Second Expelled Student Sues Fuller for LGBT Discrimination
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“Another former Fuller Theological Seminary student who says he was expelled because of his same-sex marriage has joined a lawsuit alleging the nation’s largest interdenominational seminary violated anti-discrimination laws.” - Christianity Today
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The Sad, Necessary Division of the United Methodist Church
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“[I]f the agreement is approved, it will represent—in essence—the final fracturing of the traditional American church from two primary streams of Christianity (Catholic and Protestant) to three—Catholic, Mainline, and Evangelical. The secular media will cast the divide primarily in the terms it understands—as focused on ‘LGBT issues’—but that’s incomplete.” - David French
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Should Methodists Split into Two, Three, or Four Churches? Delegates Consider.
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“Last year’s decision to strengthen the UMC’s traditional position against same-sex marriage and married LGBT clergy prompted at least 11 liberal congregations to start the process of leaving the denomination.
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The Disgraceful Campaign against the Salvation Army
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“If you think that volunteering for an organization that is raising funds to provide food and housing, among many other services, for the needy is an inherently praiseworthy act, you haven’t been following the woke left-wing activists cutting a swath through American culture.” - National Review
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Chick-fil-A to End Donations to Christian Charities after LGBT Backlash
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“We made multi-year commitments to both organizations and we fulfilled those obligations in 2018,” a representative for Chick-fil-A said, saying the chain will now focus its charitable donations on “education, homelessness and hunger.” - National Review
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“We are preparing for the launch of a new Methodist church in the aftermath of General Conference 2020.”
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“Wesleyan Covenant Association leaders say a breakup of The United Methodist Church is necessary and inevitable, and they want to be ready….’We see the Wesleyan Covenant Association as a bridge to this new church,” said the Rev. Keith Boyette, WCA president.” - Church Leaders
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An illiberal mob chases Chick-fil-A out of the United Kingdom
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“After only weeks in operation, Britain’s first Chick-fil-A location will close down after widespread backlash and left-wing activism convinced the Reading shopping center … not to renew their lease.
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The Supreme Court Is Not Debating Your “Humanity”
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“… whichever way the Court rules, no one’s humanity hangs in the balance. Memes like the one pictured at top, though couched in terms of concern for young people who are different from their peers, don’t really help if they instill in their subjects needless fear, unhappiness, and the belief that the world is out to get them.” - The Bulwark
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Supreme Court divided in LGBT discrimination cases; Gorsuch weighs both sides
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“The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in three cases that could set important precedents about whether federal civil rights protections on the basis of sex also guarantee legal protections on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.” - Christian Post
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