LGBTQ Politics

“After the Prop 8 fiasco, church leaders converted to a strategy of compromise on LGBTQ rights, at least in the public square” - RNS

“The CCCU does not allow member schools that hire married gay faculty members and requires policies upholding traditional Christian marriage between a man and a woman.” - RNS

“Starting with next year’s statistics, the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States will add a nonbinary/genderqueer category, alongside the traditional men and women categories.” - C.Post

“Kern County Superior Court Judge Eric Bradshaw ruled Friday that Miller acted lawfully while upholding her beliefs about what the Bible teaches regarding marriage.” - C.Index

“School claims attorney general is ‘interfering in the religious decisions of a Christian university.’” - CToday

“the Guidepost Global account tweeted its commitment ‘to strengthening diversity, equity and inclusion’ as an organization that welcomes employees to ‘bring their authentic selves to work.’ It further positioned the company as ‘an ally to our LGBTQ+ community’ accompanied by the image of a rainbow flag.” - BPNews

“The UMC North Georgia Conference announced last Thursday that 70 congregations representing 9% of its churches and 3% of its members have chosen disaffiliation.” - C.Post

“Marriage seminar set up a clash between religious teachings and gay rights, but ‘alienating’ comments are not criminal, court rules.” - C.Today

“The Florida chapter of the Wesleyan Covenant Association, a theologically conservative Methodist group, announced Tuesday that 107 churches in the state had ‘chosen to initiate the process to depart the Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church.’” - C.Post

“You can choose to cancel your Disney+ subscription or stop taking your kids to Disney movies, but that still doesn’t offer a better entertainment alternative. Unless we back up criticism with action, nothing much will change, and the options for kids will shrink.” - Phil Cooke