German Minister Found Not Guilty of Anti-LGBT Hate Speech
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“Marriage seminar set up a clash between religious teachings and gay rights, but ‘alienating’ comments are not criminal, court rules.” - C.Today
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“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
“What was the crucial difference between this case and the unanimous… 2012 Hosanna Tabor decision in which the court upheld the ‘ministerial exception’ concept, allowing religious groups to take doctrine into account when hiring and firing employees?” - GetReligion
“A same-sex wedding led the university to split with its longtime research center over Christian teaching on sexuality.” - RNS
“Sadly, some American Christians were eager to express positive views of Putin, allowing his public stance on homosexuality and gender issues to cover over his multitude of glaring faults.” - CPost
“I believe that the sociological and scientific foundation of this doctrine is no longer correct. It is time for a fundamental revision of Church teaching, and the way in which Pope Francis has spoken of homosexuality could lead to a change in doctrine.” - Get Religion
“Settlement talks began after the Supreme Court in June said Philadelphia wrongly limited its relationship with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from [placing children with] with gay couples.” - RNS
“While defending Fairness for All, Carlson-Thies emphasized that it does not involve holding that LGBT inclination or behavior is righteous, but is only a way for a deeply divided nation to live together peacefully.” - Juicy Ecumenism
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