Al Mohler’s Curious Defense of Conversion Therapy
“For people like Ozanne and Hyndman, conversion therapy is painfully personal. For Mohler, it’s an abstraction.” Read full piece
Al Mohler’s Religion
Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor responds to a claim by Al Mohler of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary that Methodists who disagree on LGBTQ issues are from “two different religions.” Perhaps Mohler is right.
Mormon Sex Therapist Expelled from the LDS Church
A sex therapist who publicly challenged her church’s teachings on sexuality has been expelled as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to a letter she received Wednesday. Read full piece
Faculty Vote ‘No Confidence’ in Board at Seattle Pacific University Over LGBTQ Hiring Exclusion
The faculty of Seattle Pacific University, a Christian school associated with the Free Methodist Church, has taken a vote of no confidence in its board of trustees after members of the board declined to change its policy prohibiting the hiring of LGBTQ people.
A Georgia Church, Kicked Out of the SBC for Allowing Gay Members, Wants to Make Sure ‘Everybody’s Welcome’
Two weeks after being kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention, Towne View Baptist Church celebrated its 32nd anniversary by formally accepting members the SBC said they should have turned away. Read full piece
Dozens of LGBTQ Students at Christian Colleges Sue the U.S. Education Dept., Hoping to Pressure Equality Act Negotiations
33 current and past students at federally funded Christian colleges and universities cited in a federal lawsuit filed Monday against the U.S. Department of Education. The suit says the religious exemption the schools are given that allow them to have discriminatory policies is unconstitutional because
Black Pastors Sign Letter Supporting Compromise Bill on LGBTQ Equality
Fifty-seven Black Christian leaders have written a letter to members of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee expressing support for sweeping LGBTQ rights but asking for a new bill that includes religious exemptions.
Being LGBTQ+ on a Christian Campus
New survey reached students attending colleges with policies that restrict students from exploring their LGBTQ+ identities. Read full piece
Religious Freedom Protects Our Right to Worship. It Doesn’t Protect Discrimination.
David W. Key Sr. writes that the Baptist tradition has long held religious liberty as a core conviction. At the same time, he is guided by that very faith which teaches that discrimination is wrong. There is no contradiction here.
LGBTQ Rights Bill Ignites Debate Over Religious Liberty
A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress. Yet as the Equality Act heads to the Senate, its prospects seem bleak — to a large extent because of