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Wealthy donors pour millions into anti-religious freedom efforts, as Catholic adoption agency ruling looms
Grant listings from wealthy philanthropies and strategic political donor networks show that millions of dollars continue to pour into advocacy... Read more
ACLU gets $15 million LGBT grant from billionaire foe of Christian morals and religious freedom
The American Civil Liberties Union has received a major donation from a billionaire heir whose LGBT activism includes both funding... Read more
Will LGBT activists split the Methodists?
While the United Methodist Church has reaffirmed traditional Christian teaching on controversial LGBT issues, some American leaders in the denomination... Read more
As LGBT push fails, Methodists reaffirm marriage, sexuality teachings
A major gathering of the United Methodist Church has reaffirmed its teaching on homosexuality, rejecting same-sex unions and the ordination... Read more
Small, well-funded LGBT group to challenge Catholic teaching at World Youth Day
A U.S.-based coalition of dissenting Catholics, whose backers include wealthy non-Catholic funders, is sending a small group of LGBT activists... Read more
Masterpiece Cakeshop case drew $500k in grants from religious freedom foes
Some opponents of broad religious freedom protections have spent over $500,000 on advocacy and public relations campaigns related to the... Read more
Wealthy foundation aims to redefine religious freedom—and Christianity, too
One wealthy activist is continuing to fund coordinated efforts to limit religious freedom and to foster dissent on abortion and... Read more
Wealthy donors working to limit 'inappropriate' religious freedom
A network of wealthy donors is funding a series of well-organized lobbying campaigns to restrict legal protections for religious freedom,... Read more
Was there a deeper network behind the 'Catholic Spring'?
A reputed “Catholic Spring” surfaced in the news this fall, after hacked emails from John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager,... Read more
Father James Martin wins award from dissenting Catholic group
Media personality and America magazine editor Father James Martin, S.J. will receive an award from a dissenting Catholic group that... Read more
Leaked e-mails show DNC meetings with anti-religious freedom project
Leaked emails from the Democratic National Committee show efforts to arrange a meeting with a key NGO working to end... Read more
More scheming outside the synod? Soros foundation rep attends LGBT lobby event
Attendees at an LGBT activist event lobbying the Synod of Bishops included an official from George Soros’ Open Society Foundations,... Read more
Ahead of the synod, LGBT activists lobby bishops. Here's what they want.
As the Synod on the Family approaches, a well-funded LGBT activist coalition is lobbying bishops to revive controversial language from... Read more
Exclusive: Swiss Catholic money targets African bishops ahead of synod
The Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund and a major U.S. foundation have helped fund an LGBT activist project intended to counter... Read more
LGBT grant-maker wants to win religious liberty fight within three years
A leader in LGBT grant-making has told business leaders that he wants to shut down the political fight for religious... Read more
An Arcus news service? RNS denies LGBT money influences religion coverage
The editor of Religion News Service has denied that a grant from a wealthy LGBT advocacy funder has biased its... Read more
Are wealthy US foundations paying to suppress religious freedom?
Questions are being raised over two U.S. foundations that have poured more than three million dollars into abortion rights, LGBT... Read more
Don't let 'Faithful America' group silence Catholics, critic warns
Internet activism sites like Faithful America, which has targeted Catholic bishops and other institutions in social media campaigns, show the... Read more
LGBT foundation aims to counter Vatican family synod
An LGBT activist foundation headed by a former Obama White House staffer gave a $200,000 grant to a dissenting Catholic... Read more
