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United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBT clergy
United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding…
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United Methodist Church meets over divides on LGBT issues
Leaders of the United Methodist Church are holding their first international conference in nearly a decade this week, tackling such…
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The Christian group behind Idaho’s bans on trans care & abortion
Two court cases are underway in Idaho that will profoundly affect access to health care in the state. Idaho v. United States and Poe v. Labrador, which contest the constitutionality…
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24 surprising things homophobes forget when quoting the Bible
The Bible is made up of two completely different texts: The Old Testament and the New Testament. They both represent a different ethos of faith for some Christians…
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Priest jailed for throwing sex party where man collapsed
A Polish priest has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for sex and drug crimes after a man collapsed during an orgy at his home…
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Pope blasts sex change surgery, surrogacy and gender theory
The Vatican on Monday condemned gender-affirming surgeries and “gender theory.” The Associated Press reported the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released…
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Anti-LGBT sentiment is driving a lot of people from religion
A recent survey conducted by the non-profit organization PRRI found that 18% of Americans left their religion and are now religiously unaffiliated between the years of…