Gay Marriage

The United Methodist Church lost over a million members in one fell swoop last week, with a large West African conference voting to leave the organization over its acceptance of LGBT clergy and marriages.

Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese in Malawi says that he will “reject” and ignore the Fiducia Supplicans, the declaration of the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) permitting the blessing of same-sex couples.

It is a “sad day for the Church of England,” Christian evangelist Franklin Graham said following news of the church opting to hold experimental services to bless same-sex couples.

A Mississippi church dissociated from the United Methodist Church (UMC) over the denomination’s increasingly lax stance on homosexuality.

Senior legal correspondent for NBC News Laura Jarrett said Friday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that the Supreme Court opened the door for discrimination based on any beliefs, including against interracial couples, with their ruling in favor of a web designer who refuses to create sites for same-sex weddings.

The SCOTUS decision on a Christian designer’s convictions about gay marriage was a “win for all Americans,” according to Franklin Graham.

Fewer Republican and Democrat voters — as well as Americans overall — believe same-sex relations are “morally acceptable.”

A gay teacher in Canada filed a human rights complaint against his insurer for not covering drugs for a woman whose womb he rented.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi attacked San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Thursday, calling him an “extreme” opponent of the LGBTQ community.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar praised America as a leader in “LGBT equality” and “marriage equality” in his St. Patrick’s Day statement.

German Catholic bishops have voted to bless same-sex marriages as part of the German Church’s Synodal Assembly, with blessings set to be introduced in March of 2026. Some have called the move schismatic. The Synodal Assembly on the Reform of

Upwards of 84 percent of Venezuelans oppose the legalization of abortion and nearly 73 percent oppose same-sex marriage, a poll by the Venezuelan firm Meganálisis revealed this week, a strikingly conservative stance for a nation that has been officially socialist for over two decades.

Leftist Humza Yousaf, frontrunner to become Scotland’s new First Minister, allegedly caved to “pressure” from a mosque to skip a vote on same-sex marriage – but he has faced little scrutiny of his religious views compared to Christian rival Kate Forbes.

A contender to replace Nicola Sturgeon, Kate Forbes has faced criticism for her Christian beliefs on traditional marriage and transgenderism.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, currently under fire from worldwide Anglicanism for moving to bless gay couplings, has claimed Parliament tried to “force same-sex marriage” on the Church of England.

Same sex marriages will receive “prayers for God’s blessing” for the first time in the Church of England following a General Synod vote.

Rev. Franklin Graham on Thursday blasted the woke Church of England after its national assembly voted in favor of allowing priests to bless same-sex marriages.

The far-left Associated Press is pretending it’s breaking news about Pope Francis and his position on homosexuality.

Jesuit Father James Martin, an LGBT advocate, affirmed Saturday his belief that two men can enter into a real marriage that must be recognized as such.

Bishops in the Church of England have given the green light for gay marriages to be blessed by officials within the faith.

UK cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt has called on the Church of England to wed same-sex couples in an act of interference in church matters. 

“Star Trek” actor George Takei said that he was motivated to publicly come out as gay late in life because then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) vetoed the state’s gay marriage legislation.

The only “discrimination” that counts is race discrimination.

The House passed the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” without strong religious liberty protections on Thursday.

Whether the government can force web designers to create websites celebrating gay marriage was the issue Tuesday at the Supreme Court, in the latest clash between free speech rights on one hand and a Colorado law forbidding LGBT discrimination on the other.

Faith advocates warned of a potential point of no return, stating that First Amendment protections of religious freedom are “now at risk.”

Gorsuch cited the treatment of Colorado cake baker Jack Philips during oral arguments in another religious liberty case.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced an amendment to the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFMA) in a final effort to help preserve religious liberty before the House votes on the same-sex marriage bill next week, the Federalist first reported.

Same-sex households in the U.S. exceeded one million in 2021 for the first time ever, according to data touted by the U.S. Census.

“We are gravely disappointed that the misnamed Respect for Marriage Act passed the Senate and continue to call for its rejection,” wrote the chairman of Bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth in a statement Thursday.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) lamented the passage of the “Respect for Marriage Act” without his religious liberty amendment.

The Senate rejected Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-UT) religious liberty amendment and passed the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFMA).

The American Principles Project is urging Senate Republicans to oppose the “Respect for Marriage Act” if senators fail to adopt strong protections for religious liberty.

Senators voted 61-35 to end debate on a bipartisan amendment to the same-sex marriage bill that purports to protect religious liberty.

Sullivan and Lummis, who both voted to advance to same-sex marriage bill, said they would support Lee’s religious liberty amendment.

The conservative Heritage Foundation is reportedly spending one million dollars on ads opposing the passage of the pro-gay marriage “Respect for Marriage Act.” The ads are set to run during Thanksgiving NFL and college football games.