TAG: religious discourses
Fundamentalists Ramp Up Attacks on Human Rights Group in El Salvador
by Kathy Bougher September 2, 2014 – 7:24 pm Fundamentalist groups in El Salvador have escalated their media attacks against the “Freedom for the 17” campaign to the level of threats of criminal charges against campaign spokespeople. “Freedom for the 17” works to free from prison 17 women unjustly incarcerated on abortion-related charges. The […]
Read moreThe Pope’s Tone Softens — But The Vatican Is Still Fighting LGBT Rights Around The World
Read J. Lester Feder’s article published on Buzz Feed in which the author discusses how “Pope Francis’ softening tone on LGBT issues does not appear to have been matched by a meaningful shift in policy in the realm of international diplomacy”. Click here.
Read moreDoes Pope Francis Have a Woman Problem?
Read article “Does Pope Francis Have a Woman Problem?”, from the Daily Beast, which points that pope Francis is undoubtedly forward-thinking—except for when it comes to women ascending in the church hierarchy. Click here.
Read moreThe meaning of silence
During his apostolic journey to Rio de Janeiro for the 28th World Youth Day, Pope Francis did not repeat the Vatican’s old rhetoric. Instead, he remained silent about sexual issues like abortion and same-sex marriage. But to what extent the Pope’s remarks on some topics and his silence on others will come to represent significant […]
Read morePope Francis remarks on sexual and reproductive issues
Pope Francis, once more, came with new remarks on issues related to sexual and reproduticve rights. His messages prompted reaction all over the world. What does it means? Read some analysis gathered by SPW: Huffington Post: Pope Francis Says More Nice Words About LGBTs, Changes Nothing New York Times: With His Remarks on Sexual Morality, […]
Read moreNY Archdiocese has been reluctantly paying for health plan that covers birth control
US: NY Archdiocese has been reluctantly paying for health plan that covers birth control. Read more.
Read moreThe Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Biblical speech opposing homosexual behavior is essentially a hate crime
Read morePress release on the statement by the spokesperson of the Vatican Press Room about paedophilia and homosexuality
Read moreHomophobia, Africa and Evangelical Neocolonialism
Read the article “Homophobia, Africa and Evangelical Neocolonialism” on the Uganda’s anti-homophobia Bill, written by Rosalind P. Petchesky, Member of the SPW’s Steering Committee and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Hunter College and the Graduate Center at the City University of New York.
Read morePedophilia, Ratzinger and the Catholic Church
> To Sinead O’Connor, the pope’s apology for sex abuse in Ireland seems hollow, by Sinead O’Connor at The Washington Post > Should There Be an Inquisition for the Pope?, by Maureen Dowd at the NY Times > Carta a um pedófilo, por Marcelo Coelho na Folha de São Paulo (Portuguese) > Pedófilos, celibatários e […]
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