AMES, Iowa (Washington Examiner) — An Iowa man was sentenced to serve 16 years behind bars after he tore down a rainbow flag symbolizing gay pride from the front of a church and burned it. Adolfo Martinez, 30, was found guilty of a felony hate crime and third-degree harassment after he tore down the […]
WACO, Texas — A county judge in Texas has filed a legal challenge after being issued a public warning from the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, which recently concluded that she is “casting doubt on her capacity to act impartially” by declining to officiate same-sex ceremonies and rather providing referrals instead. “It is absurd to equate […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After initially pulling an advertisement featuring two women kissing at a same-sex “wedding,” the Hallmark channel announced on Sunday that it was reinstating the commercial and vowed “to better represent the LGBTQ community across our portfolio of brands.” The announcement has ignited a call to boycott Hallmark, with a petition advising […]
WACO, Texas — The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct has issued a public warning to a county judge in concluding that she is “casting doubt on her capacity to act impartially” by declining to officiate same-sex ceremonies. “[T]he Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined that the Honorable Judge Dianne Hensley, Justice of the Peace for […]
ALPINE, Utah — A school district in Utah says that it has taken “appropriate action” against a substitute teacher after she allegedly told students that homosexuality is wrong and sinful. According to reports, the situation occurred on Nov. 22 at Deerfield Elementary School in Cedar Hills, as a fifth grade substitute teacher asked students what they […]
ELY — A pastor in England says that he was hounded out of his caretaker job at a primary school over a tweet in which he stated that Christians shouldn’t support or participate in pride events and that such festivities are inappropriate for children. Keith Waters, 53, a pastor at New Connexions church in Ely, […]
MOBILE, Ala. — The editor of the student magazine for the University of South Alabama recently took to the media after a Christian printing company declined to publish a particular edition of the publication that was favorable toward homosexuality and drag queens. “Initially, I was shocked. It never crossed my mind that we’d have an […]
PASADENA, Calif. — A lesbian who was allegedly expelled from Fuller Theological Seminary after it was discovered that she was “married” to another woman has filed suit, accusing the educational institution of violating federal civil rights law prohibiting discrimination. Joanna Maxon, 53, of Fort Worth, Texas was reportedly working toward her Master of Arts in […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Salvation Army has released a statement boasting of its service to the “LGBTQ community” as information came to light this week that the popular chicken chain Chick-fil-A decided last year to discontinue giving to the organization, as well as to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Some outlets suspect that Chick-fil-A pulled […]
A video advertisement posted to social media by Sprite Argentina celebrates “pride,” depicting — among other things — mothers taking pride in their teenage children by helping them present themselves as “transgender.” The video, which has received more than 3 million views as of press time, was posted to Twitter on Nov. 1 with the […]