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'You are not an error.' How an Episcopal church reaches LGBTQ+ farmworkers
FRESNO, Calif. — Workplace bullying, religious trauma, complicated relationships with their own communities.
These are some of the challenges that LGBTQ+ farmworkers face, said Rev. Nelson Serrano Poveda, the Latino/Hispanic missioner at Fresno’s St. James Episcopal Cathedral. Many come from small, socially conservative towns in Latin ...Read more
In melding faith and politics, churches follow do's and don'ts this election season
Don’t be surprised as Election Day fast approaches to see many signs outside Florida churches telling you to vote a certain way.
Mixing faith and politics, churches have long weighed in on matters affecting communities in the state and across the U.S., and their efforts are underway this year with the issue of abortion on Florida’s ballot. ...Read more
Denver Archdiocese, Catholic nonprofit contribute $225,000 to anti-abortion group in fight over Colorado's Amendment 79
DENVER — The Archdiocese of Denver and a nonprofit representing the state’s Catholic bishops have contributed $225,000 to a Colorado anti-abortion group in its fight against Amendment 79, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution.
The Pro-Life Colorado Fund, a coalition of more than 50 anti-abortion groups, received...Read more
Youth leader at Texas megachurch charged with child porn
A youth leader at an Evangelical megachurch in west-central Texas has been arrested and charged with child pornography, authorities said.
Charles Goff, who served as a youth volunteer at the Beltway Park Church in Abilene for approximately three years, reportedly told a member of the church he was struggling with his desire to watch child ...Read more
Ruling revives lawsuit to allow state funding for special education to go to religious schools
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel revived a lawsuit this week filed by Orthodox Jewish families that sued California education officials over the state’s policy of refusing to fund special education programs at religious schools.
Two religious schools and three Orthodox Jewish parents whose children have autism filed the lawsuit against ...Read more
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