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The first same-sex couple to marry in Greece say it’s a dream come true. For the Orthodox Church it’s a nightmare.

Barry Duke

GREEK lawyer Anastasios Samouilidis, above right, married his partner of 20 years—author Petros Hadjopoulos, a novelist who uses the pen name Auguste Corteau—shortly after Greece voted to legalise same-sex marriage in the face of still opposition from the Orthodox Church. … Continue reading The first same-sex couple to marry in Greece say it’s a dream come true. For the Orthodox Church it’s a nightmare.

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Greece approves same-sex marriage. Orthodox Church is beside itself with fury.

Barry Duke

IOANNIS FOTOPOULOS, above, is a hoary old priest in the Greek Orthodox Church, and like fellow clerics he is outraged that Greece had voted to legalise same-sex marriage in the face of strong religious opposition. Fotopoulos expressed his horror in … Continue reading Greece approves same-sex marriage. Orthodox Church is beside itself with fury.

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Scottish-born pastor, banned by US hate group over supportive gay wedding advice, remains defiant, refuses to repent

Barry Duke

AMERICAN Family Radio (AFR)—an arm of designated hate group, the American Family Association—has been airing sermons by Cleveland-based Alistair Begg, above, for more than a decade. But it decided to drop Begg’s “Truth For Life” podcasts after it was revealed … Continue reading Scottish-born pastor, banned by US hate group over supportive gay wedding advice, remains defiant, refuses to repent

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Evangelical Kentucky clerk who refused marriage licences to gay couples ordered to pay $100,000

Barry Duke

ONE of two couples who ran foul of the deeply-held religious beliefs of Kim Davis, above—David Ermold and David Moore—have been awarded $50,000 each in damages for the humiliation, mental anguish and emotional distress she caused them back in 2015. … Continue reading Evangelical Kentucky clerk who refused marriage licences to gay couples ordered to pay $100,000

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Times newspaper accused of being ‘antagonistic’ to Christians by two bigots after it surveyed attitudes of C of E clerics

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THE survey, which shows that a majority of priests are out of step with core Church or England doctrine, was slammed this week by hate group Christian Concern, headed by the dotty Andrea Minichiello Williams and Rev Dr Ian Paul, … Continue reading Times newspaper accused of being ‘antagonistic’ to Christians by two bigots after it surveyed attitudes of C of E clerics