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3 ways churches may respond to the violence of conversion therapy
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (970+ words) OpinionCody J. Sanders "|" March 31, 2026 On Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck down a Colorado law that banned conversion therapy for minors in the state. The court ruled the Colorado law a violation of therapists" free speech. Only one justice (Ketanji Jackson) dissented,…...
There is no need for conversion therapy
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (392+ words) OpinionJordan Conley "|" March 31, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down Colorado's ban on "conversion therapy" is a harmful setback for LGBTQ Americans. In the 8-1 ruling, the court has failed to recognize the well-documented harm conversion therapy inflicts, especially on vulnerable…...
Supreme Court says conversion therapy is protected free speech
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (803+ words) NewsMark Wingfield "|" March 31, 2026 Evangelical therapists have a First Amendment right to engage in "conversion therapy" with LGBTQ clients despite solid medical evidence that such treatment is ineffective, according to the U.S. Supreme Court. In an 8-1 ruling March 31, the high court ruled…...
In conversation with Lisa Dunson, Alliance of Baptists president
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (739+ words) AnalysisBraxton Wade "|" March 30, 2026 The Alliance of Baptists has been in a season of discernment following the departure of its co-directors, a leadership transition denominational leaders say will be shaped by listening, trust and a renewed focus on racial justice within…...
Baylor’s ‘Civil Discourse Week’ includes session on sexuality
1+ week, 2+ day ago (377+ words) NewsMark Wingfield "|" March 25, 2026 Those who have written to Baylor University President Linda Livingstone to complain about a Turning Point USA event to be held on campus in April received emails March 25 touting "Civil Discourse Week" on campus this week. The…...
Healing from LGBTQ exclusion requires acknowledging past pain
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1689+ words) OpinionJosh Bledsoe "|" March 24, 2026 The faith experiences of many Queer Christians have unfolded in churches that once described themselves as "welcoming," "inclusive" or "loving" yet stopped short of full affirmation. Some of those congregations have since changed. They now perform same-gender…...
Support for LGBTQ rights steady for most Americans
1+ week, 4+ day ago (368+ words) AnalysisMelissa Deckman "|" March 23, 2026 For more than a decade, PRRI has been tracking American attitudes about nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ individuals, religiously based service refusals, and same-sex marriage. In our"latest report, we find that"while solid majorities of Americans continue…...
AWAB calls Baylor to give LGBTQ voices the same platform as TPUSA
2+ week, 1+ day ago (551+ words) NewsJeff Brumley "|" March 19, 2026 Baylor University should grant LGBTQ students the same fairness and openness it has readily shown in allowing Turning Point USA to host an event on campus in April, the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists said. For…...
States weigh ‘pro-family’ laws on gender, speech, conscience, TPUSA
2+ week, 2+ day ago (899+ words) NewsSteve Rabey "|" March 19, 2026 "Pro-family" groups affiliated with Focus on the Family are working to move state legislatures to the right with bills that grant "conscience rights" to medical workers, restrict students" speech, define humans as male and female, promote Turning…...
Rapidly passed Kansas law targets trans residents
3+ week, 4+ day ago (571+ words) NewsJeff Brumley "|" March 10, 2026 A new Kansas law requires the driver's licenses of transgender people to match their sex at birth and restricts them to using public bathrooms corresponding to their assigned gender. Senate Bill 244 initially went into effect Feb. 26, shortly…...