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Kim Burrell at a 2013 tribute to Whitney Houston in Los Angeles. (Invision/AP)

Kim Burrell at a 2013 tribute to Whitney Houston in Los Angeles. (Invision/AP)

More than 1 million people watched Kim Burrell rail against “that perverted homosexual spirit” in a controversial sermon clip that led to the gospel singer getting pulled from a performance on “Ellen” and facing ongoing backlash from LGBT advocates.

Burrell was scheduled to perform a song from the “Hidden Figures” soundtrack with Pharrell on “Ellen” this week, but the host canceled Burrell’s invitation. Pharrell ca

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What is the most important thing church leaders can do to help people in their congregations who struggle with same-sex attraction?

Jackie Hill Perry​ shares what helped her out the most and the powerful lesson she learned: “I’m able to craw to Jesus and know that only he can make me whole.”

SOURCE: The Gospel Coalition

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This undated image provided by Burger King shows the Proud Whopper. Once opened up, a message inside the wrapper states, ‘We are all the same inside.’ (Burger King)

Burger King is celebrating gay pride with a message on its Whopper wrappers.

The fast-food chain posted a video online Wednesday that shows scenes from a San Francisco location where it sold a “Proud Whopper.” Customers were not told what is in the burger, which comes wrapped in rainbow paper. Once opened up, a message inside the

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Dr. John Garland’s lawsuit alleges that “a small, powerful group” worked to “destroy” his career, as well as the career of his husband.

Garland has sued the university, as well as eight current and former employees.

White, Homosexual Professor Sues Historically Black University for Discriminating Against him and his ‘Husband’ — See, We Told You So; Black and White Christians Need to Stand Up for God Lest We Lose Everything to the Homosexual Agenda

A white professor is suing Alabama State Univ

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An ex-Southern Baptist church in rural Kentucky will host same-sex wedding ceremonies despite gay marriage being illegal in the state.

Deacons at Louisville’s Highland Baptist Church recently voted to marry same-sex couples who are members of the church. However, senior Pastor Joe Phelps says the decision was made without the vote of the congregation.

“Part of the mission of Deacons at Highland Baptist Church is discernment, where an elected body of members serves as a voice for the congregat

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After becoming the first openly gay player selected in the NFL Draft, former Missouri star Michael Sam now faces the difficult task of making the Rams’ final roster and becoming the first openly gay active player in the history of the NFL. Fans will get an up-close and personal look at the process, as the Oprah Winfrey Network has announced that it will produce a documentary series following Sam as he prepares for the season.

Looking forward to sharing my life and

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Chris Sevier claims officials discriminated against him by refusing to let him marry his computer. [Picture for illustrative purposes only.] (Jeff Hitchcock/Flickr/Creative Commons)

A man who wants to marry his porn-filled laptop has had his legal bid rejected by a U.S. judge.

Chris Sevier filed a 50-page motion to a federal court with the hope of intervening in an appeal against Utah’s ban on same-sex weddings.

In it, he describes how he asked a Utah county clerk for a marriage license but

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Retired NFL player Derrick Ward has received death threats for tweets about the coverage of openly gay football player Michael Sam’s kiss with his boyfriend. (Twitter)

While gay advocates are celebrating ESPN’s coverage of openly gay football player Michael Sam’s kiss with his boyfriend, those who have protested it are being persecuted.

After finding out that he was chosen by the St. Louis Rams as the 249th overall choice in the 2014 NFL draft, Sam planted a kiss on his boyfriend, which ESPN

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United States Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during the Human Rights Campaign's 13th annual Greater New York Gala in the Manhattan borough of New York, February 8, 2014. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)
 
The Justice policy shift applies to legally married same-sex couples across the federal criminal justice system and in federal civil courts, even in states that do not recognize gay marriage.
The Justice Department issued a policy memorandum Monday instructing all department employees to affor
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The cultural highlight of the Grammys would certainly be Queen Latifah overseeing a mass marriage ceremony.

It was not solely a gay marriage ceremony, but the ceremony was during the gay marriage anthem “Same Love,” so the intent and focus was clear. There were outward differences among the couples on the floor—different races, different gender combinations, etc.—but the central message of the moment was that the “sameness” is in the love—hence the song, “Same Love.”

Cul

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon waves as he arrives at the Kamuzu International Airport in the Malawi capital Lilongwe May 29, 2010, on his mission to pursuade Malawi's president to take a stand on Malawi homosexuals who were imprisoned for 14 years. (Photo: Reuters/Eldson Chagara)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon waves as he arrives at the Kamuzu International Airport in the Malawi capital Lilongwe May 29, 2010, on his mission to pursuade Malawi’s president to take a stand on Malawi homosexuals who were imprisoned for 14 years. (Photo: Reuters/Eldson Chagara)

UN AIDS taskforce and human rights groups will launch a court battle against Malawi’s laws criminalising homosexuality in a rare challenge to rising anti-gay legislation in Africa.

The legislation has strained re

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Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, talk to the media on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. (KATU photo)
The owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa said a state ruling has done nothing to change their religious beliefs.
"We still stand by what we believe from the beginning," Aaron Klein told KATU.
On Friday, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries ruled that the Gresham bakeryviolated the civil rights of a same-sex couple when it denied them service on Jan.17, 2013. 
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Mountain States Conference will be the first conference in Mennonite Church USA to license an openly gay pastor.
Theda Good will be licensed for her role as pastor of nurture and fellowship at First Mennonite Church of Denver on Feb. 2.
Good, who is in a committed relationship with another woman, joined First Mennonite's staff in August 2012.
She has a master of divinity degree with a concentration in spiritual formation/direction from Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg, Va.
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A few years ago, I couldn't imagine a network disregarding GLAAD's recommendations
Phil v. The Gays. With which will we side? Or rather, against which will we side? This is the question that society demands we answer. Are we anti-Phil or anti-gay or anti-GLAAD or anti-A&E or anti- ... ?
Perhaps no other word sums up the Duck Dynasty fiasco as aptly as the word "anti."
Whenever I hear that someone is anti-this or that, I immediately think of the old quip about MADD - are there any mothers for dr
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''Duck Dynasty'' patriarch Phil Robertson will return to work on A&E's reality show despite his comments about gay immorality, the channel said Friday, reversing its decision to suspend him after facing a boycott backlash.
In a statement Friday, A&E said it was bringing Robertson back after discussions with his Louisiana family featured in the hit reality series and ''numerous advocacy groups.''
Last week, the channel had put Robertson on what it called an indefinite ''hiatus'' because of hi
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The first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention supports Phil Robertson's biblical views on homosexuality but disputes the "Duck Dynasty" patriarch's memory of race relations before the Civil Rights movement.
 
This 2012 photo released by A&E shows, from left, Phil Robertson, Jase Robertson, Si Robertson and Willie Robertson from the A&E series, "Duck Dynasty." (AP Photo/A&E, Zach Dilgard)

 
In a GQ magazine interview, Robertson said that in his Louisiana youth he picked cotton wit
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Isaac Troyo (L) and his partner Jed Mecham get married at the Salt Lake County Government Building in Salt Lake City, Utah, December 23, 2013. (REUTERS/JIM URQUHART)
Utah's attorney general instructed county clerks on Tuesday to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples requesting them, as ordered by the federal judge who overturned a state ban on same-sex weddings, or risk being held in contempt of court.
The admonishment from Attorney General Sean Reyes' office came shortly befor
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United: Phil Robertson (center), patriarch of the Duck Dynasty family, leaves church in Louisiana with his family today
The Duck Dynasty patriarch led a small Bible study group in his home town church in West Monroe, Louisiana on Sunday, granting MailOnline exclusive access.
And the dee
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article-2528043-1A425F9700000578-41_634x563.jpgPhil Robertson has spoken out for the first time since his comments in a magazine interview went public and refused to go back on his controversial remarks, saying: 'I will not give or back off from my path.'
United: Phil Robertson (center), patriarch of the Duck Dynasty family, leaves church in Louisiana with his family today
The Duck Dynasty patriarch led a small Bible study group in his home town church in West Monroe, Louisiana on Sunday, granting MailOnline exclusive access.
And the dee
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A Pennsylvania pastor who was suspended for performing the same-sex marriage of his son refused to give up his credentials Monday and vowed to try to remain in the Methodist Church as an advocate for gay equality.
Matt Rourke/AP -  The Rev. Frank Schaefer, a United Methodist clergyman suspended by the church for performing his son's same-sex wedding, plans to defy an order to surrender his credentials.

 

A church jury last month suspended the Rev. Frank Schaefer for 30 days and told him to rep
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