Over the holiday weekend, it looks like my prediction about gay news overtaking Islamophobia (Obama’s Muslim roots, Park51, etc.) came to fruition: National Coming Out Day meets polarized American politics meets tragic bullying-related suicides… brace yourselves.

While I catch up on last night’s “God in America” installments on PBS, here’s a sample of the religion news and online discussions regarding gay issues, just from the last 48 hours:

• Attacking gays or stating doctrines? (GetReligion)
• My Take: People of faith must preach love in the face of anti-LGBT hate (CNN Belief Blog)
• God and gays (On Faith)
• Christian compassion requires the truth about harms of homosexuality (Tony Perkins, On Faith)
• Anti-gay violence denounced (Kelly Jasper for the Augusta Chronicle’s Amen Corner)
• NY gubernatorial candidate says God didn’t make gays (Episcopal Cafe)
• Campaigning against same-sex marriage (Religion & Public Life With Mark Silk, for Beliefnet)
• Carl Paladino Softens Remarks on Homosexuality, But Says Children Can Be ‘Brainwashed’ (David Gibson, for Politics Daily) 
• Jewish newspaper catches it from both sides over same-sex wedding announcement (The Religion World, Orlando Sentinel) 
• LDS leader’s speech on gays modified on website (AP)
• LDS Facebook campaign: Support Packer (Salt Lake Tribune)

BONUS: Religion Dispatches has had several related stories in the past two weeks, including “Why anti-gay bullying is a theological issue.”

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