Religious leaders called on the Trinidad and Tobago government to uphold traditional marriage and oppose LGBT rights during a news conference on June 12, 2018.
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Trinidad and Tobago’s religious leaders call on government to uphold anti-LGBT laws
After the country’s high court declared anti-gay laws to be unconstitutional, many religious leaders are doubling down on their opposition to same-sex marriage.
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Iranian Christian refugees are still stranded in Austria. But are things about to change?
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Harassment allegations mount against leading Jewish sociologist
Women academics are citing a long pattern of sexual improprieties at the hands of Steven M. Cohen, who has expressed “remorse” for his actions.
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