The fight over same-sex “marriage” already seems like a distant memory. But the way it was fought is the mother of all worldview lessons.
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Costa Rica: Conservative Christian Candidate Leading in Presidential Election Polls
Costa Rica is in the middle of a presidential election, and a conservative Christian congressman is leading in the polls.
Evangelical Chaplain’s Suspension Intensifies Denomination’s Gay Marriage Debate
The suspension of a popular evangelical university chaplain has highlighted tensions over same-sex marriage in a growing Protestant denomination that forbids it but also takes pride in its willingness to allow congregants to hold opinions contrary to church doctrine.
Sweet Cakes by Melissa, Religious Freedom, Lose an Appeal: Art in the Eye of the Beholder?
The state of Oregon told a pair of bakers to make the cake or eat a ruinous fine. And sadly, a federal court agreed.
Mississippi Religious Freedom Law Will Stand Despite Challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear two appeals cases which were aimed at preventing Mississippi businesses from declining to serve same-sex weddings.
8 Things You Should Know about Gay Marriage
Editor's Note: Pastor Roger Barrier's "Ask Roger" column regularly appears at Preach It, Teach It. Every week at Crosswalk, Dr. Barrier puts nearly 40 years of experience in the pastorate to work answering questions of doctrine or practice for laypeople, or giving advice on church leadership issues. Email him your questions at [email protected].
Dear Roger, What do you think about gay marriage? I’d like your take on the issue.
Dear The Many Who Have Asked Me About Gay Marriage,
First, let me say that my wife Julie and I disagree about some of the things that I intend to share. That’s okay. There are many ways to look at this issue. She thinks one way; I think another way. And we both think we’re right.
These are the eight perspectives from which I look at this important, charged topic.
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Largest Group of Mennonite Churches Leaves Denomination
The Lancaster Mennonite Conference, the largest group of Mennonite congregations in the U.S., has officially separated from the broader Mennonite community after a long-term disagreement over sexuality and the church.
New Research Shows Increased Risks of Same-sex Parenting
Contrary to the narrative pushed by academia and the mainstream media, there is increasing evidence that same-sex parenting has negative effects on children.
Christian Bakers? Atheist Bakers? Cake Meets Faith at the Supreme Court
At the Supreme Court on Tuesday (Dec. 5), the justices lobbed hypothetical after hypothetical at the lawyers representing each side of Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a free speech and religious rights case — and one of the most publicized of the year.
Jack Phillips before the Supreme Court: 'Tolerance is a Two-Way Street'
I was honored yesterday to rally in support of Jack Phillips on the steps outside the Supreme Court. Now I’d like to tell you what went on inside.
