Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Firebombing Church Over Drag Queen Events
The arsonist admitted to the FBI he “would have felt better” if he had “burned the entire church to the ground.”
October 25, 2023
CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2025 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
affirming church
Southern Baptists Votes to Expel LGBTQ-Affirming Church
College Park Baptist Church in North Carolina says it's not even a member of the Southern Baptist Convention.
September 21, 2022
United Methodist Church Affirms Anti-LGBTQ Policies
The church's Judicial Council OK'd the retention of bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages.
April 29, 2019
Inclusiveness Is an Asset to Major LGBT-Affirming Churches and Synagogues
Some of the biggest congregations find that inclusion isn't just the right thing to do -- it brings worshippers in the door.
May 7, 2018
The Difference Between a Welcoming Church and an Affirming One
A survivor of "conversion therapy" tries to find a church that doesn't just tolerate, but embraces.
April 3, 2018
Texas church vandalized by homophobes gets restored by affirming community
The Congregation at Life in the City painted over spray-painted messages of hate before Sunday service rolled around.
August 5, 2025
LGBTQ-affirming church in Georgia vandalized in suspected homophobic attack
Church leaders stressed they wouldn’t let one act of hatred detract from their mission of inclusive love.
January 4, 2024
Kentucky Southern Baptists Consider Expelling LGBT-Affirming Churches
If churches drop a ban on LGBT employees, they're "redefining sin," says the president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
November 27, 2017
Historic South Carolina Baptist Church Becomes LGBT-Affirming
First Baptist Church Greenville has approved a policy of LGBT equality in all church matters, including ordination and marriage.
August 17, 2015
Catholic Church appears to soften — a bit — on opposition to gender-affirming care
A high-ranking Vatican official allows that there are "exceptional situations."
March 6, 2025
LGBTQ-Affirming School Closing After Antigay Churches Stop Funding
Despite offering a Christian education approach, the school had funding stopped after being openly supportive of LGBTQ+ rights..
February 6, 2023
A Race-Related Scandal Riles LGBT-Affirming Church
After the abrupt retirement of Rev. Darlene Garner, can the renowned LGBT-affirming Metropolitan Community Church still speak to queer people of color?
March 19, 2018
Catholic Church formally bans gender-affirming care at its hospitals
The country's largest nonprofit health care provider will no longer offer gender-affirming care.
November 13, 2025
LGBTQ+ Catholics ask Pope Francis to reconsider church opposition to gender-affirming care
A group of LGBTQ+ Catholics and their allies held a private meeting with the pope over the weekend in which they urged him to reverse the church's stance on transgender health care.
October 15, 2024
Pope to Gay Man: 'God Made You Like This'
The leader of the Catholic Church gave an affirmative message to a survivor of child abuse.
May 20, 2018
N.C. Catholic Bishop Nixes Event With Pro-LGBT Nun
However, an LGBT-affirming Baptist church has stepped in to host a talk on inclusion by Sister Jeannine Gramick.
April 24, 2015
An Alternative Way to Be Catholic - and LGBT
Churches in the Old Catholic and Independent Catholic traditions offer services that will be familiar to Roman Catholics, along with unqualified affirmation of LGBT people.
October 3, 2013
Which Faith Just Took a Step Toward Equal Marriage?
If a majority of regional bodies affirm a vote taken today at the denomination's General Assembly, same-sex couples will be entitled to church weddings.
June 19, 2014
Pro-Gay Methodist Minister's Reinstatement Upheld
The United Methodist Church's highest court affirmed that removing Rev. Frank Schaefer from the ministry for performing his son's same-sex wedding was an improper penalty.
October 27, 2014
LGBTQ-Supportive Texas Church Firebombed After Right-Wing YouTube Video
The video's makers deny any connection to the attack, and police haven't established one, but the investigation continues.
July 27, 2023
Anti-LGBTQ+ Catholic leader confirmed as ambassador to Vatican
Brian Burch, cofounder of CatholicVote, criticized Pope Francis's decision to bless same-sex couples.
August 6, 2025