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Marriage
Marriage is more than a contract between two adults and the government; it’s about the right to marry the person we love.
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Keeping the Faith
Religious based bigotry and discrimination is unacceptable. Sexual orientation should not be used as a way to oppose basic protections for gay and lesbians.
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Is it a Choice?
The question regarding the scientific origins of sexual orientation is the central to the debate over equal rights for all.
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Families
No issue generates more passionate debate than the battle over whether gay and lesbian families should have the same protections as other American families.
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Defending Freedom
Since 1993, more than 13,000 American servicemembers have been discharged from the military due to their sexual orientation.
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Is Homosexuality a Sin?
Is homosexuality a sin? That's the question Michael Brandon sets out to set the record straight on with his new online initiative, a part of the website Prayers for Special Help. A web publisher and entrepreneur currently residing in Boston, Massachusetts, Michael was raised in the Episcopal church, and believes the Bible should not be used to justify prejudice. In this exclusive interview with Liberty Education Forum, Michael tells us more about his project, fighting religion-based bigotry and what he's doing to connect with the people who need to hear his message the most.
Tell us about "Prayers for Special Help" -- and how "Is Homosexuality a Sin?" relates to your work.
I took over "Prayers for Special Help" form the original owner in 2010. It was a smaller site at the time, and had yet to attract a larger audience. I added the ability to publish public prayer requests and the site ballooned quite quickly, and is now one of the larger prayer communities on the internet. "Is Homosexuality a Sin" is the first of a series of articles [on the site] that aim to answer Biblical questions in a more progressive and inclusive manner...
LEF Exclusive Interview with Gay Christian Network Founder Justin Lee
Justin Lee is an unapologetic gay Christian, and since he founded the Gay Christian Network in 2001, he has been working to build bridges on issues of faith and sexuality in the church as well as providing a safe space for gay Christians to voice their joys, concerns and ideas with religious-minded fellow LGBT individuals online. With his new book "Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate" now on shelves and available online, we asked the GCN Executive Director to share his thoughts on evangelism, acceptance, and advocacy in this exclusive interview with Liberty Education Forum.
Marriage Equality: The 2013 Landscape
The new year has barely begun and already marriage equality measures are gaining momentum throughout the country -- and in some unexpected places.
Just weeks after four major referendum victories for the freedom to marry in which voters in Maryland, Maine and Washington State cast ballots supporting the rights of gay couples to enter into civil marriages and voters in Minnesota shunned a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have prevented same-sex marriages, Illinois emerged as the likely next state to approve civil marriages for committed gay and lesbian couples by legislative vote.