The opinion pages of the Star Tribune have become embroiled in a war of words over efforts to “cure” gays and lesbians of their homosexuality.

Last week, the Rev. James Livingston, a priest in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis penned a column titled “Some people can make the gay go away” asserting that being gay is a “weakness” that can sometimes be cured through therapy and prayer. On Thursday, OutFront Minnesota offered a rebuttal: “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are not broken. We are not in need of repair.”

Muslim leaders are up in arms over calls by members of the lesbians, gay, bisexuals, transgender and inter-sex (LGBTI) community to have their human rights respected.

Social conservative Linda Harvey says gay men and lesbians hate Jesus Christ, media watchdog group RightWingWatch.com reported.

Walter C. Righter, an Episcopal bishop who pushed for the ordination of gays and women and was once charged with heresy for his actions, died Sunday at the age of 87.

Imagine a deep dark trench, dug at the height of the European colonial age stretching further than the eye can see. Although it is present in many countries, it still lies dangerously open in 76 countries.

Some countries realize how dangerous the Pit has been to innocent citizens and are filling the grave-like trench with dirt or planting flowers in memory of fallen ones like Matthew Shepard or Harvey Milk. However, the Pit remains deep in some places in the world, and forever holds the secrets of countless forgotten victims of 150 years of warfare against LGBT people across the planet.

Another Scottish Catholic leader has attacked proposals to bring marriage equality to the country.

Mario Conti, the Archbishop of Glasgow, said that allowing gay marriage would be “foolish” and render marriage “meaningless”.

You may not hear a lot about gay Roman Catholic priests.

But one such clergyman is getting a lot of attention this week: Father Mychal Judge, a Franciscan friar who donned a brown robe and sandals and who was the first recorded casualty of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

Presidential candidates Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney and Herman Cain said Monday that the rights of religious groups should trump the rights of gay and lesbian couples.

The three GOP candidates answered questions on Labor Day at the Palmetto Freedom Forum sponsored by the American Principles Project. Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich also participated in the forum. Texas Governor Rick Perry canceled on the event at the last minute to return to Texas to deal with out-of-control wildfires which have destroyed nearly 500 homes.

AN unresolved battle about gay clergy within the Church of Ireland is threatening to erupt after the News Letter’s revelation that a senior cleric entered a civil partnership.

The Very Rev Tom Gordon’s same-sex union, which was reported for the first time on Saturday, led to weekend meetings of “genuinely shocked” senior figures from the traditional wing of the church, while gay rights campaigners hailed the move as evidence of the growing acceptance of same-sex couples within the Church of Ireland.

TFP, an anti-​gay neo-​fascist para-​military Catholic cult that has been supported by NOM, the National Organization For Marriage, released this video in which they admit they filmed at busy intersections in the African-​American community throughout cities in Illinois because as they say in the video, “90% of the African American community supports traditional marriage.” It’s like going to Toys R Us and asking people to clap if they like toys.