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Five things Friday roundup: rights to Pride

1. Right to exist I am not naïve enough to think that every church in Mennonite Church USA is welcoming of queer people. It is

Joanne Gallardo | For Anabaptist World

June 7, 2024

EMMC withdraws from MCC Canada

A decision by Mennonite Central Committee Canada to no longer require all staff to be celibate outside of heterosexual marriage has prompted the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference to withdraw as an official supporting member of that organization.

John Longhurst | For Anabaptist World

May 14, 2024

The expansiveness of God — and language

Recently a theologian I respect and whose blog I read almost daily used the pronouns “they” and “them” for God. To me, it was a new thought that immediately made sense. Of course, God is “they/them/their/thee”!

Sandra Drescher-Lehman

April 4, 2024

When ‘agree to disagree’ is dangerous

Agreeing to disagree seems peace-loving, humble, tolerant. But many of us see an agree-to-disagree approach as dangerous on the matter of same-sex marriage.

Harold N. Miller

April 2, 2024

Manitoba MB church on its way out

LGBTQ-inclusive congregation given four months to align with conference policy

John Longhurst | For Anabaptist World

January 24, 2024

‘A place of safety in a storm’

Former MB pastor couple start an LGBTQ-affirming congregation in British Columbia

John Longhurst | For Anabaptist World

November 27, 2023

Confessing honestly

Can a Confession of Faith serve as both a guide and a true picture?

Paul Schrag | Anabaptist World

November 6, 2023

Changing minds or following hearts?

Beliefs and practices matter. Love matters more.

S. Roy Kaufman

June 16, 2023

Five things Friday roundup: Pride

In the news, we have learned that Target, among other companies, has received significant backlash for their Pride collections or labeled merchandise. Many have buckled

Joanne Gallardo

June 2, 2023

Canadians organize for LGBTQ inclusion

Advocates form In This Together, a support and resource group

John Longhurst | For Anabaptist World

March 10, 2023

Canadian MB gathering opens national conversation on LGBTQ inclusion

Organizers plan to ask for a moratorium on suspending churches exploring the topic

John Longhurst | For Anabaptist World

January 19, 2023

Eastern University on hold from CCCU after dropping ban on LGBTQ faculty

Eastern University, a Christian school affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA, has amended its policies to allow for the hiring of LGBTQ faculty and

Yonat Shimron | Religion News Service

November 16, 2022
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