For the last 76 years, evangelicals have been using the Bible as a sacred weapon to oppress LGBTQ people. While many people are under the impression that the word “homosexuality” has “always been in the Bible,” the reality is that…
Ruffled feathers: Wild Goose Festival is a case study in how hard it is to disentangle from white supremacy — even when you want to
Nestled within the lush bosom of North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest lay the open fields of the Hot Springs Resort and Spa campground. Surrounded by mountains and bordered by the French Broad River, this inconspicuous little spot envelops all who…
Panelists make the Christian case against conversion therapy: It harms people
Ministries that promise to transform gay people into straight people instead cause immense spiritual, emotional and physical trauma that can take decades of counseling to undo, according to the panelists on an Aug. 24 BNG webinar titled “The Christian Case…
BNG co-sponsors free webinar: ‘The Christian Case Against Conversion Therapy’
A free webinar exploring the dangers of conversion therapy for members of the LGBTQ community is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 24, at noon Central time. The webinar, titled “The Christian Case Against Conversion Therapy,” falls in the same month that…
Two campaigns launched to ban ‘conversion therapy’
Two faith-based efforts to ban so-called “conversion therapy” for members of the LGBTQ community launched last week, one in the United States and the other a global effort based in the United Kingdom. Conversion therapy is a widely discredited attempt…