October 15, 2011
The Rev. Elder Jimmy Creech, who was defrocked by the United Methodist Church in 1999 for presiding over the holy union of two men in North Carolina, on progress on marriage equality in churches [...]
Legendary defender of LGBT religious rights Rev. Jimmy Creech
in 1999, the Rev. Elder Jimmy Creech was defrocked by the United Methodist Church for presiding over the holy union of two men in North Carolina. He had already faced possible punishment for [...]
Sarah Posner, Religion Dispatches Senior Editor, on the Values Voter Summit and The Other 99% – Extended Interview
After “The Response,” the Texas evangelical mega-event championed by Rick Perry, orgnizers vowed to register five million new, conservative Christian voters in time for the 2012 [...]
Welton Gaddy talks about the challenges facing the US Commission on International Religious Freedom
First, it seemed Congress would allow funding for the Commission expire. Then an extension was approved, but a Senate secret hold imperils a longer-term funding solution Meanwhile, there are [...]
