Homosexuality

Dr. Alveda C. King, the niece of Martin Luther King, Jr., has expressed dissatisfaction with the NAACP's affirmation of gay marriage and rejects claims that the fight for such unions is linked to the civil rights movement. King claims the anti-traditional marriage community wants "a world where homosexual marriage and abortion will supposedly set the captives free."

Dr. King, who is also the Sr. Pastoral Associate and Director of African-American Outreach for Priests for Life and Gospel of Life Ministries, said in a statement that she opposes the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's recent endorsement of same-sex marriage.

"Neither my great-grandfather an NAACP founder, my grandfather Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr. an NAACP leader, my father Rev. A. D. Williams King, nor my uncle Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. embraced the homosexual agenda that the current NAACP is attempting to label as a civil rights agenda," the civil rights leader expressed. more >>

Pastor Duke Taber will be the first to let you know that his small congregation in Pine Haven, Wyo., is about as far removed from the gay marriage controversy boiling over in the country as any church could be.

"I know of two gay couples," said the pastor with a humble-sounding demeanor while talking about the town of about 500 people. "It's not like I'm in San Francisco or Portland, or Orlando, Florida."

Yet Tabor, who said 30 to 50 people tops attend his service on Sundays, wants his congregation to be an example of how Christians worldwide should love homosexuals no matter what. more >>

A video showing a North Carolina pastor calling for gays and lesbians to be placed within an eclectic fence and fed until they die out has gone viral and is drawing criticism from Christian pastors who insist that it stands contradictory to the message of love Jesus preached.

"Jesus preached a Gospel of love. So do we. Jesus preached that we love our neighbor, whether that neighbor is like us or not," said Dr. Al Cadenhead, senior pastor of Providence Baptist Church of Charlotte, in a statement Tuesday.

Providence Baptist Church of Charlotte has been mistakenly identified by the media and public as Providence Road Baptist Church of Maiden, N.C. – the church where Pastor Charles L. Worley preached the controversial sermon on homosexuality earlier this month. In the mix up, Cadenhead and his staff have in turn received angry calls and emails. more >>

An Ohio student who was once threatened with suspension for wearing a T-shirt that read "Jesus Is Not a Homophobe" is now free to wear that shirt to school, a court judgment determined.

Maverick Couch and the Wayne Local School District agreed to a court judgment, submitted Monday, in response to a suit brought by Couch's mother on behalf of her teenage son. The judgment also awarded the Couch family $20,000 in court fees and damages.

Patrick Dubbs, superintendent for the School District, told The Christian Post that the out-of-court agreement was preferable to a lengthy court battle over the suit. more >>

State Rep. Andy Gipson (R-Braxton), a Mississippi legislator and Baptist minister, has revealed that he and his family have been receiving death threats after he posted a Facebook comment citing a Bible passage that says homosexual acts were punishable by death.

Gipson has since written a statement to news station WLBT-TV clarifying that he has "never publicly or privately called for the killing of any people. I believe all people are created in the image of God and I stand firmly on the sanctity of all human life. All people are entitled to the protection of the laws of our nation and state protecting human life."

"Any reasonable person who reads the actual post can see that both scriptures were cited only for the proposition that same-sex marriage is morally objectionable -- sin. I believe this reflects the values of the vast majority of Mississippians and the people of District 77 whom I represent," the statement adds. more >>

A prominent DC Comics character will soon become gay, publisher Dan Didio revealed at a Kapow Comic Convention in London this past weekend. Although the comic book publisher has remained mum on the character's identity, fans have already been speculating on who this "prominent gay character" will be.

According to comic book website Bleeding Cool, DC Comics Vice President Bob Wayne indicated that the company's opinion on homosexuality "has evolved," just as President Barack Obama said of his opinion of same-sex marriage, which he supports

Didio added that now one of the existing comic book characters will become "one of our most prominent gay characters." more >>