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The Guardian: Dying for Christianity: millions at risk amid rise in persecution across the globe

"It is not about Islam and Christianity. It is about the right for everyone to have the freedom to choose, practise, share non-coercively, and change their religion or belief – and it includes the right not to believe as well as the right for adherents of all religions to follow their beliefs," said Lord Alton. SEE:  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/27/dying-for-christianity-millions-at-risk-amid-rise-in-persecution-across-the-globe

New York Times Magazine: Is This the End of Christianity in the Middle East?

...My friends; I urge you to read this--it is a sometimes shocking article in describing what is happening, but it is also a very complete history of the conflicts in the Middle East and the impact on Christians and other religious minorities...If you really want to know the scope of ISIS' impact, read this.... SEE:  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/magazine/is-this-the-end-of-christianity-in-the-middle-east.html?_r=0

The New York Times: Chattanooga Mosque Where Gunman Worshiped Mourns Marines

...I am inspired by this; people of the world with disparate spiritual viewpoints CAN make tolerance and mutual support possible, if we only make it a priority over the baser goal of "proving who is right:" See:  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/17/us/chattanooga-mosque-where-gunman-worshiped-mourns-marines.html?_r=1

The Atlantic: The Case Against Encouraging Polygamy Why civil marriage should not encompass group unions

" Where does the next advance come?" he asks in an essay at  Politico.  "Now that we've defined that love and devotion and family isn't driven by gender alone, why should it be limited to just two individuals? The most natural advance next for marriage lies in legalized polygamy.... Gay marriage remains illegal in Australia, most of Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and parts of Europe and Mexico; the most liberal of those countries strike me as the most natural places for "the next advance" of marriage. I'd urge my fellow gay-marriage proponents to focus their efforts there––and legalizing group marriage in America right now would strengthen the hands of gay-marriage opponents abroad, confirming slippery-slope arguments that were raised and rejected here. If it ever made sense to avoid this fight as a matter of political strategy, it still does; if gay marriage was ever a more important priority​ than plural marriage, it remains so." ~ Freddie de Boe...

Pew Research Center: Gay Marriage around the world

"...The new law in England and Wales, which was a priority for British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader David Cameron, allowed gay and lesbian couples to marry beginning March 29, 2014. However, the law prohibits same-sex weddings within the Church of England, which continues to define marriage as between one man and one woman." SEE:   http://www.pewforum.org/2015/06/26/gay-marriage-around-the-world-2013/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=130333f5d9-Religion_Weekly_July_2_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-130333f5d9-400098233