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Why did Baptists reject this Texas pastor’s condemnation of white supremacists?
Monday, June 19, 2017Dwight McKissic wanted the Southern Baptist Convention to condemn white nationalism, white supremacy, and the alt-right. -
Is this religious right leader about to lose his job for opposing Trump?
Tuesday, April 11, 2017Political expediency beats eternal verities every time. -
Lesbian couple named co-pastors of D.C.’s Calvary Baptist Church
Thursday, January 12, 2017This isn’t the first Baptist church to hire an openly gay minister or even to have lesbian co-pastors, but it is still known for making history. -
Christian Right issues anti-LGBT manuals teaching legal discrimination
Sunday, June 21, 2015Christian Right leaders may be assuming they’ll lose their battle against equality for LGBTQ people, and they are hunkering down for what they foresee as a long siege against conservative Christian churches, businesses, and organizations. -
Southern Baptist leader vows never to officiate same-sex union
Tuesday, June 16, 2015The president of the nation's largest Protestant denomination vowed never to officiate a gay union, and the Southern Baptist Convention called on the Supreme Court not to declare same-sex marriage a constitutional right. -
Hate group leader Tony Perkins to join gay marriage foes at Vatican meeting
Saturday, November 15, 2014Next week, American Religious Right leaders including the Southern Baptist Convention’s Russell Moore, pastor Rick Warren, Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles Chaput, and Latter-Day Saints official Henry Eyring will be joining opponents of LGBT equality from around… -
Southern Baptists eject Calif. church for disagreeing that being gay is a sin
Wednesday, September 24, 2014The Southern Baptist Convention has kicked out a California church that voted earlier this year to disagree that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin. The Associated Baptist Press reports the Convention’s Executive Committee voted… -
Churches urge U.S. Supreme Court to act on same-sex marriage
Sunday, September 7, 2014SALT LAKE CITY -- The Mormon church and four religious organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and settle once and for all the question of whether states can outlaw gay marriage. The Church… -
Southern Baptists oppose transgender identity, won’t relax stance on gay marriage
Wednesday, June 11, 2014BALTIMORE -- The new president of the Southern Baptist Convention says the denomination won't relax its position on same-sex marriage and transgender identity, even as courts across the country are striking down gay marriage bans in… -
Pastor who calls homosexuality Satan’s ‘con job’ to lead Southern Baptists
Tuesday, June 10, 2014BALTIMORE — An Arkansas megachurch pastor was elected Tuesday to lead the country's Southern Baptists as the conservative denomination tries to turn around declining membership, church attendance and baptisms and faces increasing conflict with mainstream culture,…
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Why did Baptists reject this Texas pastor's condemnation of white supremacists?
Is this religious right leader about to lose his job for opposing Trump?
Christian extremist still furious about 'gay moment' in 'Beauty and the Beast'
Joseph Nicolosi wasn't the first therapist to try to 'cure' homosexuality
Utah repeals law banning positive mentions of homosexuality in classrooms
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