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Is Rick Warren Gay?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…o have publicly proclaimed that no “unrepentant” gay and lesbian person is welcome as a member there. The church has done such damage to the souls of God’s gay and lesbian children and I grieve not just for them but for the church that has rejected the gifts and talents of gays and lesbians. Churches are not supposed to be a place filled with saints. Instead, it is to be a place where all broken and wounded people can be bound up by grace and enco…

Should We Accept The Apology of an Ex-Gay Ministry?

By John Blevins

…omething to behold!). They may not be reconciled to my being gay, but they welcome me and my partner, our two sons, and the lesbian couple with whom we co-parent our children as members of their extended family. They—and I—finally decided that we would rely more on loving each other than figuring out who was right and who was wrong. That simple, hard decision has indeed reduced fear in our family, so I’ll watch and wait to see if that is what driv…

On National Coming Out Day, Many Still Can’t Afford the Luxury

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…. My mother said, “I think it’s wrong, but I love you and you’ll always be welcome in my home.” She made good on those words, always treating my partners as members of the family—even if, at her heart, she believed I was outside God’s will for my life. (My journey to reconcile my sexuality and spirituality was a long process, but much of that journey can be found at my magazine Whosoever or my bookBulletproof Faith.) Many LGBT people don’t experie…

Are the Girls Scouts Evil? And What About Thin Mints?

By Patricia Miller

…of Eastern Missouri posting a “statement of inclusivity” explaining how to welcome transgender children. Oh, and someone at the national organization tweeted favorably about the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, as well as about Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan. As to the big moral question here—can I buy Thin Mints?, the archbishop has treated the question with all the theological seriousness it deserves: Each person must act in…

What NOT to Expect from the Pope’s US Visit

By Anthea Butler

…Franklin Graham remarking that President Obama’s guest list for the Papal Welcome was “sinful.” Really? We’ve forgotten what it’s like for political or religious leaders to have a straightforward message of kindness. Much is riding on this papal trip for both religious conservatives and liberals alike, all of whom are hoping that the Pope will prove them right about their assessments of his leadership. Mapping all of these hopes, desires, and der…

Homosexual Thoughts and Feelings Not a Sin, Says New LDS Handbook

By Joanna Brooks

…aid of the LDS October statement, the new CHI does not offer institutional welcome or affirmation to LGBT people who want to live full lives as LGBT people. It maintains that “homosexual behavior” is sinful. It does not create space for LGBT Mormons to attend church on Sunday with their partners, as I am able to do. But it does show institutional LDS movement on LGBT issues, most crucially—one hopes—for LDS LGBT young people who may have been brou…

Fear of a New Jewishness

By Jacob S. Dorman

…ms, all Jews might decouple our peoplehood from our racial pasts, sanction patrilineal descent, and recognize the vast and enriching continuum between Jewish and partially Jewish forms of religious practice. If Jews took these steps we might validate and welcome, as Jews-in-process, all of the Jews and near-Jews who are the children, partners, and friends of Jews of all faiths, and all hues. Like this story? Your tax-deductible $5 or $10 will help…

Jeb Bush Is Confused About Religious Freedom

By Sarah Posner

…hat they have. One thing is clear: religious conservatives who wanted to hear where the candidates stand on this issue are getting their wish. Welcome to the religion controversies of the 2016 campaign….

Hail Santa! War-on-Christmas Outrage Over Satanic Tree Reveals the Self-Serving Ambiguity of ‘Religion’

By Joseph Laycock

…bration. Museum CEO Jacqueline Frank, who specified that all religions are welcome, also noted that, of the 66 trees in the festival, only six are from Christian groups. Second, as the Satanists are quick to point out, the Christmas tree was a pagan symbol before it was a Christian one, so claims of desecrating the “traditional understanding of Christmas” are murky at best. Third and most importantly, the Supreme Court declared in Lynch v. Donnell…

Of God, But Not God: A Methodist Minister Speaks About Church’s Refusal to Open Its Doors to LGBT

By Joel Pitney

…he sinner, hate the sin,” which basically means that homosexual people are welcome but they need to change. The crazy thing in all this is that there’s only one other thing that the book of discipline says is incompatible with Christian teaching besides homosexuality, and that’s war. Wow. Not even murder? Not even murder. So I think we need to change the language so that there is more freedom for interpretation—so we don’t have to act against chur…