56+ min ago  (1752+ words) (RNS and Uncloseted) " Jacob May remembers sitting across from his pastor at 22-years-old in 2014 at a Chipotle in rural Virginia defending his gay identity over a carnitas burrito. They went over the usual talking points, with his pastor pointing to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (415+ words) (RNS) " Bethany Christian Services, long described as the country's largest Protestant adoption and foster care agency, will no longer allow LGBTQ couples to foster or adopt, according to a statement to RNS. In an email to RNS, a spokesperson confirmed…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (529+ words) But though free speech was part of their program, TPUSA, which was led by activist Charlie Kirk until his assassination in September, probably didn't expect to be the catalyst for an event welcoming LGBTQ activists to speak at the Christian…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (519+ words) (RNS) " As LGBTQ-affirming faith communities across the United States prepared to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility on Tuesday (March 31), their plans were interrupted by news the Supreme Court had ruled that morning against Colorado's ban on conversion therapy. As…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (904+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (RNS) " It's a blustery Sunday evening in January, and about a dozen students are splayed on couches in a church sanctuary a block away from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. It looks like a movie night, but…...