Judaism
Bachmann Visit Causes Discord, Walkout at Chicago-Area Synagogue
A visit from a controversial anti-gay congresswoman on the holiest day in Judaism prompted outrage at a Chicago synagogue and a surge of donations to
American Conservative Judaism Approves Same-Sex Weddings
Great news: last week, the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards — which sets policy for the Conservative branch of American Judaism — voted 13-0
Religious Extremism Threatens LGBTs in the Middle East
This morning, the radio news broadcast from the BBC World Service had a disturbing story from Turkey. Unlike the United States, which has an all-volunteer
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Calls for Reparative Therapy
A Philadelphia rabbi is feeling threatened by the recent “propaganda blitz” with regard to the “homosexual lifestyle” and has begun a bid to enshrine religious
Orthodox Jewish Men Married by Orthodox Jewish Rabbi
Yoni Bock and Ron Kaplan, two Orthodox Jewish men, recently married each other in a ceremony officiated by Stephen Greenberg, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi: it’s
Ultra-Orthodox Banning Women From Certain Jerusalem Streets
Lest we forget, the theocratic element in Israel–a modern and nominally secular state–is active and powerful. An ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) group living in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim
Jewish Ex-Gay Experience
An Orthodox Jew, Jayson Littman, writes about his attempt to convert to straight via JONAH, the Jewish pray-away-the-gay wagon. His account of various rabbis’ advice
Reform Jews Gather to Say “It Gets Better”
Reform Judaism, by the way, is the most prominent group within the Jewish faith in the United States. This sort of summarily smacks down the
Yokel Rabbi Blames Gays for DC Earthquake
Despite the fact that he comes from a different faith tradition, Rabbi Yehuda Levin is essentially an Alabama redneck fundamentalist. This is why the Religious
Orthodox Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on the Morality of Gay Adoption
I don’t agree with every one of his constructions here, as he seems to be talking from the standpoint of “what’s a greater sin? Homosexuality
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