LGBT Christians

United Methodist Church delays General Conference, prompting some conservatives to leave

By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 3, 2022
(RNS) — The General Conference already has been delayed twice because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Sex discrimination suit against Florida church tests ‘ministerial exception’ rulings

By Jack Jenkins — April 19, 2021
(RNS) — A woman’s lawsuit alleging gender discrimination may reconcile unanswered questions about the so-called ministerial exception.

Where is Christianity headed? The view from 2019

By Wesley Granberg-Michaelson — January 10, 2019
(RNS) — The Western church's powerful shaping of Christianity for the past four centuries is being challenged in ways that may hold the keys to its revitalization.

Catholic school reconsiders transgender student ban

By Aysha Khan — March 8, 2016
(RNS) After the community backlash, the school "has been exploring ways in which it might provide reasonable accommodations for transgender students," officials said.

Hundreds shut out of sole session on gays at World Meeting of Families

By Kimberly Winston — September 25, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) The sole session on homosexuality was given short shrift at the World Meeting of Families by a last-minute venue change to a much smaller space.

Why TV’s ‘Broadway Boyfriends’ will keep singing with Hillsong Church (COMMENTARY)

By Jonathan Merritt — August 11, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) “If every gay person leaves their church because they have been treated poorly, nothing will change,” Josh Canfield said. “They still want us, and we feel called to stay."
Page 1 of 1