The Divorce Rate Is Falling. Shouldn’t That Mean the Sky Isn’t?
Claire Cain Miller of the New York Times Upshot blog dismantles the myth of the…
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Pastor of Kentucky Church Severed From Baptists Over LGBT Inclusion: Not Activism, Just Honesty
On November 11 Kentucky’s Southern Baptists voted overwhelmingly at their annual state meeting to sever…
Read MoreRussian Politician Wants to Ban Apple CEO Who Says Being Gay is God’s Gift; Violence After Preachers Blame Liberian Gays for Ebola; Global LGBT Recap
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who heads what is certainly one of the most visible global…
Read MoreAre Southern Baptists Softening Stance on Immigration?
In recent comments after visiting Central American refugees in Texas, the Southern Baptists’ emerging point man…
Read MoreDeclining Southern Baptists Double Down on Homophobia
Despite declining membership and growing acceptance of same-sex marriage around the country, the Southern Baptist…
Read MoreSouthern Baptists Convention’s Embarrassing Poll
Confirms its anti-gay positions are outliers—even among some surprising demographics.
Read MoreMeet a Renegade Southern Baptist for LGBT Equality
Is LGBT equality in immigration reform a dealbreaker for evangelicals, or just “leaders?”
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Four Changes Evangelicals Must Make
In the process of doing all they could to defeat Obama, self-proclaimed and media-designated evangelicals discredited their message and reduced it to a mere political gospel.
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Electionpocalypse, Part I (Christianity)
As Election Day approaches, the most craven, partisan, dire (and dumb) religious appeals begin to surface.
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Forget Debates and Dialogue about LGBT Justice, the Religious Right isn’t Listening
For those still in denominations like the United Methodists that are not accepting of LGBT people, go to your church and put a note in the offering plate that says you won’t give until things change. Every time we’ve tried that, the pastors have called people in immediately to talk to them and it opened up a dialogue in that church that was serious because they could see that that could spread among other people who are pro-gay. One thing you can do is withhold your money. Why are we supporting our own oppression?
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