Puff piece ignores local Christian school’s dangerous anti-LGBT policies
Do journalists and news outlets have a responsibility to include information about an institution’s extremist discriminatory policies when writing about them? I think so. And I think it’s doubly...
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s sodomy law and the religious motivation of anti-LGBT oppression
Religion-based prejudice against LGBT people isn’t new. For millennia, anti-LGBT practices, teachings and beliefs of the Christian church have been at the root and the basis of anti-LGBT oppression....
View ArticleThe church’s great sin: Half of LGB Americans have abandoned the faith
A new Pew Research Center report released this week finds that just 48 percent of LGB Americans identify as Christian, compared to 41 percent in a 2013 survey. That compares to 70 percent of the...
View ArticleTony Campolo must put public repentant action behind new, gay-affirming words
Well-known evangelical leader Tony Campolo has “come out” in support of the full inclusion of gay and lesbian people in the Christian church. It’s a big move in the evangelical world, and one that will...
View ArticleKim Davis goes to jail in Kentucky, but her anti-gay actions are legal in...
I haven’t given much thought or consideration to the Kim Davis controversy in Rowan County, Ky. Even as my social media feeds have blown up with updates on the story, I just haven’t been compelled to...
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