La Iglesia Contra los Derechos Del Colectivo LGBTIQ+ Valoracion de las Relaciones Estado-Iglesia en Cuba, 1510-2020

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2021-11-12

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This dissertation joins a conversation in the social sciences about the effects of religion on civil rights. It takes Cuba as a case study, examining the influence of right-wing American evangelicals on the rights of LGBTIQ+ communities in Cuba. Churches today are playing a more prominent role in Cuban society by helping the government ease the burden of a stagnant economy by supporting welfare programs. In return, they have more freedom of expression. Cuban Protestants are a small but influential group in Cuba. They greatly depend on their U.S counterparts for theological training and financial resources. Alarm over evangelical Protestant influence in Cuba arose in 2019 after these groups threatened to vote ‘no’ in a referendum to amend the Cuban Constitution if article 68, allowing Same-Sex Marriage, was included. The Catholic Church also spoke out against the article. The government withdrew the amendment, largely because of this strong reaction from the churches. Protestant denominations and the Catholic Church have learned to work together to address the same moral issues, especially opposition to the same-sex union. Analyzing this relationship within the context of Church and State relations in Cuban history, my dissertation highlights the political effects of religion on Cuban society. I claim that the religious legacy of the Spanish and North American empires in Cuba, manifested in the Catholic Church and the Protestant denominations respectively, have constituted throughout the history of Cuba a force opposed to the decisions of the Cubans. This phenomenon reveals Cuba’s lack of national freedom, even under a dictatorship, and proves that Cuba is still ideologically linked to and influenced by the legacy of its imperial past.

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Religion in Cuba, LGBTIQ+Rights, Catholic Church in Cuba, Protestant in Cuba, same marriage in Cuba, Constitution 2019 Cuba, Religión en Cuba, LGBTIQ+ Derechos, Iglesia católica en Cuba, Protestantes en Cuba, evangélicos en Cuba, matrimonio gay en Cuba, Oposición religiosa en Cuba

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