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
United Methodist Conservatives Detail Plans for a Breakaway
Conservative leaders within the United Methodist Church unveiled plans Monday to form a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church, with a doctrine that does not recognize same-sex marriage.
Southern Baptists Divided Over Politics, Race, LGBTQ Policy
Divisions over race, politics, gender, and LGBTQ issues are roiling America’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, ahead of a meeting of its executive committee next week.
SBC May Break Ties with Georiga Church Over LGBTQ Stance
Shiloh Road church in Kennesaw finds itself facing possible disfellowship from the Southern Baptist Convention over that stance. Read full piece
For These Conservatives, Winning Religious Freedom Lawsuits isn’t Enough
Religious conservatives failed to influence LGBTQ rights policy while Obama was in office. Under Biden, they don’t want to repeat the same mistakes Read full piece
Protesters & Supporters Denounce Explosion at Anti-LGBTQ First Works Baptist Church
As the FBI and local police investigate an explosion at First Works Baptist Church in El Monte, California, which has been the center of protests for its anti-LGBTQ messages, both supporters and protesters of the church are denouncing the attack.
KC Baptist Church Embraces LGBTQ+ People
For the past two years, members at Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, talked about issues of human sexuality and gender identity. Now the congregation has decided to welcome individuals who are LGBTQ+ into the full life of the church.
That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means
We all use the word ‘justice’ but do we mean the same thing when we use that word? Columnist Greg Mamula reflects on the importance of listening to others to hear their perspective when they talk about justice and injustice.