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Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Firebombing Church Over Drag Queen Events

The arsonist admitted to the FBI he “would have felt better” if he had “burned the entire church to the ground.”

Southern Baptists Votes to Expel LGBTQ-Affirming Church

College Park Baptist Church in North Carolina says it's not even a member of the Southern Baptist Convention.

United Methodist Church Affirms Anti-LGBTQ Policies

The church's Judicial Council OK'd the retention of bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages.

Inclusiveness Is an Asset to Major LGBT-Affirming Churches and Synagogues

Some of the biggest congregations find that inclusion isn't just the right thing to do -- it brings worshippers in the door.

The Difference Between a Welcoming Church and an Affirming One

A survivor of "conversion therapy" tries to find a church that doesn't just tolerate, but embraces.

LGBTQ-affirming church in Georgia vandalized in suspected homophobic attack

Church leaders stressed they wouldn’t let one act of hatred detract from their mission of inclusive love.

Kentucky Southern Baptists Consider Expelling LGBT-Affirming Churches

If churches drop a ban on LGBT employees, they're "redefining sin," says the president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention.

Historic South Carolina Baptist Church Becomes LGBT-Affirming

First Baptist Church Greenville has approved a policy of LGBT equality in all church matters, including ordination and marriage.

LGBTQ-Affirming School Closing After Antigay Churches Stop Funding

Despite offering a Christian education approach, the school had funding stopped after being openly supportive of LGBTQ+ rights..

A Race-Related Scandal Riles LGBT-Affirming Church

After the abrupt retirement of Rev. Darlene Garner, can the renowned LGBT-affirming Metropolitan Community Church still speak to queer people of color? 

LGBTQ+ Catholics ask Pope Francis to reconsider church opposition to gender-affirming care

A group of LGBTQ+ Catholics and their allies held a private meeting with the pope over the weekend in which they urged him to reverse the church's stance on transgender health care.

Pope to Gay Man: 'God Made You Like This'

The leader of the Catholic Church gave an affirmative message to a survivor of child abuse.

N.C. Catholic Bishop Nixes Event With Pro-LGBT Nun

However, an LGBT-affirming Baptist church has stepped in to host a talk on inclusion by Sister Jeannine Gramick.

An Alternative Way to Be Catholic - and LGBT

Churches in the Old Catholic and Independent Catholic traditions offer services that will be familiar to Roman Catholics, along with unqualified affirmation of LGBT people.

Which Faith Just Took a Step Toward Equal Marriage?

If a majority of regional bodies affirm a vote taken today at the denomination's General Assembly, same-sex couples will be entitled to church weddings.

Pro-Gay Methodist Minister's Reinstatement Upheld

The United Methodist Church's highest court affirmed that removing Rev. Frank Schaefer from the ministry for performing his son's same-sex wedding was an improper penalty.

LGBTQ-Supportive Texas Church Firebombed After Right-Wing YouTube Video

The video's makers deny any connection to the attack, and police haven't established one, but the investigation continues.

Gay Mormon Group's Meeting With LDS Delayed

An August meeting between a gay Mormon support group and a social service agency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been indefinitely delayed. In a letter sent July 23, Fred C. Riley, the outgoing director of LDS Family Services, said the matter would best be handled by his successor, who hasn't been selected. LDS Family Services is an arm of the Salt Lake City-based denomination.

Mormon Church Enters Gay Marriage Fight

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is asking California congregants to join the effort to amend that state's constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. A letter sent to Mormon bishops and signed by church president Thomas S. Monson and his two top counselors calls on Mormons to donate ''means and time'' to the ballot measure. A note on the letter, dated June 20, says it should be read during church services on June 29, but the letter was published Saturday on several websites. Church spokesman Scott Trotter said Monday that the letter was authentic.

End Discrimination in United Methodist Church

The brave reverend who recently came out to her Kansas congregation says her denomination needs to evolve or die.