Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19) The workload gets heavy at work with little or no support from co-workers. Do it with a smile and rewards are about to come from your hard work. Unexpected support comes from someone you thought unlikely. Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20) Your life is going easy now. Look to improve it by helping others out. Possible opportunity here. A trip planned may be put off until later. A lot of fun time spent with friends now. Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Little oversensitive at work here. It really is just business and life is always changing. Embrace change for new living experiences. Seek input from those you trust to keep life on a even keel. Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Cut some slack on those people close to you. Try to keep a positive attitude at work. More work without recognition. Opportunity comes at a later date. Possible unexpected trip regarding family matters. Eric Biglione Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22) Work can be very stressful here. Workers don’t seem to respond to your ideas. Let this go for now and observe what is really going on. Romantic interest may just what the doctor ordered. Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21) Family getting on your nerves here. You just want to get away. You are very strong willed now so be careful not to step on too many toes. Relief comes from reflection on the past before you act. Money can be an issue now. Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21) Busy. Busy. Busy. You really are getting around with people. Good or bad. Nervous energy has you seeking something new in life. It or him or her may be where you least expect it. Good searching. Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19) Boy money just seems to come and go here. A little scary yes. You need some focus here. You have energy to effect change at work but run into opposition. Longtime friends provide an outlet for relaxation. Leo Aquarius (July 23 - Aug 22) (Jan 20 - Feb 18) Other people’s little quirks are getting on your nerves. Perhaps work is not going as well as you like. Look for the real problem and correct it. Take comfort with a favorite hobby for relaxing. Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22) People are coming and going at work. This may make you feel insecure. Bite your tongue and go with the flow. You possess a lot of physical attraction now. This may be just what you need. Continued from page 22 Homophobia is an irrational fear of gay people. Because religion itself requires an embrace of the irrational in the sense of the mysterious and paradoxical -- it is possible for other irrational beliefs to become canonized under the umbrella of religion. Religiously based anti-gay attitudes are therefore felt to be a matter of faith. The problem is when beliefs become the basis for harmful actions against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people -- in the form of physical assault, or the more subtle violence of societal exclusion and legal discrimination. Religious leaders who care about justice must help their followers separate the "wonderful irrationality" of faith from the harmful irrationality of fear and hatred of gay people. Matt Foreman , Executive Director National Gay and Lesbian Task Force There is a difference between heterosexism and homophobia...The difference is: Are they motivated primarily by a belief that heterosexuality is superior, or by a real fear of homosexuality or gay folks? To what degree does the individual go beyond the You may have to make some financial adjustments concerning your longterm goals. These are your decisions alone. People are looking to you for help when in fact you could use a little. Friends seem to be delusional to you. Almost comical. Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20) You seem to be in demand here. You almost are carried away with the subtleness of it all. You have trouble making decisions. Let people and circumstances play themselves out. The good will stay and the bad will go. teachings of the faith in question both in expression of their ideas and in further political action?...References to such things as 'the gay lifestyle' are clearly stereotyping and not statements of faith. --Chris Purdom Interfaith Working Group I find it impossible to separate any religious belief (from homophobia) which condemns another for who they are. --Durga Das Majaya Kashi Ashram There are any number of religious teachings about activities that are considered sinful. Some faith groups teach that drinking alcoholic beverages is a sin, some believe dancing is a sin, some believe divorce and remarriage are sinful...In a pluralistic society grounded in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, we respect individuals' rights to express their own religious positions. But theological positions on sin cannot be the basis for public policies that violate basic constitutional principles of equality under the law. --Peter Montgomery People For the American Way NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink NewsLink HOROSCOPES 23 ∏ ∏