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Pope met with French Vatican ambassador nominee who is considered gay
By Reuters — April 23, 2015
PARIS (Reuters) Paris nominated the government's head of protocol, Laurent Stefanini, for the post on Jan. 5 but has still not heard back from the Vatican -- a delay that French and Italian media have said is due to his homosexuality.
Anglican Communion’s new secretary general draws praise from Africa, condemnation elsewhere
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 13, 2015
(RNS) Nigerian Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon's appointment has drawn criticism from gay groups who pointed out that he has a history of anti-gay statements.
Our American spring: Shining a little light on discrimination (COMMENTARY)
By Tom Ehrich — April 7, 2015
(RNS) The fight in Indiana isn't just about a piece of legislation. It's about fair-minded citizens speaking out against discrimination and for the common good.
A ‘religious freedom’ proposal that I can agree with (COMMENTARY)
By Jay Michaelson — April 6, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) A Kansas pastor floats an idea that enables small businesses to maintain their religious scruples in a way that doesn’t smack of discrimination. And I'm all for it.
The fight for LGBT equality is about more than LGBT people (COMMENTARY)
By Alex Patchin McNeill — March 23, 2015
(RNS) In this journey of understanding of who we are, we are not winning a “battle” to gain full acceptance of LGBT people in churches. Rather, we are helping our faith traditions be the best faith traditions they can be.
Bob Jones III apologizes for stone-the-gays remarks
By Kevin Eckstrom — March 23, 2015
(RNS) “Upon now reading these long-forgotten words, they seem to me as words belonging to a total stranger -- were my name not attached," former Bob Jones University President Bob Jones III said.
Malcolm Boyd, the gay rights icon you’ve probably never heard of
By Jay Michaelson — March 2, 2015
(RNS) One gets the sense that the Rev. Malcolm Boyd and many others like him were a little too religious for the liberals, and too liberal for the religious.
David Gushee: “There’s an awful lot of suffering going on”
By Eliel Cruz — February 9, 2015
The evangelical ethicist says Christianity must abandon “toxic traditions” that harm the LGBT community.
Florida Supreme Court to decide if ‘intercourse’ includes gay sex
By Reuters — February 4, 2015
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments on the definition of sexual intercourse in a test of a law requiring HIV-positive people to tell partners of their status.
Ousted Atlanta fire chief files religious discrimination complaint
By David Beasley — January 23, 2015
ATLANTA (Reuters) Kelvin Cochran wrote a 2013 book titled, "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" in which he called homosexuality "vulgar" and "the opposite of purity."
Atlanta is burning: A new and ominous threat to religious liberty (COMMENTARY)
By R. Albert Mohler Jr. — January 21, 2015
(RNS) If one’s religious beliefs are to be punished with (among other things) loss of employment, you don't need a vivid imagination to guess where such logic may lead.
When straight women marry gay Mormon men, struggle often ends in divorce
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — January 13, 2015
When straight Mormon women married Mormon men who were attracted to other men, as many as 69 percent of those marriages ended in divorce.
Pope Francis speaks: 5 takeaways from another blockbuster interview
By Josephine McKenna — December 8, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) "Certain resistance has surfaced; I think it´s a good sign when things are discussed openly and not secretly if people don't agree. It's good to discuss things openly; it's healthy."
Are #Christian hashtags rallying the faithful or just luring trolls?
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — November 25, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Everyone on Twitter is learning that a hashtag cuts both ways -- it can be hijacked or lampooned by detractors, and it's a key way that online activists are pushing back against opposing messages or what some might even call hate speech.
Archbishop Chaput: Pope’s 2015 Philly visit won’t focus on hot-button sex issues
By Josephine McKenna — November 19, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) "We want to focus next year not just on the neuralgic sexual issues that seem to dominate the American media," Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput said.
