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How do moral and religious values shape the views and voting preferences of America’s young adults? This month, Public Religion Research Institute and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, released their new study, A Generation In Transition. The survey presents the views of college-age Millenials, age 18-24, on…
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Please pray for the friends and family of 14-year-old Kenneth James Weishuhn of Primghar, Iowa. Kenneth took his life on Saturday after being bullied for coming out as a gay teen a few months ago. Kenneth’s friends and family describe him as a happy young man, handsome and full of life. After coming out of…
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The United Church of Christ has published a helpful brochure and resource with tips for evangelism for open and affirming churches. When working with your church community: Know the people you’re addressing Be present, persistent, and patient Remember the power of personal evangelism Welcome the transgender community Create safe space for LGBT youth Advocate and…
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We give thanks to God that this is a new day in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The passage of the 219th General Assembly’s Ordination Amendment 10-A last year, now G-2.0104 in our Book of Order, allows for the ordination of qualified LGBT candidates for ministry. Qualifications for ministry focus once again on faith and character…
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Where are the pro-LGBT religious voices? The ‘Missing Voices: A study of religious voices in mainstream media reports about LGBT equality’ study, released by GLAAD and the University of Missouri Center on Religion & the Professions, analyzes messages presented in national news outlets by religious voices about issues affecting the LGBT communities. The research, a…
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Equally Blessed, a coalition of four Catholic justice organizations, today called on the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, to publicly disassociate themselves and their organizations from the National Organization for Marriage (NOM). The group wrote to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New…
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