same-sex marriage
COMMENTARY: Christianity’s new look on gays
By Kirsten Powers — June 4, 2014
(RNS) The church has re-examined its views before, on issues ranging from slavery to divorce.
Gay marriage victories propel cases toward Supreme Court at record speed
By Richard Wolf — May 30, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The race to legalize same-sex marriage in the nation’s state and federal courts has become a self-fulfilling prophecy, fueled by an unbroken string of pro-marriage rulings since the Supreme Court first weighed in on the subject last June. As each decision strikes down state bans, it becomes more difficult for judges to ignore […]
Orrin Hatch says gay marriage as ‘law of the land’ is inevitable
By Dan Harrie — May 29, 2014
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) "Anybody who does not believe that gay marriage is going to be the law of the land just hasn’t been observing what’s going on,” Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch said.
Conservative United Methodists say divide over sexuality is ‘irreconcilable’
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — May 23, 2014
(RNS) Ten years after rejecting an “amicable separation” as premature, conservatives within the United Methodist Church now say a divorce is inevitable.
ANALYSIS: 5 reasons gay marriage is winning
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 22, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The fight over gay marriage is far from settled -- and some conservatives insist that it never will be -- but pro-gay groups clearly have the momentum. Here's why.
Gene Robinson, first openly gay Episcopal bishop, announces his divorce
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — May 3, 2014
(RNS) Bishop Gene Robinson, whose election rocked the Anglican Communion, has announced his divorce from his longtime partner and husband.
Methodists approve same-sex marriage benefits
By Lauren Markoe — April 29, 2014
(RNS) The United Methodist Church opposes same-sex marriage. But now same-sex spouses of some church employees can receive church benefits.
United Church of Christ sues over North Carolina gay marriage ban
By Yonat Shimron — April 28, 2014
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Taking a cue from religious conservatives, the liberal denomination of some 1 million members becomes the first in the country to attack same-sex marriage ban on religious freedom grounds.
Suit makes Georgia the last in South to face gay-marriage ban challenge
By Larry Copeland — April 23, 2014
ATLANTA (RNS) Seventy-six percent of Georgia voters in 2004 ratified a state constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriages, but a recent poll found that 48 percent of the state's residents now favor gay marriage.
Chick-fil-A wings in new direction after gay flap
By Bruce Horovitz — April 9, 2014
ATLANTA (RNS) CEO Dan Cathy’s comments condemning gay marriage set off a social media firestorm. Now he has backed away from such public pronouncements and is recalibrating the chain's moral and culinary compass.
After World Vision, evangelicals debate boundaries over sexuality
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 9, 2014
(RNS) World Vision's reversal raised a stark question: Can you be an evangelical and support same-sex marriage?
More clergy call for gay bishops to come out in the Church of England
By Trevor Grundy — March 31, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Alan Wilson, bishop of Buckingham, criticized the church’s stance of not recognizing same-sex marriage as “sheer cruelty” and “morally outrageous,” adding: ”Most gay people would be happier out, including bishops.”
World Vision’s Rich Stearns: ‘A bad decision, but we did it with the right motivations’
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 27, 2014
(RNS) "We were trying to find some kind of solution to a divisive issue that would create some space of togetherness around differences within the church. Our regret is that we caused more division instead of finding a place of more unity."
ANALYSIS: World Vision’s gay marriage flip-flop reflects evangelical angst as culture shifts
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 27, 2014
World Vision may have gone back to the status quo, but the larger issue of how religious institutions will handle a growing acceptance of same-sex marriage will not go away. If anything, this is just the beginning.
World Vision reverses course on same-sex marriage policy
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 26, 2014
(RNS) After announcing earlier this week that it would no longer define marriage as between a man and a woman in its employee conduct manual, Christian relief organization World Vision reversed course on Wednesday (March 26).
