DUBLIN – It often starts as a voice in the wilderness, but can swell into an entire nation’s demand for truth. From Ireland to Germany, Europe’s many victims of child abuse in the Roman Catholic church are finally breaking social taboos and confronting the clergy to face its demons.
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Child abuse claims sweep Catholic Church in Europe
Sunday, March 14th, 2010Episcopal Clergy Permitted to Wed Gay Couples in D.C.
Friday, March 12th, 2010Episcopal clergy in Washington, D.C. have been given the green light to preside at same-sex marriages.
Lesbian Teen Sues School Over Prom Drama
Friday, March 12th, 2010JACKSON, Miss. — A lesbian student who wanted to take her girlfriend to her senior prom is asking a federal judge to force her Mississippi school district to reinstate the dance it canceled
D.C. begins licensing same-sex marriages
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Just sitting down at a desk at the marriage bureau at D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday was too much for Angelisa Young. She cried so hard that she eventually had to bury her face in her fiancee’s chest.
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in DC; line forms
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010WASHINGTON – At least 50 same-sex couples lined up to apply for marriage licenses when city offices opened Wednesday as the unions became legal in the nation’s capital.
Arrest ordered in Vt. same-sex parent custody case
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010RUTLAND, Vt. — A Vermont judge overseeing a custody battle ordered the arrest Tuesday of a Virginia woman who renounced homosexuality, became an evangelical Christian and disappeared with the young daughter she had with her ex-partner.
Obama’s EEOC Nominee: Society Should ‘Not Tolerate Private Beliefs’ That ‘Adversely Affect’ Homosexuals
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Chai R. Feldblum, a law professor at Georgetown University Law School, has been nominated by President Obama to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity COmmission. (Photo from Georgetown Law Web site)
(CNSNews.com) – Chai Feldblum, the Georgetown University law professor nominated by President Obama to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has written that society should “not tolerate” any “private beliefs,” including religious beliefs, that may negatively affect homosexual “equality.”
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen supports right of gays to serve in military
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Adm. Michael G. Mullen said that the military still needs to conduct a review to determine how to prepare for a dramatic policy change. Nonetheless, he said, his personal views were firm. (Michael Reynolds / EPA)
As Pentagon announces a review of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, Adm. Mullen tells the Senate that ‘it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly is the right thing to do.’
Obama calls for ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Washington — President Obama said Wednesday night he will work with Congress and the military to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that bars gays and lesbians from openly serving in the armed forces.
Moscow mayor calls gay pride march ‘Satanic’
Monday, January 25th, 2010The mayor of Moscow, known for his overtly homophobic statements, said Monday that he would never allow a gay pride parade in the city, calling it “Satanic” and saying marchers should be punished.