https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to christian adoption en https://religiondispatches.org/2025/08/07/liberty-universitys-baby-business-forced-birth-coerced-adoption-white-christian Earlier this summer, investigative journalist T.J. Raphael released a seven-episode podcast, Liberty Lost , which investigates the history of Liberty University’s Godparent Home. In this secretive maternity home, pregnant teenagers are cared for and often coerced into placing their babies… Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:25:25 EDT Emma Cieslik d769e38f-058c-41d9-ac33-0af3996a07d2 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/03/16/right-wing-slant-religious-freedom-slippery-slope Christian Right legislation that has often seemed to be aimed at undermining or rolling back LGBTQ rights in the name of religious freedom, has also often been about much more. This has become particularly clear in state legislation affecting adoption… Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:40:34 EDT Frederick Clarkson 1ef2d025-14ef-4bac-bf14-a5bc27ab9144 https://religiondispatches.org/2018/02/26/we-regret-inform-you-you-do-not-mirror-holy-family Imagine a congregation—maybe even a whole denomination—that’s raising money from its members in order to establish a program to educate new ministers. Imagine, too, that this is a somewhat unusual congregation, one that believes that individuals with the same hair… Mon, 26 Feb 2018 01:42:15 EST Patrick Hornbeck dfcf394e-7198-48c2-b81d-6f4211d212d0 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/23/texas-anti-lgbt-adoption-bill-unconstitutional-and-unnecessary-say-texas-law-professors Nine sitting law professors at major universities in Texas have drafted an open letter to lawmakers in their state who just approved a controversial “religious freedom” bill that would allow state-funded adoption agencies to discriminate against prospective parents who are… Tue, 23 May 2017 06:09:00 EDT Sunnivie Brydum 91edebf2-d860-473c-bf64-8875fe2d607d https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/15/heart-texas-aint-hateful-open-letter-lawmakers-texan-trans-queer-latinx Dear Texas Legislators, The Lone Star State still holds a ten-gallon spot in my heart, but I am afraid that the warm, welcoming place I loved, the place that proved so crucially formative to my sense of self, will be… Mon, 15 May 2017 04:05:18 EDT Robyn Henderson-Espinoza 85df9421-ba01-4af6-8346-3b598735125a https://religiondispatches.org/2017/04/17/netflix-removing-antigay-film-isnt-free-speech-its-free-market As Remezcla reports, sometime in the past month, Netflix Mexico yanked Paco del Toro’s 2016 film, Pink, from its lineup. The controversial film told the story of a gay couple (comprised, of course, of a flamboyant, effeminate partner paired with… Mon, 17 Apr 2017 04:48:04 EDT Sunnivie Brydum ad9a7e57-71d4-4ba5-b8e2-fece8c189564 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/21/latest-religious-freedom-bills-reveal-new-strategy Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin marked the arrival of Spring by signing a new “religious freedom” law that allows student groups at public universities and high schools to turn away LGBT students, ostensibly in the interest of permitting “students to voluntarily… Tue, 21 Mar 2017 02:08:56 EDT Sunnivie Brydum 34b0706c-70e2-4482-ab18-d332b6d194bf https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/01/npr-largely-misses-critical-distinction-religious-freedom-vs-lgbtq-rights This post has been edited and a correction has been added. — eds However well-intentioned, NPR’s latest foray into “religious freedom” falls victim to several false equivalencies and ends up leaving the reader/listener vulnerable to the problematic arguments of those… Wed, 01 Mar 2017 03:16:23 EST Sunnivie Brydum a37278f3-796d-459b-a46e-27950da4264e https://religiondispatches.org/2016/02/12/australias-harsh-refugee-policies-stirring-backlash-malawi-court-sides-pastors-lift The current issue of ILGA-Europe’s Destination EQUALITY magazine focuses on reconciling sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and religion. The magazine includes personal testimonies of LGBT Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and an interview with Krzysztof Charamsa, the Polish priest and… Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:07:42 EST Peter Montgomery 20f51a51-4058-4ce6-ba0d-1c36c1f7602a https://religiondispatches.org/2015/04/24/pope-praises-complementarity-resists-gay-ambassador-irish-religious-leaders-spar-over The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on Wednesday, April 22, calling on Member States to respect and protect transgender people against discrimination and to facilitate self-determination. Human Rights Watch called it “a much needed roadmap… Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:52:55 EDT Peter Montgomery cfdad577-1816-43f5-9151-8e219d4b93a8 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/16/gambian-prez-rails-against-gay-evil-empire-irish-priest-comes-out-during-mass-trans-talk This week the Human Rights Campaign released its list of countries to watch in 2015, both countries “where the fight for equality is making progress” and “those where the fundamental rights of LGBT people are increasingly under attack.” Anjem Choudary… Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:49:18 EST Peter Montgomery 0af34c0a-f24e-4139-8b5b-7aabc4a9bf8c https://religiondispatches.org/2013/04/18/how-evangelical-adoption-went-viral A discussion of Kathryn Joyce’s new book. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:39:48 EDT Sarah Posner 9f4d4519-ca4a-4ace-81b4-3e92d818d4d6 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/03/29/october-baby-grown-woman The latest anti-abortion film. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:53:21 EDT Sarah Morice-Brubaker 5afe5ae4-0d43-4762-8a72-8d005434df8e https://religiondispatches.org/2011/08/01/kristofs-evangelicals In accusing others of oversimplication, the columnist engages in it himself. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:17:50 EDT Sarah Posner 65f14568-37bf-4acc-a918-ba5c323f944f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/16/evangelicals-and-orphan-care How well do evangelical advocates for adoption and foster care prepare families for what lies ahead? Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:09:54 EST Daniel Schultz ff7f39c7-72ba-447d-aa62-f2737615c3ab https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/15/vatican-equates-womens-ordination-priest-pedophilia While Protestant churches like the Presbyterian Church USA have their annual gatherings in the summer, the institutional Roman Catholic Church, with no such meetings to worry about, uses the season to issue documents from on high. According to Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:39:22 EDT Mary Hunt c1895e44-e5c5-44e2-b3e9-62ea68aef78f https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/21/catholic-child-neglect-dc-archdiocese-cuts-adoption-rather-abide-same-sex-parents As DC law changes to require equality for same sex couples seeking to adopt, the Catholic Church (which has been in the adoption business for generations) opts to close up shop rather than to abide by the law and treat gay and lesbian families equally. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:53:47 EST Mary Hunt bf1cae70-8008-4ce0-ab15-e42be0dbc919 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/18/shhhdont-speak-abortion-roe-v-wade-thirty-six Recent efforts to reach a compromise between evangelicals and liberals have managed to avoid the discussion of abortion altogether. The fact remains: according to many clergy representing millions of Americans of all faiths and denominations, the moral reality of women’s lives is that sometimes abortion is the best moral choice. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:23:09 EDT Frederick Clarkson 102b1c58-8e63-4a81-a351-057e0ef09d0a https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/17/religious-right-targets-obama-picks-daschle-and-holder Plus: Bill Maher’s “Christian Bashing”; African-American support for Prop. 8 exaggerated; Trouble in Narnialand and Worst anti-Gay voices Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:30:08 EDT Bill Berkowitz 551c1115-cc6e-4900-bb50-e4c23c2bd8bf