Katy Perry says she “prayed the gay away” during her “unconscious adolescence.”
Katy Perry Says She “Prayed the Gay Away” as an Adolescent at Christian Camps
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Trump’s Recent Moves Have LGBT, Religious Groups on Edge
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
Policies intended to encourage inclusion have curdled into antipathy for people of faith.
The Gay Politics of Christian College Campuses
At many evangelical universities, you can be gay—as long as you don’t “act” it.
What Millennial Christians Can Learn From Kim Davis
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
President Obama says he respects religious liberty, but it cannot be used to deny marriage licenses to gay and lesbian […]
