Key Points: The United Methodist Church has repealed its longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy, allowing for their ordination without prohibitive rules. The change reflects a shift towards progressive values in the church, especially after the …
The Metzger Bar and Butchery in Virginia’s Richmond has canceled a reservation made by the Christian group, the Family Foundation, because of the group’s viewpoints regarding abortion rights and same-sex marriage. According to Victoria Cobb, …
Theater professor Richard Bugg filed a lawsuit against administrators at Southern Utah University, alleging that school officials breached his First Amendment rights on his refusal to use a student’s preferred pronouns. FIRE Faculty Legal Defense …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that faith-based schools that take part in a free lunch program can seek exemptions from federal rules barring discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. The USDA …
A Kansas teacher who refused to use transgender students’ pronouns received $95,000 in a settlement with her former employers. Pamela Ricard, who used to be a math teacher at Fort Riley Middle School, brought a …
Turkish singer and songwriter Gulsen Colakoglu was taken into custody on August 22 on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” because of a joke she made at an Istanbul concert in April. The pop star’s …
Barry McKeen, an administrator for Grace Christian School, claims to have received threats over a policy that identifies students by their biological sex. The school is located in Valrico, Florida, 15 miles east of Tampa. …
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by parents against a school district’s policy that allows withholding information about students’ gender identity. The policy prompted critics to warn about efforts to “destroy the family and …
The largest Protestant foster and adoption agency in the U.S., Bethany Christian Services, will begin providing services to LGBTQ+ parents nationwide. The 77-year-old Michigan based evangelical agency has long had an informal policy of referring …