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Is the pulpit brain-washing blacks against supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgendered (LGBT) people? It depends on who you ask. LGBT advocates have different perspectives on why blacks do not align themselves with gay rights causes. To varying degrees, many LGBT rights advocates say that the church is the singlemost influential factor in black opinion on homosexuality. Antonio David Garcia, executive director of Affirmations, a Detroit-area LGBT civil rights group, says what’s worse is that those opinions are often homophobic and go unchallenged. “Everyday we face religious bigotry [from the church],” Garcia says. “They’ve got to start questioning some of...

...Glee dropped 6 percent, two tenths of a point, in adults 18-49 for Fox, down to a 2.9. The series posted modest gains in viewers, however, up to 7.1 million from the last outing.

November 8, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com)  - This week’s episode of Fox Television’s prime-time musical comedy show “Glee” featured two teenage couples, one heterosexual and one homosexual, engaging in sex for the first time. Titled “The First Time,” the episode depicted two couples - a young man and woman, Finn and Rachel, and two young men, Kurt and Blaine - each losing their virginity. The development occurs after a fellow student and school play director tells Blaine and Rachel, who are practicing their roles as Tony and Maria for a production of West Side Story, that they won’t be believable as...

Gleeks you MUST tune in for next week’s episode of Glee, called “The First Time.” It’s without a doubt one of Glee‘s best installments ever and features two popular couples on the show having sex for the first time.

The X-Men movie series, based on the comic books of the same name, is well-known for its unusual cast of gifted mutants and for its extraordinary special effects. What is not as widely known about the X-Men is the fact that the movies, along with the comic books, draw many clear parallels between the mutants and the gay and lesbian community. It is an open secret that the most recent movie in the series, “X-Men First Class,” which serves as the prequel for the other films, is especially overt in presenting these parallels. Zach Stenz, one of the First Class...

Throwing out any pretense of being neutral in the culture war, McDonald's has taken up the rhetoric of gay activists, suggesting those who oppose same-sex marriage (SSM) are motivated by hate. AFA has asked for a boycott of McDonald's restaurants because of the company’s promotion of the gay agenda. AFA asked McDonald’s to remain neutral in the culture war. McDonald’s refused. In response to the boycott, McDonald's spokesman Bill Whitman suggested to the Washington Post that those who oppose SSM are motivated by hate, saying "...hatred has no place in our culture." McDonald's has decided to adopt the "hate" theme...

High school clubs that address sexual orientation and gender identity have more than quadrupled in North Jersey since 2000. This rainbow revolution is part of a national trend that has students openly discussing gay and lesbian issues in school-sanctioned clubs. Some of the clubs adopt a purposely vague moniker, like "Kaleidescope" or "Spectrum." But most use the name "Gay-Straight Alliance" -- GSA for short. All see themselves as no different from any other issue-oriented club, such as Amnesty International or environmental clubs. There are at least 16 of these clubs in Bergen County, and 125 throughout New Jersey. What's most...

In response to MK Ibrahim Sarsur's threat that homosexuals who dare to approach Temple Mount during World Pride 2006 will do so over Muslims' dead bodies, Charles Merrill says 'I will be approaching the Temple Mount out of love and forgiveness to those who hate us' Last week a Muslim leader, Knesset Member Ibrahim Sarsur (United Arab List-Ta'al), warned gays that "if they dare to approach the Temple Mount during the World Pride 2006 parade in Jerusalem they will do so over our dead bodies." Charles Merrill, 72, a gay rights leader, stated in response: "I will be approaching the...

What do I have to do to join the American Episcopal Church? It sounds great now that it has a woman, the Bishop of Nevada, the Rt Rev Katharine Jefferts Schori, in charge and an openly gay bishop in Gene Robinson. That, for me, encapsulates all the best Christian virtues of tolerance, diversity and acceptance. A woman at the head of a Church! Who would have thought it? All we need now is a female Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Oh, and a President too, but that may not take too long either. I may cheer, yet all...

Parents and teens alike are exploring sexual identity issues. Are they heteroflexible -- or fauxmosexual? Girls barely in their teens are exploring their sexuality. And more and more often, that exploration includes same-sex behavior. The trend has, inevitably, spawned new words. Some say they're "heteroflexible." Others sneer that they're merely "fauxmosexual." Is it really new? More importantly -- to parents and to the teens themselves -- what does it mean? Lisa M. Diamond, PhD, assistant professor of psychology and gender studies at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, studies young women's sexual orientations, sexual attractions, and sexual behavior. "Women's...

'Gay' adoptions gaining favor?Family group calls new survey homosexual 'propaganda' Posted: October 30, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com A study released yesterday asserting adoption agencies are more willing than ever to place children with homosexual couples is "propaganda" circulated by the 'gay' community, charges a Washington, D.C., family advocacy group. According to the study by the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, 60 percent of U.S. agencies accept applications from homosexual men and women, and 40 percent already have made such placements. However, Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, insists the survey has an inherent bias, noting the first page...