#Chicago Braces After Trump Threatens 'War'

#Churches counsel #congregants to stay connected and carry #documents but not despair

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Chicago Braces After Trump Threatens 'War'

Churches counsel congregants to stay connected and carry documents but not despair

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Politics from the pulpit is alive and well in North Dakota church

A Bismarck church with deep political ties, where many congregants have leftover concerns about extreme politics, is emblematic of a trend among American evangelicals toward Christian nationalism

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As United Methodist church splits, local churches welcome like-minded congregants - Randolph Record

ASHEBORO β€” Thousands of United Methodist congregations have been voting on whether to stay or quit one of the nation’s largest denominations amid intractable debates over theology and the role of LGBTQ people. There are stark differences over recognizing same-sex marriage and ordaining LGBTQ clergy. Those who come up on the short end of a

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I Was A #Queer #Pastor For 15 Years. Then The #DeathThreats Began.

β€œ#β€˜Stay and #fight,’ some #queer #congregants begged me. But I’d fought valiantly for 15 years, and those stained-glass walls were caging me in.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/i-was-a-queer-pastor-for-15-years-then-the-death-threats-began_uk_647d9f72e4b02325c5e1bb40

I Was A Queer Pastor For 15 Years. Then The Death Threats Began.

β€œβ€˜Stay and fight,’ some queer congregants begged me. But I’d fought valiantly for 15 years, and those stained-glass walls were caging me in.”

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