Texas Pastor: Gays deserve to be shot
A pastor in Texas made waves online when he lashed out at LGBTQI+ people during a June sermon, saying they deserve “a shot in the back of the head.” The controversial comments were given by …
LGBTQIA+ matters
Preacher claims arrest for reading scripture at Pride event
Street preacher Matthew Meinecke claims that he was arrested by the police in Seattle, Wash., for preaching in public during a Pride event. Meinecke shared the incident on Twitter, claiming that 10 police officers arrived …
‘Tuxes for Two’ professor under investigation at Calvin College
The private, Christian Reformed Church-affiliated Calvin College is currently embroiled in an internal controversy about a former student turned professor in a same-sex relationship. The school was divided when a student newspaper revealed that professor …
South Carolina allows denial of care based on belief
Victoria Hansen of NPR writes that South Carolina’s recently adopted Medical Ethics and Diversity Act allows medical practitioners to deny non-emergency health care based on an ethical, moral, or religious belief. Several critics of the …
SBC members discredit sexual abuse investigation
The Southern Baptist Convention attempts to discredit Guidepost, the organization hired to investigate sexual abuse allegations against the SBC Executive Committee. Members of the SBC are citing a Tweet from Guidepost, posted in support of …
Christian doctor heads to Court of Appeals in pronoun case
Dr. David Mackereth was fired from his job as a medical assessor for the Department for Work and Pensions back in 2018. This came after the doctor refused to refer to transgender patients by their …
Investigative firm under fire from Evangelical groups
The secular investigative firm Guidepost Solutions made waves around the world recently after releasing a report detailing years of alleged abuse within the Southern Baptist Convention. Randy Davis, the president and executive director of the …
Some U.S. Mennonite pastors now allowed to conduct gay marriages
The Delegate Assembly of the Mennonite Church USA had a special session in Missouri’s Kansas City from May 27to 30 during which the official Membership Guidelines of the church, which prohibits pastors from conducting gay …
Op-ed: The expelled conservative LBGTQ Christian family
A year ago, I discovered an open secret I didn’t know existed; thousands of conservative Christian families had been forced to leave their conservative churches because their children came out as gay or transgender. I …
U.S. embassy to Vatican raises flag marking Pride Month
The United States of America’s embassy to the Holy See commemorated the start of this year’s Pride month by raising a pride flag in its office building. The embassy’s social media accounts also posted a photo …