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More than 60 religious institutions have been targeted for supporting LGBTQ+ rights: report

At least 66 incidents occurred between June 2022 and January 2024 in which a religious institution was targeted for its perceived support of LGBTQ+ people.

N.C. Church Marries Same-Sex Couple in Defiance of Doctrine

The wedding comes just weeks before Methodist leaders from around the world meet to discuss church regulations. 

Church Music for the Layperson

In its latest collection, Heavenly Harmonies, Stile Antico revives the centuries-old music of William Byrd and Thomas Tallis

The Mormon Church: Oppressed or Oppressor?

A brief history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' complicated relationship with persecution.

Attack of the Closeted Church Queens

"Ex-gay" pastor Donnie McClurkin nearly married a woman this summer. Sampson McCormick has thoughts on McClurkin and others men of the cloth like him.

Number Crunch: A Church in Crisis

Will it change and survive? The data show it's in dire straits.

No Church Trial for Methodist Minister

The United Methodist Church has indefinitely postponed plans to try a retired minister who officiated his son's marriage to another man.

Can the Catholic Church be saved?

While most gay Catholics agree that the new pope is likely to be conservative, some find hope in a groundswell of support for gay equality in the parishes of Western nations

Are LGBT Churches Headed for the Great Beyond?

A Texas congregation of the 49-year-old Metropolitan Community Church shutters, while the denomination ponders its future.

Dear Mormon Church: These Are the Faces of Apostasy

A gay, married Mormon with a family weighs in on the Church’s latest antigay policy, which bars children of same-sex parents from blessings and baptism. 

The High Cost of the Black Church's Homophobia

An out pastor says 'praying the gay away' is inviting a devil of an HIV epidemic into the black community.

Mormon Church Backtracks on Antidiscrimination Statement

The church first endorsed statewide LGBT-inclusive legislation, then said its support was limited to a Salt Lake City ordinance.