Matt Comer
Well-known evangelical leader Tony Campolo has “come out” in support of the full inclusion of gay and lesbian people in the Christian church. It’s a big move in the evangelical world, and one that will likely inspire more movement toward affirmation. You can read his full statement here. But, words alone aren’t enough to repent for […]
A new Pew Research Center report released this week finds that just 48 percent of LGB Americans identify as Christian, compared to 41 percent in a 2013 survey. That compares to 70 percent of the general public, down from 78 percent in 2007. (Read more at The Advocate.) I watched many in the LGBT media […]
Religion-based prejudice against LGBT people isn’t new. For millennia, anti-LGBT practices, teachings and beliefs of the Christian church have been at the root and the basis of anti-LGBT oppression. This basis is obviously and abundantly clear, even in the present day. In every state and in cities across the country, each and every movement to adopt […]
No, you are not reading The Onion. Yes, I’ve sometimes been known to do the rare satire. This isn’t one of these. The Rev. Joe Chambers, pastor of Paw Creek Ministries (formerly Paw Creek Church of God), thinks that Charlotte’s recently rejected LGBT non-discrimination ordinances would, among other horrible ramifications, have banned the Bible in […]
There are no LGBT people in the Carolinas. Certainly, there are no LGBT organizations in the Carolinas. At least that’s what you might think looking at the American Family Association’s ridiculous “bigotry map.”
South Carolina isn’t going to let its last states’ rights hurrah go down without a fight. In sleepy downtown Columbia, as statues of segregationist Strom Thurmond and violent Red Shirter Ben Tillman look on, a showdown is blossoming between the Palmetto State’s anti-LGBT status quo and the federal government’s continued march toward full equality for LGBT couples.
Below is an open letter I penned today and sent to several members of the Winston-Salem community, including officers of the Forsyth County Democratic Party. Please share with those you might know who will have the responsibility of choosing state Sen. Earline Parmon’s replacement. Dear Democrats, Hope all is well. I’m writing an open letter […]
Dr. Michael Brown, a rightwing religious leader from the Charlotte, N.C., area, delivered a lengthy response to Newsweek‘s recent commentary on the Bible by Kurt Eichenwald, entitled, “The Bible — So Misunderstood it’s a Sin.” Brown, who is most known locally for his opposition to LGBT equality initiatives and his protests of local LGBT events, […]
A rightwing Christian activist in North Carolina says a forthcoming Supreme Court decision to legalize same-gender marriage nationwide could lead to God’s destruction of the U.S., just like God destroyed Sodom. Quoted by a “correspondent” for his own organization’s website on Jan. 16, Christian Action League of North Carolina Executive Director the Rev. Mark Creech […]
Do journalists and news outlets have a responsibility to include information about an institution’s extremist discriminatory policies when writing about them? I think so. And I think it’s doubly important when news outlets write on schools that have extremist, discriminate policies. But in Charlotte, while one puff piece about a local Christian school heaped plenty […]
Bigotry doesn’t pay. In fact, it can break your bank. And a leading anti-LGBT advocacy group is learning this lesson the hard way. The Christian Action League of North Carolina,which helped lobby for the state’s anti-LGBT constitutional amendment, told its members and supporters today that it’s nearly $15,000 in debt, including outstanding office rent payments and back pay […]
David Koch and his brother Charles are lightning rods. Heroes on the right. Hated on the left. They’ve poured millions into right-wing causes and candidates. But have no fear. David is a social liberal. He’s pro-choice and he supports “gay rights.” “I’m basically a libertarian, and I’m a conservative on economic matters, and I’m a […]
Many of the city’s aristocrats, property owners and business representatives have been bitterly critical of the ongoing protests.
Ever since I began posting — either on social media or here at my blog — about the recent unrest and protests over police violence, police brutality and racial profiling, I’ve been met with a deluge of criticisms, arguments and insults from those who, quite honestly, seem to favor the status quo over any substantive […]
They attacked cops, after hitting them with personal items, resisting arrest and escaping detainment. They hurled bottles and other debris through the air. One cop’s eye was badly cut. Police officers were forced to barricade themselves inside a business to protect them from the unruly mob, which in turn uprooted a parking meter trying to break down […]