By Bob Allen Southern Baptists joined Mormons in a legal brief Sept. 4 asking the U.S. Supreme Court to settle once and for all if same-sex marriage is a fundamental right protected by the Constitution. The Church of Jesus Christ…
Tennessee judge bucks string of rulings on same-sex marriage
By Bob Allen For the first time in over a year, a judge in Tennessee ruled recently that a state does not have to accept as valid a same-sex marriage performed legally in another state. The Aug. 5 ruling in…
Groups say state’s gay-marriage ban establishes religion
By Bob Allen Two dozen religious and public policy groups filed a legal brief Aug. 11 arguing that Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state. Groups including Americans United for Separation of Church…
Court considers gay marriage arguments affecting four states
By Bob Allen A gay Baptist minister suing for the right to marry his partner in their home state of Kentucky said he was encouraged after attending yesterday’s hearing at a federal courthouse in Cincinnati challenging bans on same-sex marriage…
The power of witness
On July 28 I was one of about two dozen clergy, activists, family and friends who traveled with a couple to the Jefferson County courthouse in Louisville, Ky., to get a marriage license. We went knowing it was a fool’s…
A proper starting place
With three parts out of several written and published, I have enjoyed reading David Gushee’s careful examination of the issue of homosexuality and the church. The care and sensitivity he is bringing to the issue combined with an obvious desire…
A proper starting place
By Jonathan Waits With three parts out of several written and published, David Gushee’s careful examination of the issue of homosexuality and the church has been enjoyable reading. The care and sensitivity he is bringing to the issue combined with…
Same-sex couple makes ‘journey of faith’ to wed
By Bob Allen A lesbian couple, members of clergy and other supporters boarded a bus in Louisville, Ky., July 28 for a three-hour ride to Illinois, where the couple was legally wed. The “Journey of Faith for Marriage Equality” was…
NC pastors rally for same-sex marriage ban
By Bob Allen A former U.S. Senate candidate and past president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina joined other pastors at a rally at the state capitol July 15 calling on Republican Gov. Pat McCrory to defend the…