The United Methodist Church General Conference voted to drop a ban on funding LGBT advocacy groups and removed a required punishment for pastors who officiate gay weddings after thousands of theologically conservative congregations left the mainline Protestant denomination in the last two years.?
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has urgently demanded the Nicaraguan government to safeguard the lives and health of 11 pastors and ministry leaders who have been imprisoned on questionable legal grounds. The decision follows a petition filed by the legal advocacy group ADF International, which has brought significant international attention to their plight.
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A court in Algeria last week upheld a one-year prison sentence for a top church leader baselessly convicted of “illegal worshiping,” according to a legal advocacy group.
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Faith-based organizations and advocacy groups are slamming the Biden administration for re-interpreting the definition of “sex” found in Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”
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One Million Moms, a conservative advocacy group, launched a petition last week denouncing Target for selling LGBTQ-themed Christmas items, including “gay Santas†and “Pride nutcrackers.â€
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