Openly Gay Former Congressman, Financial Reformer Barney Frank Dies at 86
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Christian university cancels Promise Keeper’s event over LGBT pride month statement
A private Christian college in Tennessee has canceled a Promise Keepers event after the national Christian men s ministry posted a blog criticizing LGBT pride month The university accused the ...
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Wrestling With History
This issue of A Public Witness provides a seat to listen to a recent lecture by Diana Butler Bass as she considers the stories we tell about history, especially about race and religion.
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Broadway-style Gospel musical ‘His Story’ ends Texas run early
A high-profile Broadway-style musical based on the life of Jesus has closed after just a one-month run in Texas following a lack of interest
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Texas public universities offering women’s studies courses on witchcraft, ‘worship of the devil’
Students at publicly funded Texas universities are now able to enroll in courses about witches, black magic and the supernatural under the guise of women s studies
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Texas Christian U Offers ‘Queer Art of Drag’ Course Teaching ‘gender binary’ is White Supremacy
Texas Christian University is offering a course on creating a drag persona in which the culmination of the class is a performance in the university s annual drag show
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Native American fellowship a ‘catalyst’ for missions, attendees hear | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – FoNAC, the Fellowship of Native American Christians, met Monday, June 12, at the New Orleans Convention Center, with attendance boosted by people who had talked with FoNAC members in the “All Nations” booth area in the exhibit hall.
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Detroit Ends Lawsuit against Marvin Winan’s Perfecting Church with New Agreement
After months of public sparring, officials in the city of Detroit have agreed to end a lawsuit against Grammy-winning gospel singer Marvin Winans and his Perfecting Church in Michigan for failing to ...
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Court Strikes Down Arkansas Ban on Transgender Procedures for Minors
A federal judge has struck down an Arkansas ban on hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery for transgender minors.
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Youth group praises God after narrowly escaping fire on church bus
Two adults and 11 children from the Anchor Church youth group in Houston, Texas, are thanking God after they narrowly evacuated a van they were travelling in to attend summer camp moments before it ...
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Filipino Fellowship celebrates freedom | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS – The 125th anniversary June 12 of Filipino Independence Day coincided with the annual gathering June 12 of the Filipino Southern Baptist Fellowship of North America.
