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(SRN NEWS)-( ) Conservative Catholics are concerned that the Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to accommodate homosexuals in the Pope Leo era. A Vatican working group has released a report featuring the testimony of two gay, married Catholics who complained about the church’s traditional stance on human sexuality. Pope Leo also stated during a recent airborne news conference that he believes the church’s teachings on social justice, equality and freedom are far more important than its teaching on sexual morality. Observers say the pontiff is likely to largely ignore issues of sexuality.
( ) President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission is preparing to make recommendations after more than a year of hearings. Commissioners have spoken about their wish lists for what they want to see in the report. One idea is to increase avenues for religious expression in public schools and other public settings. Another is making public money more available to religious organizations. And there’s a push for allowing for religious-based exemptions from regulations and classroom lessons. The commission’s chair has repeatedly said “there is no separation of church and state.”
( ) After a decade of victories in the courts and in American culture, LGBT advocates are in retreat. There’s been a strong backlash in recent years, especially against the promotion of transgenderism to children. Many states have banned males from competing in female sports and some have barred sex-change operations on children. At least nine states have considered resolutions seeking to undo legal recognition of same-sex marriages. Most would call on the Supreme Court to rethink its 2015 decision recognizing the unions. The measures would not carry the weight of law, but might encourage a new challenge to the high court.
( ) Abraham Foxman, who was a forceful advocate for American Jews as national director of the Anti-Defamation League for nearly three decades, has died at the age of 86. Over 28 years as head of the ADL before retiring in 2015, Foxman counseled presidents and diplomats, CEOs and celebrities. He took on prominent figures over anti-Semitic remarks or representations and accepted any ensuing apologies on behalf of an entire community. The ADL has released a statement saying that it “deeply mourns the loss of our longtime national director.”
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