Culture » Gender & Sexuality
Filter
Refine results
Catholic bishops to scrutinize Girl Scouts
(RNS) The nation's Catholic bishops are reviewing the church's ties to the Girl Scouts of America after complaints that some of the venerable organization's programs and policies might run afoul of church teachings on contraception and abortion. By David Gibson.
More
|
Comments (0)
Obama and gay marriage: In U.S. religion, the Golden Rule rules
(RNS) As pundits and politicians gauge the political fallout from President Obama’s sudden endorsement of gay marriage, one thing has become clear: the Golden Rule invoked by Obama to support his change of heart is the closest thing Americans have to a common religious law, and that has implications beyond the battle for gay rights. By David Gibson.
More
|
Comments (12)
Unable to work, Indian immigrant women turn to spiritual practices for comfort
LOS ANGELES (RNS) Even as her modern values collided with traditional gender roles, and her visa status keeps her out of a job, Pooja Sindhwani and thousands of other immigrant Hindu wives are finding consolation in ancient spiritual practices. By Megan Sweas.
More
|
Comments (0)
President Obama endorses same-sex marriage, religious leaders respond
Citing his Christian faith, President Obama endorsed same-sex marriage in an interview with ABC news on Wednesday.
“At a certain point, I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get m...
More
|
Comments (0)
North Carolina approves ban on same-sex marriage
WILMINGTON, N.C. (RNS) North Carolinians took a strong stance against same-sex marriage on Tuesday, voting 61 percent to 39 percent for a state constitutional amendment to only recognize marriages between a man and a woman. By Amanda Greene.
More
|
Comments (0)
GUEST COMMENTARY: After gay marriage ban, what comes next?
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) How should we, as people of faith, respond in light of a state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage? Now that the people of North Carolina have voted against equality, what should we do? Simple. We vote again. By Hugh Hollowell.
More
|
Comments (0)
Jennifer Knapp, an unlikely gay Christian icon
(RNS) Jennifer Knapp is as shocked as anyone with her newfound role - as a gay Christian artist urging fellow Christians to affirm homosexuals. And she finds herself singing and making her case in a most unlikely venue -- in churches. By Greg Warner.
More
|
Comments (5)
Methodists uphold policy that calls homosexuality ‘incompatible with Christian teaching’
(RNS) United Methodists voted to maintain the denomination's stance that same-sex partnerships are "incompatible" with Christian teaching, despite fierce lobbying from pro-gay groups. By Daniel Burke.
More
|
Comments (8)
N.C. black pastor treads carefully on gay marriage
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) Most black churches consider homosexuality a sin, and have resisted any attempt to reinterpret biblical passages condemning it. But some pastors are finding ways to skirt the theological issue, and support equal treatment of gays and lesbians as a legislative concern. By Yonat Shimron.
More
|
Comments (0)
Guest Commentary: Rallying around the sisters
CHICAGO (RNS) When the Vatican ordered a crackdown on the largest group of U.S. sisters, accusing them of spending too much time "promoting issues of social justice," I was stunned, though perhaps I shouldn't have been, given Rome's historic failure to support its best and brightest. By Julia Lieblich.
More
|
Comments (3)
