Homosexuality

Why a ‘yes’ to gays is often a ‘no’ to evangelicalism

By Jacob Lupfer / Religion News Service June 10th, 2015

(RNS) With the Supreme Court expected to find a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in a few weeks, a sorting is taking place among evangelical Christian leaders. The debate … read more

Americans split on businesses turning away gay weddings

By Lauren Markoe / Religion News Service April 2nd, 2015

(RNS) A host of governors, CEOs and church leaders call Indiana’s new religious freedom law a backdoor opening to anti-gay discrimination, but Americans appear more divided… read more

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence: ‘Not going to change’ religious freedom law

By Richard Wolf / USA Today March 31st, 2015

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence defended his state’s new religious freedom law Sunday (March 29) while refusing to say if it would allow discrimination against gays and lesbians… read more

Predictions of evangelical concessions on LGBT rights are premature

By Jonathan Merritt / Religion News Service March 23rd, 2015

(RNS) Pardon the yawn. The 1.8 million-member Presbyterian Church (USA) on Tuesday (March 17) voted to officially approve of same-sex marriage, an announcement that… read more

Presbyterian Church (USA) approves marriage amendment

By Melody K. Smith / Presbyterian News Service March 18th, 2015

(PNS) While the Office of the General Assembly is still awaiting official tallies, it appears that a majority of the 171 presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have… read more

Prominent San Francisco evangelical church drops celibacy requirement for LGBT members

By Kimberly Winston / Religion News Service March 17th, 2015

(RNS) A prominent evangelical Christian church in San Francisco has announced it will no longer ask members who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender to remain celibate… read more