http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/religion-and-sexuality Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sylvia-rhue-phd/obama-marriage-equality_b_1551209.html 2012-05-29T19:10:39Z 2012-05-29T19:10:12Z Sylvia Rhue, Ph.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sylvia-rhue-phd/ This is why our founding documents protect both freedom of religion and freedom from religion -- otherwise, those who do not comply with the designated denominations doctrines would be determined to be heretics. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity-gays">Christianity Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity-homosexuality">Christianity Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-right">Religious Right</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-voices-news">Gay Voices News</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/gene-robinson-gay-anglican-bishop-birthday_n_1553993.html 2012-05-29T11:54:18Z 2012-05-29T17:24:44Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Today marks the sixty-fifth birthday of Bishop Vicky Gene Robinson, who, in 2003, became the first non-celibate openly gay Anglican bishop.<br /> <br /> Robinso... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/religion">Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/anglican-church">Anglican Church</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-bishops">Gay Bishops</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/gene-robinson-anglican-church">Gene-Robinson-Anglican-Church</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-religion">Lgbt Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/bishop-gene-robinson">Bishop Gene Robinson</a>, <a href="/tag/gene-robinson">Gene Robinson</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/director-of-americans-uni_b_1547093.html 2012-05-26T18:59:24Z 2012-05-26T18:59:10Z John Shore http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/ I think Barry W. Lynn's letter could prove to be the snowball that finally starts the avalanche that ultimately wipes out political proselytizing from the pulpit of American churches. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/homosexuality-in-the-bible">Homosexuality in the Bible</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-christians">Gay Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-christians">LGBT Christians</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/pastor-worley-heresy-the-troll-and-old-time-religion_b_1539688.html 2012-05-25T15:25:38Z 2012-05-25T15:42:47Z John Shore http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/ There's nothing wrong with Christianity. There's something wrong with many Christians, of course. But that's only because Christians are people and people are imperfect. But all of us can, and most of us do, evolve. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-christians">Gay Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-christians">LGBT Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/homosexuality-in-the-bible">Homosexuality in the Bible</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-jay-emerson-johnson-phd/religious-hate-speech_b_1537982.html 2012-05-24T18:32:00Z 2012-05-24T18:32:23Z Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson, Ph.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-jay-emerson-johnson-phd/ Whenever I read yet another article, essay, book, or blog on the Bible and homosexuality, I feel exactly the same way as Murray's character did, caught in an endlessly repeating loop of Bible bashing. This cycle must end, now. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuality">Bible Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/albert-mohler">Albert Mohler</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-gay-bullying">Anti-Gay Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-teen-suicide">Gay Teen Suicide</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuals">Bible Homosexuals</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-gays">Bible Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-bullying">Anti-Bullying</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-reyeschow/pastor-worley-and-the-slippery-slope-of-speaking-truth-in-love_b_1539734.html 2012-05-24T14:31:25Z 2012-05-24T14:42:54Z Bruce Reyes-Chow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-reyeschow/ Pastor Worley has every right to preach whatever kind of hateful rhetoric that he feels called to preach. Likewise, he must deal with the consequences of those words. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/christianity-and-homosexuality">Christianity and Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-christians">Gay Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-christians">LGBT Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-michaelson/charles-worley_b_1536850.html 2012-05-24T13:37:00Z 2012-05-24T13:37:09Z Jay Michaelson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-michaelson/ Pastor Worley, I'm afraid your "love" for me does not pass the test of Scripture, nor does your understanding of sodomy, or of salvation. I guess it's not surprising that you've read your Bible so carelessly. If you'd been more attentive, I doubt you'd propose locking up my community. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sodomy">Sodomy</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuality">Bible Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-l-worley">Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-gays">Bible Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-l-worley">Pastor Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-worley">Pastor Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-sodomy">Bible Sodomy</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-homosexuality">Religion and Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/sodom">Sodom</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eugene-cho/dear-pastor-charles-worley-we-condemn-your-words-of-hatred_b_1538350.html 2012-05-24T12:10:11Z 2012-05-24T12:12:19Z Eugene Cho http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eugene-cho/ No matter where you stand on the issue of gay marriage, there are some boundaries of human decency that should never be crossed. Never. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/homophobia">Homophobia</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/hate-speech">Hate Speech</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-christians">Gay Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-christians">LGBT Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/genocide">Genocide</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alvin-mcewen/why-do-some-american-chri_b_1534715.html 2012-05-23T17:49:00Z 2012-05-23T17:50:01Z Alvin McEwen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alvin-mcewen/ A lawmaker says something anti-gay while hiding behind the Bible, our community demands an apology, the lawmaker refuses to back down, and finally the lawmaker is looked upon by some as a hero for supposedly standing up for Biblical principal. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/james-lankford">James Lankford</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson-gay-marriage">Andy Gipson Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson-gays">Andy Gipson Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuality">Bible Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuals">Bible Homosexuals</a>, <a href="/tag/christians-homosexuals">Christians Homosexuals</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-gays">Bible Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/james-lankford-gay-discrimination">James Lankford Gay Discrimination</a>, <a href="/tag/christians-homosexuality">Christians Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/christians-gays">Christians Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson">Andy Gipson</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-lane/biblical-homophobia-and-christian-pastors_b_1531553.html 2012-05-23T14:33:03Z 2012-05-23T16:23:29Z Christopher Lane http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-lane/ To see a Republican lawmaker and a prominent Christian pastor try to outdo each other in their bigotry and murderous hate puts in unpleasant but clear relief the moral health of the organizations they represent. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/homophobia">Homophobia</a>, <a href="/tag/leviticus">Leviticus</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson">Andy Gipson</a>, <a href="/tag/bible">Bible</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-l-worley">Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/new-testament">New Testament</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/scripture-study">Scripture Study</a>, <a href="/tag/scripture-commentary">Scripture Commentary</a>, <a href="/tag/book-of-deuteronomy">Book of Deuteronomy</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/book-of-exodus">Book of Exodus</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jordan-bach/how-to-deal-with-homophob_b_1539303.html 2012-05-23T10:54:51Z 2012-05-23T10:59:04Z Jordan Bach http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jordan-bach/ These pastors choose to use their pulpit to spread pain, disharmony, and hate in the world. I choose to broadcast a message of peace, forgiveness, hope, and understanding -- with the intention of validating the millions of gay people who live, love, and learn around the world. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/religious-extremism">Religious Extremism</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-l-worley">Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-sean-harris">Pastor Sean Harris</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-homosexuality">Religion and Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/sean-harris">Sean Harris</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-worley">Pastor Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-bullying">Anti-Bullying</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/nc-pastor-genocidal-solution-to-gay-rights-problem_b_1534026.html 2012-05-22T17:30:35Z 2012-05-22T17:32:50Z John Shore http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/ The good pastor's idea for "gettin' rid of all the lesbians and queers" is to build "a great big large fence" around all the gay people, electrify it, and then allow the people penned in by the fence to die. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-christians">Gay Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/homosexuality-in-the-bible">Homosexuality in the Bible</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-christians">LGBT Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nate-phelps/they-are-to-be-put-to-death_b_1531088.html 2012-05-22T16:02:00Z 2012-05-22T16:02:32Z Nate Phelps http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nate-phelps/ Rep. Andy Gipson is likely a good man. In this instance he just said some really thoughtless, hurtful things. I realize again that so often it isn't the person so much as the ideas that we need to reject in our society. To wish harm on this man is to repeat the mistake he made. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuals">Bible Homosexuals</a>, <a href="/tag/leviticus-homosexuals">Leviticus Homosexuals</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson-gay-marriage">Andy Gipson Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson-gays">Andy Gipson Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson">Andy Gipson</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuality">Bible Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/leviticus-homosexuality">Leviticus Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/phelps-family">Phelps Family</a>, <a href="/tag/god-hates-fags">God Hates Fags</a>, <a href="/tag/phelps-clan">Phelps Clan</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/w-hunter-roberts/christian-pastors-thoughts-on-same-sex-marriage_b_1528133.html 2012-05-21T11:52:07Z 2012-05-21T11:56:08Z W. Hunter Roberts http://www.huffingtonpost.com/w-hunter-roberts/ Jesus was more interested in love than he was in rules. That was what got him into so much trouble with the fundamentalists of his day <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/marriage">Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/teachings-of-jesus">Teachings of Jesus</a>, <a href="/tag/jesus">Jesus</a>, <a href="/tag/biblical-literalism">Biblical Literalism</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/love">Love</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/scripture-study">Scripture Study</a>, <a href="/tag/scripture-commentary">Scripture Commentary</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-same-sex-marriage">Obama Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/family-values">Family Values</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/19/andy-gipson-gays-mississippi-facebook-apology_n_1529677.html 2012-05-19T12:55:00Z 2012-05-19T12:55:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The Mississippi state lawmaker who cited a Bible passage on Facebook calling for gay men to be "put to death" has taken to the social networking site ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mississippi-politics">Mississippi Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuality">Bible Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/the-bible">The Bible</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson">Andy-Gipson</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson-gay-marriage">Andy-Gipson-Gay-Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson-mississippi">Andy-Gipson-Mississippi</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson-gays">Andy Gipson Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-fici/hindu-response-gay-rights_b_1504724.html 2012-05-18T19:30:07Z 2012-05-18T12:13:17Z Chris Fici http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-fici/ It is an unfortunate aspect of my experience within the Hindu tradition that I have experienced prejudice towards the gay community. It has always made me quite uncomfortable. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hinduism">Hinduism</a>, <a href="/tag/episcopal-church-gay-marriage">Episcopal Church Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/vaisnavism">Vaisnavism</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/krishna">Krishna</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-prejudice">Gay Prejudice</a>, <a href="/tag/episcopal-church">Episcopal Church</a>, <a href="/tag/hare-krishna">Hare Krishna</a>, <a href="/tag/bhagavad-gita">Bhagavad Gita</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-g-brinton/religious-leaders-should-persuade-not-pronounce_b_1510849.html 2012-05-16T18:00:38Z 2012-05-16T18:14:29Z Henry G. Brinton http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-g-brinton/ Yes, we all need guidance as to what constitutes a moral approach to contentious issues. But we aren't helped by resolutions that force people to be either insiders or outsiders, driven even further apart in a society that's already politically polarized. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/catholic-church">Catholic Church</a>, <a href="/tag/contraception">Contraception</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-liberty">Religious Liberty</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-politics">Religion and Politics</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-reyeschow/gay-and-christian-welcome_b_1520020.html 2012-05-16T12:21:06Z 2012-05-16T12:30:08Z Bruce Reyes-Chow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-reyeschow/ "Debates do not change hearts and minds, people do, people and their stories.  As you get to know the people who share their stories here I hope you will hold an open place in your heart just as Christ holds for you." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-gay-marriage">Religion and Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-christians">Gay Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-christians">LGBT Christians</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/prominent-legion-priest-a_0_n_1518729.html 2012-05-16T07:16:31Z 2012-05-15T15:20:05Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ VATICAN CITY -- The Legion of Christ religious order, still reeling from revelations that its late founder was a pedophile, admitted Wednesday that it... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/legion-of-christ">Legion of Christ</a>, <a href="/tag/rev-marciel-maciel">Rev. Marciel Maciel</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/celibacy">Celibacy</a>, <a href="/tag/scandal">Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/rev-thomas-williams">Rev. Thomas Williams</a>, <a href="/tag/priest-celibacy">Priest Celibacy</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dominic-sheahanstahl/open-letter-to-bishop-jospeh-cistone_b_1516308.html 2012-05-15T11:18:54Z 2012-05-15T11:26:34Z Dominic Sheahan-Stahl http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dominic-sheahanstahl/ You have been cited as being distressed that people are being hurt through this process. It is true. Of all those hurt, the most harm has come to the youth in Mount Pleasant who are still struggling to figure out who they are. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/catholic-church">Catholic Church</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-christians">Gay Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/sacred-heart">Sacred Heart</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-catholics">LGBT Catholics</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-catholics">Gay Catholics</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-lowery-phd/the-bible-and-marriage-equality_b_1517845.html 2012-05-15T10:38:12Z 2012-05-15T10:51:24Z Rick Lowery, Ph.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-lowery-phd/ How do we decide what to keep and what to ignore when we use Scripture to make moral judgments? Why would we say that it's an "abomination" for a man to lie with a man, but it's OK to wear a wool-blend suit, have a tattoo or eat hybrid fruit? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/homosexuality-in-the-bible">Homosexuality in the Bible</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/scripture-study">Scripture Study</a>, <a href="/tag/scripture-commentary">Scripture Commentary</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/obama-gay-marriage-black-church_n_1516272.html 2012-05-15T06:34:17Z 2012-05-15T06:36:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Dennis Cauchon<br /> USA Today<br /> <br /> (RNS) The pulpits of the nation's black churches took measure Sunday (May 13) of President Obama's decision to support... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage-black">Obama Gay Marriage Black</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-same-sex-marriage-black">Obama Same Sex Marriage Black</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage-african-american">Obama Gay Marriage African American</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion-and-Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-same-sex-marriage">Obama Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zinnia-jones/is-jay-michaelson-ignorin_b_1516527.html 2012-05-14T21:04:00Z 2012-05-14T21:04:17Z Zinnia Jones http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zinnia-jones/ Michaelson's proposal is actually much more insidious than Savage's coarse suggestion to "ignore the bullsh*t," because Michaelson aims to grant Christians a license to disregard the Bible at will while still claiming that they follow every word of it. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/jay-michaelson-dan-savage">Jay Michaelson Dan Savage</a>, <a href="/tag/dan-savage-bible-speech">Dan Savage Bible Speech</a>, <a href="/tag/dan-savage-bible">Dan Savage Bible</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity-homosexuality">Christianity Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuality">Bible Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/dan-savage-speech">Dan Savage Speech</a>, <a href="/tag/dan-savage-speech-controversy">Dan Savage Speech Controversy</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-j-dunn-phd/why-christian-activism-against-gay-marriage-is-not-christian_b_1509200.html 2012-05-14T16:14:23Z 2012-05-14T16:28:36Z David J. Dunn, PhD http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-j-dunn-phd/ If the church is to be faithful to Christ, then our political action should focus on what the kingdom of God is all about: sheep and goats, not gays. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/christian-politics">Christian Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/kingdom-of-god">Kingdom of God</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/jesus-parables">Jesus Parables</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-christians">Gay Christians</a>, <a href="/tag/jesus-christ">Jesus Christ</a>, <a href="/tag/teachings-of-jesus">Teachings of Jesus</a>, <a href="/tag/homosexuality-in-the-bible">Homosexuality in the Bible</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-j-manny-santiago/marriage-equality-and-religious-freedom_b_1508031.html 2012-05-14T15:31:00Z 2012-05-14T15:40:50Z Rev. J. Manny Santiago http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-j-manny-santiago/ Our nation has to understand that denying marriage rights to same sex couples is not uplifting religious freedom. Religious freedom is secured when every religious group's understanding of marriage is acknowledged and respected. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-politics">Religion and Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-christians">Gay Christians</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p>