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Obama admin first to host ‘transgender’ meeting at White House

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Image via Wikipedia This past Friday, the Obama Administration became the first administration ever to host a meeting at the White House focusing exclusively on the discussion of federal policy related to “transgender” issues. According to a report in the Washington Blade , the meeting, which was hosted by the Office of Public Engagement (OPE), was attended by transgender activists and White House officials from the White House Domestic Policy Council , the Office of Cabinet Affairs, the Office of Public Engagement, and the counsel’s office, among others. The president himself was not in attendance, however. “While transgender issues have been covered in previous OPE meetings, and transgender leaders have been included in other OPE meetings, this would be the first time OPE has held a meeting solely focused on transgender issues,” Shin Inouye, a White House spokesperson, said. Beyond general information about who would be in attendance, the White House reportedly would not reveal...

Equality Matters just wants silence from the Church on Homosexuality

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Image via Wikipedia A Catholic priest has come under fire from homosexual activists for “anti-gay indoctrination” after he taught his students what the Catholic Church teaches about homosexuality in his high school course on gay “marriage.” Equality Matters , a media and communications group for homosexual rights, on their website accused the chaplain of Indianapolis’ Cardinal Ritter High School of “spouting a stream of homophobic and offensive falsehoods about same-sex marriage and gay people in general to a classroom full of students.” Fr. John Hollowell, chaplain and teacher at the private Catholic high school , had posted the videos of the lectures on  YouTube  and his  personal blog  last week.  In the lectures he explains Catholic teaching on homosexuality. However, his presentation was denounced as “anti-gay lecturing” by the media watchdog group, who said that the priest “calls homosexual acts ‘an abomination’, advocates for ex-gay therapy , and ra...

Apple has double standards

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Image via Wikipedia Apple removed Exodus International 's app after critics released a position calling the organization "hateful and bigoted."  Exodus  promotes  "freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ ." President of Exodus International Alan Chambers *  tweeted , "It's official, the @ExodusInl App is no longer in the @ AppStore .  Incredibly disappointing. Watch out, it could happen to you. #freedom" Chambers told CT that about 16,000 people had downloaded the app and it had about 500 negative reviews. He said that Exodus has counted 105 ipad apps and 135 mobile apps that support gay rights and homosexuality. "It’s absolute assault on free expression and free ideas," Chambers told CT. "If you don’t agree with the loudest person in America, you’re going to be forced into conformity." Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told  CNET  that Apple pulled the app because "it violates our developer guideline...