Immediately after the Boy Scouts of America made the decision to no longer ban or banish young boys who happen to be gay, Erick Erickson of the web site RedState.com, took to his Twitter account to go after the Boy Scouts in a really ugly way.
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03/23/12
The United Methodist Church, the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States, is the latest denomination to address the inclusion of LGBT people in the life of the church.
03/20/12
Former President Jimmy Carer joins former President Bill Clinton and fellow Nobel laureate Al Gore in supporting marriage equality.
03/20/12
Stephen Cone’s film The Wise Kids, which opened at ReRun Gastropub Theater in Brooklyn this past weekend, is a refreshing take on youth sexuality, both gay and straight, in Southern Baptist communities. Set in Charleston, South Carolina, the film features three high school seniors: About-to-come-out Tim, doubting preacher’s daughter Brea, and biblical literalist Laura, who all confront issues of identity, self-acceptance, and faith.
03/13/12
In honor of Women’s History Month, GLAAD’s Religion, Faith, & Values program is profiling women from differen
03/12/12
GLAAD colaboró con los productores del programa Conclusiones de CNN en Español para asegurar que la perspectiva LGBT fuera incluida en una historia que abordó las declaraciones que dio el Papa Benedicto XVI ante el tema del matrimonio.
03/12/12
Father Marcel Guarnizo, the Roman Catholic priest who denied Barbara Johnson communion at her mother’s funeral because of her sexual orientation, has been placed on administrative leave. According to a statement from the Archdiocese, the suspension is for “engaging in intimidating behavior toward parish staff and others that is incompatible with proper priestly ministry.”
03/09/12
Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM) expands ministry opportunities for publicly-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to lead in the Lutheran church as ordained pastors and rostered lay leaders. They believe that supporting ministry by LGBT leaders will change the church, and thereby, transform society to become more fully inclusive of all people.
03/08/12
Today is International Women’s Day.
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11/03/12
What is on the ballot this year is a question that has been crafted with the intention of assuring that religious in
11/02/12
As many Catholic leaders have done, Baltimore Archbishop William E.
10/31/12
This category 4 unnatural disaster seeks a platform of power but erodes the pillars called “We The People” which hold
10/26/12
Since 2005, the Knights of Columbus has provided more than $15.8 million to the campaign to deprive gay and lesbian
10/25/12
Ryan Murphy, creator of NBC’s “The New Normal” is going all out, taking on both the Catholic Church for its anti-LGB
10/18/12
The Knights of Columbus are best known as a Roman Catholic fraternal and service organization that sells insurance p
10/18/12
Responding to repeated claims that marriage equality forces Catholic Charities to stop providing services, Meade exp
10/15/12
Friday marks another commemoration as well, which many Catholics might not know about.