Conservative Christians’ new scare word
In the fight over gay rights, conservative Christians have a new enemy. No, it isn’t a politician or activist or organization. It isn’t a noun at all, in fact, but rather a verb: normalize. Don’t...
View ArticleAfter winning 5 Grammy Awards, Sandi Patty calls it quits
Grammy winning Gospel singer Sandi Patty is singing her swan song. On Monday, a group of about 20 publicists, media moguls, and celebrities gathered at Morrell Wine Bar in Rockefeller Center to hear...
View ArticleAre Americans lying to pollsters about same-sex marriage?
Conservatives have lost the war against same-sex marriage on the two most important fronts: American law and American public opinion. Between 2003 and the 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing gay...
View ArticleWill Rubio’s faith ad help him get his mojo back?
“Our goal is eternity…to accept the free gift of salvation offered to us by Jesus Christ.” It sounds like an evangelist’s altar call, but these words were actually spoken by Republican presidential...
View ArticleThe Selective Outrage of the Anglican Church
The Episcopal Church, Anglicanism’s American branch, was suspended on Thursday for three years for its willingness to consecrate same-sex marriages. But the punishment is not expected to dissuade...
View ArticleGeorgia’s religious freedom bill: mixed bag, missed opportunity
The Georgia Senate passed a religious freedom bill that critics say will allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT persons on the basis of sexual orientation. The bill is a combination of the...
View ArticleAuthor Jen Hatmaker speaks out for LGBT inclusion
In June of 2015, Ed Stetzer of LifeWay Research told The New York Times, “Well-known evangelicals who have shifted on same-sex marriage, you could fit them all in an S.U.V.” But prominent evangelical...
View Article3 reasons conservative Christians will lose transgender debates
When LGBT rights first became a national issue following the Stonewall Riot of 1969, conservative Christians responded with a disastrous campaign against gay and lesbian causes. Christian leaders cited...
View ArticleChristian rock star comes out as gay in letter to the world
“I don’t mean to cry. It’s just been such a long time coming.” Trey Pearson, 35, was overcome with emotion halfway into our first interview, and it is easy to understand why. For the past 15 years,...
View ArticleSex outside of marriage can be holy, says Christian minister.
What you thought was naughty may actually be holy. That’s the message of Good Christian Sex: Why Chastity Isn’t the Only Option–And Other Things the Bible Says about Sex, a new book by Bromleigh...
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