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Corvino: What do we do with Evangelicals who ‘want to help’?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:54:17 +0000

I’ve been engaging in quite a bit of dialogue lately with conservative Christians. It usually involves their asking me a question along the following lines:

“Look, we feel awful about the(...)

Corvino: Why “Love the Sinner” rings hollow

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:45:20 +0000

In my work as “the Gay Moralist,” I often pursue dialogue with opponents of LGBT equality. I do this for various reasons: to understand them better, to help them understand us better, to(...)

Court splits sharply on campus Christian argument

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:34:46 +0000

(Washington) Supreme Court justices seemed to split sharply on whether a law school can legally deny recognition to a Christian student group because it won’t let gays or non-Christians(...)

Court to hear arguments on campus Christian group

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:53:15 +0000

(Washington) In a case that pits nondiscrimination policies against freedom of religion, the Supreme Court is grappling with whether universities and colleges can deny official recognition to(...)

Sup. Court to decide if college Christian group must allow gays

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:09:59 +0000

(Washington) The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether a California law school must force a Christian group to admit gays, lesbians and nonbelievers to gain stature as an official(...)

Christian leaders issue ‘call of conscience’

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:33 +0000

More than 150 Christian leaders, most of them conservative evangelicals and traditionalist Roman Catholics, issued a joint declaration Friday reaffirming their opposition to abortion and gay marriage.

Tenn. Appeals Court rules for Bible Park rezoning

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:30:57 +0000

(Murfreesboro, Tenn.) The Tennessee Court of Appeals at Nashville has ruled in favor of a rezoning that would allow a Bible-based theme park to be built in Rutherford County.

At issue is a(...)

Evangelicals step up for marriage equality

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:14:10 +0000

From a press release from American Progress:

Brent Childers used to call himself a “Jesse Helms Republican” who justified his homophobic beliefs through biblical interpretation. But last(...)

NY court hears case against gay marriage benefits

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:30:03 +0000

A Christian legal group seeking to stop New York agencies from recognizing same-sex marriages performed outside the state argued that the practice amounts to a policy decision requiring approval by lawmakers.