Posts Tagged ‘LGBT rights and religion’
He Didn’t Know The Kind Of Baptists He Called
Yesterday, I received a message from someone at the Massachusetts Family Institute asking for my church’s help in repealing the new transgender public accommodations law that Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed earlier this summer. This law protects transgender people from discrimination in public places, including restrooms. The call followed two days after a letter. The…
Read MoreCatholics Welcome Pope Francis’ Call For Church Apology To Gay People, Others
Catholics have begun to welcome Pope Francis’ recommendation that the church apologize to LGBT people, women, and others whom it has harmed. The pope made his remarks during an in-flight press conference on the return flight from his apostolic visit to Armenia over the weekend. Jesuit Fr. James Martin, a noted author and commentator, called…
Read MoreUnited Methodist Church’s Inhospitality Toward Its LGBTQ Members
The United Methodist Church is in the need of prayer. And, one that emphasizes full inclusion of all its parishioners. Just before General Conference last month in Portland, the struggle to move the denomination’s moral compass against its anti-LGBTQ policies was courageously demonstrated when over 100 United Methodist Church (UMC) ministers and faith leaders came…
Read MoreA Path Forward For LGBT United Methodists
There was no headline proclaiming, “Methodist Church OKs Marriage Equality” or “Methodists Finally Embrace LGBTQ People.” Your newsfeed wasn’t lighting up with “Methodists Go Gay!” or, frankly, anything that looked like victory for LGBTQ people in the third-largest Christian denomination in the United States. Instead, after two weeks of the United Methodist Church’s recently wrapped…
Read MoreThe Truth About Homophobia In The Black Community
The general public may have been surprised by the results of a survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), which found that African Americans overwhelmingly support policies that promote greater equality for LGBT people. In fact, more than any other racial group, African Americans believe that businesses and the government should not be…
Read MoreChristians Join Protests Of North Carolina’s House Bill 2
Contact: James Rowe Director, Believe Out Loud Email James 646-723-7826 Christians Join Protests Of North Carolina’s House Bill 2 Believe Out Loud Delivers Signatures From 2,111 LGBTQ-Affirming Christians Against HB2 New York, NY—Believe Out Loud delivered signatures this morning from 2,111 Christians demanding that North Carolina lawmakers repeal House Bill 2, a transphobic law that…
Read MoreComplaint Against United Methodist Minister Moves Forward Following Failed Resolution
In early April, the Great Plains (Kansas and Nebraska) bishop rejected a proposal to resolve a complaint lodged against Rev. Cynthia Meyer who came out to her Edgerton, Kansas, congregation during a Jan. 3rd sermon. Instead, the bishop referred the matter to a United Methodist Church as counsel. The action is significant because it moves…
Read More1,779 Christians Support Transgender Students In Tennessee
Contact: James Rowe Director, Believe Out Loud Email James 646-723-7826 1,779 Christians Support Transgender Students In Tennessee Bill Sponsor Withdraws HB 2414 After Transgender Students & Allies Deliver 67,000 Signatures New York, NY—Today, Tennessee’s harmful anti-transgender bathroom bill was withdrawn after lawmakers received petitions with more than 67,000 signatures. These petitions included signatures from 1,779…
Read MoreGLAAD Releases New Guide For Journalists Reporting On The Bisexual Community
GLAAD, the world’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today released In Focus: Reporting on the Bisexual Community for journalists reporting on the topic. The guide was created in partnership with BiNet USA, Bisexual Organizing Project, and Bisexual Resource Center and will be a useful resource for media outlets reporting on the…
Read MoreSome Hope But Not Much Joy For LGBT Catholics in Pope Francis’ Latest Document
While Pope Francis’ latest document, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), contains some hopeful passages, it does not inspire joy in LGBT Catholics and their supporters. As far as sexual orientation and gender identity issues are concerned, the pope’s latest apostolic exhortation reiterates church formulas which show that the Vatican has yet to learn from the…
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