Dr Richard O’Leary of Faith in Marriage Equality (FiME) said “As people of faith we are delighted that so many other people of faith have voted Yes to embrace their gay and lesbian fellow citizens. We would like to thank those prominent lay people of faith, the individual priests and nuns, and the two Church of Ireland bishops who declared publicly for Yes and so encouraged others to do likewise”. [Continue Reading]
“The Promise of Freedom”, IDAHOT Address by Katherine Zappone
May 19, 2015
“I am blessed to be in your presence today – the Spirit of the God who is Love moves within and through each of you and touches my heart on this day, the day we gather in communion with others throughout Ireland and the world to express our resistance to the fear of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.” [Continue Reading]
Celebrating Inclusion
April 9, 2015
New liturgy prepared by Changing Attitude Ireland for church services to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) Sunday 17th May.[gview file=”https://changingattitudeireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IDAHOT-2015-suggested-liturgy-1.docx”]
Accepting Sexuality talk by Canon Mark Oakley
March 18, 2015
The Accepting Sexuality annual lecture was held on 20th February in Belfast. Mark Oakley, Canon Chancellor of St. Paul’s Cathedral, gave the following address. [gview file=”https://changingattitudeireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Accepting-sexuality.docx”]
Faith in Marriage Equality
February 17, 2015
The newly formed Faith in Marriage Equality is featured by thejournal.ie. Read more here.
CAI Joins Opposition to DUP Conscience Clause
February 4, 2015
Conscience bill sparks protests across Province.
Gay Catholic Voice Ireland release Gay Voices in Church video
December 8, 2014
Gay Catholic Voice Ireland
School Apologies over gay Bible Row
November 29, 2014
School apologises over gay Bible row A Belfast school has apologised after complaints were made about a worksheet on religious views on homosexuality.
Belfast Talk “The Christianity of Gay and Lesbian Truthfulness”.
November 4, 2014
James Alison, theologian and Catholic priest, will the speaker at a public talk in Belfast on “The Christianity of Gay and Lesbian Truthfulness”. James Alison last year published an Introduction to the Christian Faith for Adults called “Jesus the forgiving victim”. In his talk James Alison will ask how can those who have been opposed […]
Two Ceasefires and a Coming Out: A Memoir by Gerry Lynch
August 30, 2014
Gerry Lynch reflects on the time when he came out in 1994 against the background of the IRA and Loyalist ceasefires, with some thoughts on the continuing discrimination against young gays by Christians in Northern Ireland today: http://tiny.cc/2k5elx
