Katy Perry Says She “Prayed the Gay Away” as an Adolescent at Christian Camps Published on March 21, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading Katy Perry says she “prayed the gay away” during her “unconscious adolescence.”
Trump’s Recent Moves Have LGBT, Religious Groups on Edge Published on February 10, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading Mixed signals from the White House on gay rights and religious exemptions have put two constituencies on edge: LGBT advocates […]
Reactions to Kim Burrell’s Anti-Gay Comments Reveals Divide Among Black Churches Published on January 9, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading More than 1 million people watched Kim Burrell rail against “that perverted homosexual spirit” in a controversial sermon clip that led […]
Religious Liberty Issues Likely to Come Up Under Trump: Christians, Muslims, LGBT Rights, and More Published on December 29, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading From mosque surveillance to new religious-exemption laws, a look at some of the issues likely to come up under Trump
Trump’s Win Resets Long-Running Culture War Debates Over Abortion, LGBT Issues Published on November 14, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Abortion Continue reading For the combatants in America’s long-running culture wars, the triumph of Donald Trump and congressional Republicans was stunning — sparking […]
The 2016 Election Is (Surprisingly) Missing Culture War Issues Published on August 28, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Abortion Continue reading The share of Americans who support same-sex marriage continues to grow, and fewer adults see a conflict between the practice […]
Culture Warriors Surrender, But Culture Wars Rage On Published on June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Abortion Continue reading The culture wars are over, according to Barton Swaim, a former speechwriter for former South Carolina Gov. Mark Stanford. The left […]
How Public Bathrooms Became the New Battleground of the Religious Right Published on May 10, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading In 1964, the first national advocacy group devoted to sex education was founded: the Sex Information and Education Council of […]
Bill Would Force Religious Colleges to Reveal LGBT Exemptions Published on May 4, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in College Continue reading Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark is pushing legislation she says will help members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community […]
The Meaninglessness of Religious-Liberty Laws Published on April 29, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading Tennessee is just the latest state to pass legislation claiming to protect conservatives who object to LGBT relationships and identity.
#BoycottTarget Campaign Gets Over 500,000 Signers Published on April 26, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Business Continue reading Less than a week after Target, the nation’s second-largest discount retailer, announced that transgender customers may use the restroom that […]
New Law Makes It Legal for Doctors, Therapists to Refuse to Treat LGBT Patients Published on April 21, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Health Continue reading A new law in Mississippi makes it legal for physicians and therapists to opt out of care on religious grounds. […]
Editor of Catholic News Service Reportedly Pushed Out Over Tweets Endorsing LGBT Rights Published on April 21, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading The director and editor-in-chief of Catholic News Service, a news agency affiliated with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has […]
Social Conservatives Take More Targeted Approach to Religious Freedom Published on April 14, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Court Cases Continue reading Social conservatives, pivoting from a series of setbacks on the national stage, are taking a more targeted, local approach to […]
Why Are Companies Taking Sides Against Religious Liberty? Published on April 12, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading Policies intended to encourage inclusion have curdled into antipathy for people of faith.
The Gay Politics of Christian College Campuses Published on March 16, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading At many evangelical universities, you can be gay—as long as you don’t “act” it.
What Millennial Christians Can Learn From Kim Davis Published on October 3, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading For those who were cut off from the outside world this past month, the culture war erupted in a fury […]
President Obama: Don’t Use Religious Liberty to Deny Marriage Licenses to Gay, Lesbian Couples Published on September 30, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading President Obama says he respects religious liberty, but it cannot be used to deny marriage licenses to gay and lesbian […]