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Ethics
It seemed innocent enough, a post from “Sesame Street” saying “Together, let’s build a world where every person and family feels loved and respected for who…
Catholicism
In the Church there is place for everyone, for everyone. No one is useless, no one is superfluous, there is space for everyone. Just the way…
Education
A church in Maine has filed a lawsuit against the University of Maine System (UMS), alleging it was denied the opportunity to purchase a property because…
Christianity
On May 1, by an overwhelming margin of 692-51, United Methodist Church (UMC) delegates repealed the longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy. At the first meeting of…
Christianity
The Orthodox Church of Greece reacted strongly to this February’s passage of a historic bill allowing same-sex civil marriage, banning two lawmakers who voted in favor of the…
Catholicism
In an unsurprising move, Pope Francis, who in recent months has urged attention to migrants and the poor and has reached out to the LGBTQ+ community, …
Catholicism
The Archdiocese of Denver and a pair of Catholic parishes have filed a lawsuit against Colorado, contending that they have been unfairly barred from participating in…
Religion News
In an unusual move August 8, a Texas judge ordered three Southwest Airlines attorneys to eight hours of training with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which the…
Islam
A multicultural enclave of Detroit, Michigan, that attracted international attention in 2015 for becoming the first in the U.S. to elect a Muslim-majority city council, has…
Issues
Acknowledging an often too-hostile climate for LGBTQIA+ youth of faith, Beloved Arise, a movement dedicated to LGBTQIA+ youth of faith set aside June 30, the last…
Features
The Episcopal Church has opened its doors to same-sex marriage, thus acknowledging the rights and personhood of the LGBTQ community. Some dioceses, however, are still fiddling…
Methodism
It was a storybook wedding in every way—a loving couple, flowers, friends and two officiating ministers who had mentored the couple and were well aware that…