Stories tagged with: lgbt

• Fairness for All Act draws opposition from both sides

  by Tom Strode, posted Friday, December 13, 2019 (3 months ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- A new congressional proposal seeking to balance religious freedom and gay rights is a misguided effort that will fail to achieve its stated goals, according to the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.

  The Fairness for All Act, H.R. 5331, gained introduction in the House of Representatives Dec. 6 as an attempt to address the ongoing conflict between religious liberty and sexual liberty. The bill would prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people while also guarding religious expression by institutions and individuals, Republican Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah said in introducing the legislation. Read More

• ERLC: Law does not include gay, transgender rights

  by Tom Strode, posted Friday, August 30, 2019 (7 months ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Non-discrimination protections in federal workplace law do not cover "sexual orientation" or "gender identity," the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and other faith-based organizations have told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  The ERLC signed onto friend-of-the-court briefs filed Aug. 23 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) that urge the high court to rule that the classification "sex" in Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act does not include "sexual orientation" or "gender identity." Read More

• State agency's transgender ideology and foster families

  by Kiley Crossland/WORLD , posted Monday, August 12, 2019 (7 months ago)

  

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  TOPEKA, Kan. (BP) -- The child welfare agency in Kansas reportedly wants foster parents to affirm the gender identities of transgender children. But the move could significantly decrease the number of available families in a state with a record-high number of foster children.

  Under the direction of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) distributed a document to child-placing agencies ahead of a regularly scheduled meeting in July. The informal three-page paper defined a handful of controversial terms, including gender expression, gender identity, and transgender. Read More

• Marvel Studios & sexuality in spotlight

  by Mary Jackson/WORLD , posted Monday, July 29, 2019 (8 months ago)

  

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  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) -- The Marvel Cinematic Universe appears to be ready to gamble that its massive audiences are diehard enough to embrace its first LGBT superhero. Spoiler alert: It's the Asgardian warrior Valkyrie.

  Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed July 20 at San Diego Comic-Con that fans can expect an LGBT Valkyrie, played by Tessa Thompson, in "Thor: Love and Thunder," set to release in November 2021. Read More

• Report: Young adults less LGBT tolerant

  by Grace Thornton, posted Tuesday, June 25, 2019 (9 months ago)

  

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  NEW YORK (BP) -- America's younger generation is becoming less comfortable with LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) individuals, according to a report released Monday (June 24).

  The Accelerating Acceptance report, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the LGBT advocacy group GLAAD, showed that respondents age 18-34 were much less tolerant of LGBT people than in the prior two years' surveys. Read More

• Animated gay wedding sparks protest

  by David Roach, posted Wednesday, May 15, 2019 (10 months ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- A petition protesting a same-sex wedding in the animated PBS children's show "Arthur" garnered thousands of signatures in its first day online.

  Meanwhile, Ken Ham, founder of the Answers in Genesis (AiG) apologetics ministry, said the gay wedding depiction illustrates "you can't trust what your kids may watch on PBS."

  "Arthur" -- a PBS Kids show chronicling the adventures of an elementary school-aged, anthropomorphic aardvark -- included in its season 22 premier May 14 the same-sex wedding of the title character's teacher Mr. Ratburn, according to media reports. Read More

• Split possible after Methodists uphold marriage stance

  by David Roach, posted Monday, April 29, 2019 (11 months ago)

  

  EVANSTON, Ill. (BP) -- A ruling by the United Methodist Church's highest court has upheld the denomination's support of traditional marriage and its opposition to LGBT ordination. The ruling, some evangelical commentators say, could portend a split in the UMC.

  "The United Methodist Church is not going to be able to hold together" as its liberal and conservative elements espouse conflicting views of human sexuality among other matters, R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said today (April 29) in his podcast "The Briefing." "It is not going to be a united Methodist Church. The polarities within the denomination are simply too great." Read More

• Equality Act said to endanger morality, liberty

  by Tom Strode, posted Thursday, March 14, 2019 (one year ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- New legislation that bans discrimination against gay and transgender people would cripple Americans' freedom of conscience rights, Christian and conservative leaders say. Read More

• Dean resigns after college blocks Chick-fil-A

  by Diana Chandler, posted Thursday, March 07, 2019 (one year ago)

  

  LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (BP) -- A dean has resigned from Rider University because the school used Chick-fil-A's Christian views of LGBT lifestyles to block the restaurant from locating on campus.

  The Lawrenceville, N.J., university's decision is an affront to her Christianity and violates her conscience, Cynthia Newman said in resigning as dean of the College of Business Administration, a post she had held since June 2017. Read More

• By slim vote, Methodists maintain biblical marriage

  by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, February 27, 2019 (one year ago)

  

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  ST. LOUIS (BP) -- United Methodist bishops are promoting unity in the global church after delegates narrowly retained biblical marriage and a ban on LGBT ordination at a contentious 2019 General Conference in St. Louis. Read More