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Brazilian legislators appear to be moving closer to approving an “anti-homophobia” law, with the newspaper O Globo reporting that the National Congress of Catholic Bishops (CNBB) has made an “agreement” with Brazilian senators regarding the bill’s language. Critics of the legislation have long expressed concern that the legislation would prohibit expressions of disagreement with the homosexual lifestyle, literally criminalizing the preaching of Christian doctrine in Brazil . However, O Globo implies that CNBB representatives have been placated by new language in the bill that promoters claim will exempt religious expression from prosecution. The new text reportedly exempts the “peaceful” demonstration “of thinking derived from faith and morality founded in the liberty of conscience, of belief, and religion.” However, Evangelical senators are continuing to oppose the bill, arguing that the language is too vague and that religious liberty remains in danger. If passed, the law would p...

South America ’s largest city, which hosts what is reported to be the wold’s largest ‘gay pride’ march, is set to have an official “Heterosexual Pride Day” every third Sunday in December. The city council has approved the measure and it awaits the mayor’s signature. Image via Wikipedia The legislation was authored by Evangelical Councilman Carlos Apolinário, a member of the Democrats Party, who said his intent was not to discriminate against homosexuals but rather as a counter to the “excesses and privileges” of the homosexual community, and to “raise awareness and encourage the public to safeguard the morals and good  customs” of the Municipality of São Paulo. Heterosexual Pride Day is “not anti-gay, but a protest against the privileges the gay community enjoys,” Apolinário told the media. São Paulo, a city of 20 million, is home to what has been described as the world’s largest “gay pride” march, with, according to Brazilian tourism authorities, more than 3 million homosexua...