DETROIT — The 1.8 million-member Presbyterian Church (USA) voted Thursday (June 19) to allow homosexual ‘weddings,’ making it among one of the largest religious groups to take an embracing step toward openly supporting homosexuality. By a 76-24 percent vote, the General Assembly of the PCUSA voted to allow their pastors to perform homosexual “marriages” in states where they are […]
In a recent interview with CNBC, Texas Governor Rick Perry stated that he neither condones or condemns homosexuality, citing that he does not wish to do so because of his belief that ‘we’re all children of God.’ Perry was featured this week on Squawk Box with host Joe Kerner, who sought to have the governor clarify […]
A so-called Christian heavy metal band whose frontman was convicted of attempting to hire a hitman to murder his estranged wife has admitted that it duped fans into believing that they were Christian in order to sell their music. “Truthfully, I was an atheist,” Tim Lambesis, the lead singer and founder of As I Lay Dying told the Alternative Press in a […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas preacher and a member of his congregation have been found not guilty of ‘interfering with public duties’ for crossing a police barricade that was meant to separate them from attendees of a homosexual pride festival. As previously reported, Joey Faust and other members of Kingdom Baptist Church in Venus, Texas, were […]
BAGHDAD — As the Iraqi government bolstered Baghdad’s defenses Sunday, the Islamic militant group that captured two major cities last week posted graphic photos that appeared to show its fighters massacring dozens of captured Iraqi soldiers. The pictures on a militant website appear to show masked fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The five churchgoing members of the Alabama Criminal Court of Appeals unanimously struck down the state’s ban on sodomy on Friday, stating that Alabama’s law against sex acts between those of the same gender is unconstitutional. Justices Windom, Welch, Kellum, Burke and Joiner overturned Alabama Code 13A-6-65 in making their declaration, which […]
WASHINGTON — In a recent interview published by the New York Times, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters that the Bible “was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking.” “If you had to name one book that made you who you are today, what would it be?” the Sunday Book Review asked Clinton. […]
EDMONTON, Canada – A 12-year-old transgender Alberta girl has been granted a new birth certificate that recognizes her as male. Wren Kauffman was presented with the new document on Sunday in Edmonton during a Pride festival brunch hosted by the city’s mayor. The province’s culture minister, Heather Klimchuk, made the presentation. Continue reading this story […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case surrounding whether high school graduations may be held in churches, allowing a lower court ruling to stand that declared the practice to be unconstitutional. The court issued its denial on Monday, with Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas dissenting. “It is perhaps the job […]
(RNS) — Many Muslims leave Islam when they are told their sexuality and faith are incompatible. But a new photo exhibit of homosexual and queer Muslims challenges that notion. The exhibit, which opens June 18 at the Toronto Public Library, captures the humanity of subjects with close-up, intimate images. It’s the latest example of LGBT […]