rosh Hashanh, the Jewish New Year, which falls this weekend. Referring to the state of global politics at present,

Sep

Spiritual Enlightenment on Road to Liberation

Ryan Lee Wong writes for the Buddhist magazine Bodhi Leaves: The Asian American Buddhist Monthly about collective liberation and including spiritual practice as p

Aug

LGBTQIA Catholics Launch Companions Scheme

Dignity USA, a network for LGBTQIA+ Roman Catholics and their friends, has published its summer bulletin. They have a new treasurer, a new postal address and are launching various

Aug

Help for People Leaving Conservative Religion

The Humanists UK website interviews one of the volunteers for their helpline service which offers support and guidance for people who are leaving high control religious groups, whi

Aug

LGBTQIA+ Sikhs Have Full Summer of Events

Sarbat, the organisation for LGBTQIA+ Sikh people, has announced its summer programme of events. Every first Thursday of the month, there is a get together online.