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Evangelist Franklin Graham Sues UK Venues for Tour Cancellations Over His Anti-Gay Rhetoric

March 6th, 2020

Evangelist Franklin Graham is suing venues in the UK for canceling his upcoming speaking tour over his anti-LGBT views. Graham insists his right to free speech has been violated, and that this is religious persecution.

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Evangelicals Outraged Over Openly Gay Characters in Children's Media

March 3rd, 2020

LGBT people are finally seeing representation on the big screen, but not everyone is thrilled. Evangelical Christian groups and some lawmakers are protesting Disney and PBS for putting gay characters in media for kids.

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Tennessee Adoption Agencies Can Now Discriminate Against Gay Couples

January 29th, 2020

Faith-based adoption agencies in Tennessee have been granted legal permission to turn away same-sex parents who are trying to adopt a child. The winning argument? Doing so would violate their religious freedom.

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Church of England: Sex is for Straight, Married Couples Only

January 29th, 2020

A recent pastoral guidance from the Church of England reaffirms their belief that sex is only for straight, married couples. Many are calling that view out-of-date, and are asking the church to change with the times.

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Transphobia in Tennessee? New Bill to Force Athletes to Compete as Birth Gender

January 28th, 2020

A Tennessee lawmaker is hoping to ensure that transgender student-athletes compete as the gender they were assigned at birth. Should transgender athletes be locked into competing as a gender they don't identify with?

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Christian School Expels Student Over Rainbow Birthday Cake

January 16th, 2020

A private Christian school in Kentucky has reportedly expelled a student after they found a picture of her posing with a rainbow birthday cake. Despite heavy criticism, school officials stand by the decision.

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Texas Megachurch Departs United Methodist Church Over Gay Debate

January 2nd, 2020

Last year, the United Methodist Church nearly split apart over the debate on how far to go on LGBT acceptance. One Texas megachurch is fed up with the debate and is simply leaving the denomination entirely.

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Transgender Pastors Struggle to Find Acceptance as Gender Debates Persist

December 19th, 2019

Despite many tangible victories, there is still much progress left to be made in the transgender rights movement. One place where acceptance has proven fleeting is houses of worship, and pastors are speaking out.

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Christians Furious Over Netflix's "Gay Jesus" Christmas Special

December 16th, 2019

A new Netflix Christmas special depicting Jesus as a gay man has Christians around the world outraged, and more than 1.8 million have since signed a petition demanding the streaming service remove the program.

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Chick-fil-A Vows To Stop Supporting Anti-LGBTQ Christian Charities

November 21st, 2019

In a stunning about-face, Chick-Fil-A announced earlier this week that it will stop all donations to Christian charities that have histories of fighting against same-sex marriage. Some Christians were less than pleased.

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