In a week focused on the consequences of character, it is therefore vital that Christians do what is needed to become the change we wish to see. We cannot control what others do, but we can control our words and actions and the values they reflect. We can use our influence for biblical morality, but only if we are people others are willing to follow.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has recently distributed a handbook aimed at helping people of "all sexual orientations and gender identities" feel welcomed in the church.
On Monday, California's Attorney General said that the state will bar state-funded travel to Idaho because of two anti-LGBT laws.
On Friday, the Department of Justice sided with a new Idaho law that prevents transgender girls from playing on girl's sports teams. The decision notes that biological girls would face notable disadvantages if transgender girls were allowed to compete alongside them.
Many are wrestling with how the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision will impact religious liberty.
Many conservatives are looking for religious liberty wins from the Supreme Court now that gender identity and sexual orientation have been included as a protected category under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
In a recent interview, Congressman Sean Maloney called religious liberty bogus and argued that it is a term used to protect discrimination against the LGBT community.
The U.S. Supreme Court exceeded its authority and may have infringed on religious liberty when it included sexual orientation and gender identity in the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Franklin Graham recently voiced.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court determined that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act does indeed prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
After the court ruled yesterday that a person cannot be fired based on their gender identity, I thought immediately about religious liberty. Does the ruling mean that churches, Christian schools, ministries, and other religious institutions could be forced to violate our biblical convictions regarding gender and sexuality?
