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Tyler Clementi's Choice: Sex, Death and Video-Rape at Rutgers
Is Murdered Gay Activist David Kato the Gabrielle Giffords of Uganda?
-David GibsonGay rights groups blamed anti-gay conservative Christians for Kato's murder -- much as some liberals painted right-wing rhetoric as culpable for the Arizona shootings that wounded Giffords.
Westboro Baptist Church Backs Off Protest Plans at Tucson Victims' Funerals
-Tom DiemerThe small, militantly anti-gay church thinks it can get a wider audience for its message of intolerance through radio appearances.
FBI: Hate Crimes and Anti-Religious Offenses Declined in 2009
-David GibsonAnti-Jewish incidents were far more prevalent than attacks on Islam in 2009 in the United States. But some wonder if the supercharged atmosphere of 2010, including the debate over the New York City Muslim center, will alter the statistics next year.
Rep. Joseph Cao Calls Christian Group 'Ignorant' for Costing Him Election
-David GibsonAfter a tough loss, Cao, a pro-life Catholic and a Republican, continues to feud with Tony Perkins' Christian Right group, which opposed him over gay rights.
Obama Addresses Gay Youth Suicides, School Bullying
-Alex WagnerIn a video address, Obama says Americans must "dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal right of passage, that it's some inevitable part of growing up. It's not."
Mormon Church Leaders Condemn Gay Bullying After Outcry and Petition
-David GibsonChurch leader Boyd K. Packer created a stir with his comments on homosexuality, but the statement from the Latter-Day Saints is mum on the controversial point of whether gays can become straight.
Gay Bullying Deaths and Religion: Are Believers the Problem or the Solution?
-David GibsonBoth soul-searching and defensiveness mark Christian reactions to the suicide of Tyler Clementi and others. Will anything change?
Tyler Clementi's Choice: Sex, Death and Video-Rape at Rutgers
-Donna TrussellWho's culpable in the outed teen's suicide? Lots of people. But if Clementi had resisted the urge to end it all, we'd be having a conversation about ethics and privacy, not about death.
Tyler Clementi's Suicide: Prosecution in the Age of Technology
-Bonnie ErbéThe death of a promising young Rutgers student is hard to accept. Was the tragedy the product of hate speech? How much did technology play a role?
Florida Pastor in New York on 9/11: 'Mission Accomplished, We Will Not Burn Koran'
-David GibsonTerry Jones says his threats succeeded in exposing "radical elements" in Islam, and he still hopes to get the so-called Ground Zero mosque moved.
Would You Burn the Koran? Or Just Hit the 'Delete' Key? History's View
-David GibsonDestroying Islam's Koran with a single keystroke -- as some imagine -- would wind up backfiring. Trying to snuff out a holy book or tradition always does.
Who Is Pastor Terry Jones, and Why Is He Burning to Torch the Koran?
-David GibsonThe Gainesville, Fla. pastor is attracting headlines and condemnation as an extremist. But he shares a history with many American Christians.
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