Affirmation of Biblical Community
With new ‘affirmation’ policy, American Bible Society loses LGBT staffers
By Yonat Shimron — January 23, 2019
(RNS) — The new policy allows the 203-year-old organization, which was founded to publish, distribute and translate the Bible, to let go of any LGBT employee who is not celibate.
How the American Bible Society became evangelical
By Yonat Shimron — June 4, 2018
There is nothing unusual with a religious organization making employees sign a statement of faith. But the fact that the ABS has decided to adopt such a statement after functioning for 202 years without one makes this development noteworthy.
Employees quit American Bible Society over sex and marriage rules
By Yonat Shimron — May 29, 2018
(RNS) — Nearly a dozen workers have quit after the introduction of a policy that cements the organization's shift toward a narrow evangelical identity.
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