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US Supreme Court vacates 4th Circuit Court’s ruling in favor of transgender teen

March 7, 2017 1 Comment

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled in favor of Gavin Grimm, the 17-year-old female-to-male transgender teen who took on his local school district when they refused to allow him to use the boys’ restrooms and locker facilities at his high school. The 4th Circuit ruled in Gavin’s favor based on the Title IX guidelines issued by the Obama Administration. Monday, the US Supreme Court has vacated the earlier decision in GG vs Gloucester County School District and returned the case to the 4th Circuit Court for reconsideration.

NPR interviews the hosts of religious podcasts

March 6, 2017 No Comments

NPR’s All Things Considered interviewed two hosts of “alternative” Christian podcasts: Mike McHargue of The Liturgists, and Toby Morrell of Bad Christian.

Diocese of North Carolina elects Rev. Samuel Rodman as bishop

March 6, 2017 No Comments

At a Special Electing Convention on Saturday, delegates elected Rev. Samuel Rodman as the next bishop of the diocese of North Carolina.

Sikh man shot, wounded in hate crime in Kent, Washington

March 6, 2017 1 Comment

On Friday evening, Deep Rai was working on his car in his driveway in Kent, a suburb of Seattle, when he was approached by a stranger. The stranger spoke to him aggressively, telling Rai to “go back to his country,” before shoving him to the ground and shooting him in the arm.

Anti-gay groups are reprimanded by the Clerk of the US Supreme Court

March 4, 2017 No Comments

Not only did the groups raise the ire of the US Supreme Court, but they gave away their false position at the same time. In the case of GG vs Glouchester County School Board, the landmark trans student case currently before the US Supreme Court, counsel for the National Organization for Marriage, the Liberty Counsel and the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence received brief letters from Scott S. Harris, the Clerk of the Court.

The Roman Archdiocese of Chicago shows resistance without declaring parishes as sanctuaries

March 4, 2017 No Comments

In a letter that was distributed to the priests of his cure, Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago stated his desire to stand in solidarity with parishioners throughout the archdiocese who are living in fear of the immigration actions of the Trump Administration.

Historic DC Baptist Church calls married couple as co-pastors

March 4, 2017 4 Comments

Calvary Baptist Church is located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington DC. The Calvary Baptist Church website announces that the congregation currently holds membership in a number of Baptist affinity groups. Last Sunday, the concluding Sunday for Black History Month, the congregation welcomed a married couple as its new Senior Co-pastors, the Revds Maria Swearingen & Sally Sarratt.

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US Supreme Court vacates 4th Circuit Court’s ruling in favor of transgender teen

NPR interviews the hosts of religious podcasts

Diocese of North Carolina elects Rev. Samuel Rodman as bishop

Sikh man shot, wounded in hate crime in Kent, Washington

Anti-gay groups are reprimanded by the Clerk of the US Supreme Court

The Roman Archdiocese of Chicago shows resistance without declaring parishes as sanctuaries

Historic DC Baptist Church calls married couple as co-pastors

The FBI and religious literacy

Parish halts Confederate Flag Day ceremony in their cemetery

Churches publicly challenge the White House’s refugee policy.

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