2022 Churchwide Assembly Follow the Live Stream Starting August 8th The 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly will be held in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 8-12, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. We gather under the theme, Embody the Word. There’s an importance in the double meaning of the two words: Embody, meaning both the incarnation of Jesus Christ and the life … [Read more...] about Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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Catholic Church Does It Again! Cruel Anti-LGBTQ Policies
"Green Bay, WI, Bishop David Ricken has just implemented a new policy in diocesan schools that, among other measures, hatefully bans trans students and staff from using their preferred pronouns, clothing, and bathrooms. According to the Catholic LGBTQ organization New Ways Ministry, the policy also rejects the use of the words "lesbian" and "gay," compares being queer to … [Read more...] about Catholic Church Does It Again! Cruel Anti-LGBTQ Policies
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“Christian Nationalism” – A Cancer in America
"Let's be clear: Despite its name, Christian nationalism is not a religious viewpoint, and it is certainly not Christian. It is instead a political ideology, one that distorts the Gospel and ignores the Constitution by merging American and conservative Christian identities, all with the goal of building political power for the right wing at any cost." … [Read more...] about “Christian Nationalism” – A Cancer in America
Rachel Maddow: Christian Nationalism’s Racist Past Precludes Revival Except Among GOP’s Trumpiest
"Rachel Maddow looks at the racist, antisemitic roots of "Christian nationalism" as advocated by American politician Gerald L.K. Smith in the 1950s, and the renewed embrace of the tenets of that disgraced movement by supporters of Donald Trump like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor Doug Mastriano." Rachel Maddow Show, July 25, 2022 … [Read more...] about Rachel Maddow: Christian Nationalism’s Racist Past Precludes Revival Except Among GOP’s Trumpiest