Why These Black Faith Leaders Say The Equality Act Would Threaten the Black Church

(OPINION) This week the Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies, led by Dr. Jacqueline Rivers and Rev. Eugene Rivers, released a statement, “How the Equality Act Harms the Black Church”, writing that while the Black Church has historically - and continues - to act as “the central institution in the life of the African American community... the Equality Act poses a threat to the ability of the Church to continue to play this role.”

Opinion, Politics, North AmericaChelsea Langston BombinoApril 1, 2021Chelsea Langston Bombino, Seymour Institute, Black Church, Equality Act, LGBTQ, Fairness for All, Cornell West, black churchComment

Senate hearing on Equality Act shows division among faith groups

The debate over whether the Equality Act would simply extend needed protections to LGBTQ Americans or also discriminate against women, girls and public-facing religious organizations has divided even faith leaders, pitting LGBTQ rights against religious freedom.

News, North AmericaMeagan SaliashviliMarch 17, 2021Meagan Clark, Equality Act, Primary Feature, Senate hearing on Equality Act, LGBTQ, Secondary FeatureComment

How the Equality Act would impact faith-based child placement agencies

(ANALYSIS) The proposed Equality Act explicitly bans discrimination in federally funded programs on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, which would require all adoption and child placement agencies to adopt to LGBTQ couples.

News, North AmericaChelsea Langston BombinoMarch 10, 2021Chelsea Langston Bombino, Equality Act, Secondary Feature, child adoption, child placement, Bethany Christian servicesComment

Bible in one hand, newspaper in the other: Tips for stressed-out preachers

This week’s Weekend Plug-in revisits a famous quote by the famous theologian Karl Barth on reading both the Bible and the newspaper. Plus, check out the week’s top headlines and best reads in the world of faith.

Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.February 26, 2021Bobby Ross Jr., Karl Barth, newspapers, Bible, fake news, Abilene Christian University, Cheryl Mann Bacon, Southern Baptists, Southern Baptist Convention, President Joe Biden, Equality Act Comment

There is a Better Way Forward Than the Equality Act

(ANALYSIS) The Equality Act would explicitly add to the definition of “sex” both “sexual orientation” and “gender identity,” but a Supreme Court ruling this summer already goes a long way toward ensuring LGBTQ individuals are protected from discrimination in federal law. The Equality Act would scrap a law that protects the religious freedom of organizations that adhere to orthodox theologies on gender and sexuality— there is a better way.

North America, NewsChelsea Langston BombinoFebruary 25, 2021Chelsea Langston Bombino, Equality Act, LGBTQ, Fairness for All, Fairness for All act, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity, bostock, RechargeComment

UK’s National Union of Journalists omits religion from anti-discrimination rules

The UK’s top journalists’ union could be in breach of the law on religious equality.

Religion News, Europe, NewsDr. Jenny TaylorFebruary 7, 2019Jenny Taylor, Dr. Jenny Taylor, National Union of Journalists, Equality Act, NUJ, NUJ rulebook, discrimination, religious discrimination, Chris Frost, Simon McCrossan, Evangelical Alliance, Equality Act 2010, anti-discrimination

Government considered abolishing UK’s equality commission

(ANALYSIS) A report identifies serious failings in the Equalities and Human Rights Commission revealed in its ten-year review. The stunning admission comes on top of a catalog of failures that reveal that most stakeholders do not know what the quango exists for, or what its priorities are.

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