The University of Tennessee is encouraging students to use gender-neutral pronouns to help students feel more welcome as classes begin this month. The pronouns include ze, hir, hirs, and xe, xem, and xyr. “With the new semester beginning and an influx of new students on campus, it is important to participate in making our campus welcoming and inclusive for all,” wrote Donna Braquet in a posting on the university’s website. “One way to do that is to use a student’s chosen name and their correct pronouns.”
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A polygamous family says the landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage shows that laws prohibiting consensual adult relationships are outdated even if the unions are unpopular.
MOREHEAD, Ky.—A Kentucky clerk’s office on Thursday again refused to issue a marriage license to a gay couple, only a day after a federal appeals court upheld a ruling directing the clerk to follow a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) got into a confrontation with open lesbian actress Ellen Page at the Iowa State Fair on Friday over the issues of Christian faith and those who engage in sodomy.
On Wednesday, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stay a lower court’s decision ordering Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk, to resume granting marriage licenses. Davis—a taxpayer-funded public servant—refused to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects gay people’s right to wed in Obergefell v. Hodges. She then declared that she would refuse to grant marriage licenses to any couple, to avoid giving them to same-sex couples.
On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court declared same-sex "marriage" to be "legal" in all 50 states. One question the Court ignored—and which few people ever truly considered—was whether there is an actual demand for same-sex "marriage." Joe Carter looks at the statistics and concludes that very few Americans who identify as "LGBT" are actually interested in entering into a "marriage" with someone of the same sex. The pro-homosexual agenda is not about expanding marriage, it's about normalizing homosexual behavior.
Dr. Paul Church, a well-respected urologist and member of the Harvard Medical School faculty, was recently expelled from the medical staff of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). His crime? He voiced concerns to his colleagues about the unhealthy nature of homosexual behavior and objected to the hospital’s aggressive promotion of “gay pride” activities. MassResistance activists have continued to protest at BIDMC.
Same-sex couples who were living in states that did not recognize their unions and who previously filed claims for Social Security benefits will be able to collect those payments, the government said on Thursday. The Justice Department told lawyers for two plaintiffs seeking benefits that the Social Security Administration would apply the Supreme Court’s June ruling that redefined marriage, Obergefell v. Hodges, retroactively. It would apply to individuals with pending claims who were "married" before the decision and living in states that held to a traditional definition of marriage.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday signed legislation banning therapists from trying to change a young person's sexuality. "These so-called 'therapies' treat homosexuality as a disease," Evanston Democratic Sen. Daniel Biss, one of the bill's sponsors said. "They're out of date and can be deeply destructive to youth. Outlawing these practices is a small step in our pursuit for LGBT rights, but it's an extremely important step in protecting young people in Illinois."
A few days ago, news came out that court officials in Tennessee had replaced the words “Mother” and “Father” on court documents with the gender-neutral terms “Parent 1” and “Parent 2”. Now, the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) announced they were reversing the policy. A court spokesperson said that they had made the change to more gender-neutral language in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to redefine marriage.
The historic First Baptist Church of Greenville, South Carolina, announced in May that it would declare itself be “open and welcoming” to all people and that it would allow same-sex "marriage" and ordain openly homosexual ministers. In this article, Al Mohler explains how First Baptist Greenville's acceptance of homosexuality is a direct result of it's rejection of Scriptural inerrancy.
Chick-fil-A's reputation as an opponent of same-sex "marriage" has imperiled the fast-food chain's potential return to Denver International Airport, with several City Council members this week passionately questioning a proposed concession agreement. The normally routine process of approving an airport concession deal has taken a rare political turn. The Business Development Committee on Tuesday stalled the seven-year deal with a new franchisee of the popular chain for two weeks.
John MacArthur provides some helpful Scriptural insights about America's attempt to obliterate the family. We must preach the gospel, but we must also preach judgment.
On July 31 at the American Bar Association’s International Human Rights Award Luncheon, former Justice John Paul Stevens declared that, while the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment establishes a right to “gay marriage,” it does not protect an individual’s right to keep and bear arms. In this article, Dr. Robert A. J. Gagnon points out the absurdity of such a statement.
Amid media reports of clerks refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court decision “needs to be enforced across our country.” Clinton made the remarks during the question-and-answer portion of a town hall meeting in Las Vegas in response to a question from someone who identified as a local "LGBT" business owner and founding president of the Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce in Nevada.
The Oregon bakers who were ordered by the state to pay $135,000 for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex "wedding" have designed and baked custom cakes to send to a handful of the most powerful "LGBTQ" advocacy groups along the West Coast. The inside of the cakes are colored red, white and blue to stand for freedom, because “everybody should be free to live as we want to live,” Melissa said. Outside, she decorated the cake with fondant and a red heart as a gesture of “being kind and loving.” On top, she wrote, “We really do love you.”
A crowdfunding website has been set up for Christian cake artist Jack Phillips, who last week was told by the Colorado Court of Appeals that he will not be allowed to refuse to make same-sex "wedding" cakes if he wants to keep running his business. Continue to Give has identified a goal of $200,000 in support of Phillips, noting that the money will be used by the Masterpiece Cakeshop owner and his family as they "fight for their freedom of religion and freedom of speech."
A federal judge on Monday gave a Kentucky county clerk room to continue denying marriage licenses to "gays and lesbians" while she takes her religious objections case to a higher court. U.S. District Judge David Bunning ordered Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis last week to issue licenses to two "gay" couples, and ruled Monday that she is not entitled to any more delays. But because "emotions are running high on both sides of this debate," he also stayed his decision while she takes her case to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal.
Recently, Union University decided to withdraw from the CCCU because no action had yet been taken regarding two Mennonite faith-based colleges that opened the door to same-sex "marriages" among their faculty. Scot McKnight then came out with an article that criticized the redefinition of marriage, but at the same time criticized Union's President for saying that "marriage is at the heart of the Gospel." In this article, Trevin Wax explains that marriage is indeed a gospel issue.
CANBERRA, Australia — A maverick lawmaker broke from conservative government ranks on Monday to introduce legislation that would redefine marriage in Australia as a new opinion poll confirmed that most Australians support such a redefinition. A recent poll found that 69 percent of respondents supported "legalizing same-sex marriage" while 25 percent opposed it. Support had grown by 12 percentage points since December 2011.
OTTAWA — A 26-year-old Mennonite missionary was violently stabbed in the back on Friday by a pro-"LGBTQ" woman who became aggressive after he shared with her his Christian beliefs regarding homosexuality. The unnamed victim was rushed to the hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries and then released. The attacker fled the scene of the crime, and has not yet been apprehended as of Monday Morning. The investigation is still ongoing.
On June 26, a narrow majority of Supreme Court justices "struck down" the traditional definition of marriage, ruling all 50 states must recognize same-sex unions as "marriages." How did the GOP presidential candidates respond to this decision? What did they promise to do about it? ThePulse2016.com’s Gay Marriage Report Card provides a rating for each of the candidates.
Is supporting biblical marriage the same as supporting American slavery? Doesn't the church have to rethink it's position on "gay marriage," just like it did on slavery? Ben Reaoch provides a brief explanation on how the relationship between American slavery and the Bible is much more complex than that.
Two television channels have refused to air an advertisement from a group campaigning against same-sex "marriage" in Australia. Marriage Alliance wanted to broadcast the 45-second message, entitled “It’s Not As Simple As You Think” on Channel 7 and Channel 10 but the broadcasters refused. The ad was shown elsewhere, but the Foxtel broadcaster has now reportedly pulled it after being accused of homophobia.
Barronelle Stutzman has stayed relatively quiet in the two years since the ACLU and Washington's Attorney General filed lawsuits against her for her refusal to arrange flowers for a same-sex "wedding." But Tuesday night, the owner of Arlene's Flowers spoke out during the Kennewick City Council meeting. The Kennewick City Council will consider a proposal to ask Washington’s attorney general to drop its legal case against Stuzman.