sexuality
Houston subpoenas pastors’ sermons in gay rights ordinance case
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — October 14, 2014
(RNS) The ordinance bans discrimination among businesses that serve the public, private employers, in housing and in city employment and city contracting.
Methodists resolve gay marriage complaint against 36 pastors without a trial
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — October 6, 2014
(RNS) Philadelphia Area Bishop Peggy Johnson said "it's unacceptable" to disregard church rules.
Was ‘Christianity Today’ justified in rejecting this controversial ad?
By Jonathan Merritt — September 12, 2014
We’re now facing a perennial issue where activists on both sides of this debate expect to be invited to every party and demand to be heard in whatever forum they choose.
Russell Moore answers all you wanted to know about sex (but were afraid to ask)
By Adelle M. Banks — August 1, 2014
(RNS) Though he often grapples with contentious political issues, Moore has spent much of his first year at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission as the sexual ethicist in chief.
Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer gay? A new biography raises questions
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — July 3, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) “I think theologians are often terrified of what we’ll discover when we go more deeply into human character if we say that a person had very complicated relationships with character, psychology, formation and sexuality,” says Dietrich Bonhoeffer biographer Charles Marsh.
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.
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.
New study by sociologist Mark Regnerus suggests religion can predict sexual behavior
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 22, 2014
NASHVILLE (RNS) A new study by Mark Regenerus finds that nearly 50 percent of younger evangelicals had premarital sex, compared to 10 percent of Mormons. Mormons are the least likely religious group to be in a sexually inactive marriage, the research suggests.
Transgender student denied on-campus male housing at Christian university
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 9, 2014
(RNS) A transgender student at George Fox University has filed a formal complaint after being denied all-male housing on campus.
Gay Jews celebrate their faith and sexuality at Conn. retreat
By Ann Marie Somma — March 7, 2014
FALLS VILLAGE, Conn. (RNS) Nehirim, which develops programs, campus events, and advocacy work for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Jewish community, began hosting retreats at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center as a way for gay Jews to celebrate their dual identities.
Does Mormon modesty mantra reduce women to sex objects?
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — March 4, 2014
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) The church's message remains largely the same: Cover up, lest you cause the males around you to sin.
Evangelical campaign says everyone — even gays — reflects God’s image
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — January 23, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) “For the image of God exists in all human beings: black and white; rich and poor; straight and gay; conservative and liberal; victim and perpetrator; citizen and undocumented; believer and unbeliever,” the Imago Dei campaign states.
A&E reinstates ‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch Phil Robertson after backlash
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — December 27, 2013
(RNS) Suspended for his comments about sexuality and race, Phil Robertson, the patriarch of A&E’s popular “Duck Dynasty” reality show, was reinstated Friday.
Phil Robertson’s suspension from ‘Duck Dynasty’ sends fans rallying to his side
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — December 19, 2013
(RNS) “It seems to me people are tolerant of views except Christianity,” said Mike Kellett, the pastor to the extended Robertson clan on "Duck Dynasty." “I don’t have anything to say about the wording in it. I would express things differently, but that’s Phil.”
From ‘Full House’ to ‘Modern Family’: Ten shows that forced us to reimagine the American family
By Jonathan Merritt — September 10, 2013
Ten shows from the 1960s until today that radically reshaped America's definition of family.
