Carolyn Davis is a writer, educator, and consultant based in Washington, DC. She holds a PhD in Religion from Vanderbilt University, where she researched faith-based adolescent sexuality education…
Obama is scheduled to address the National Prayer Breakfast, organized by ‘The Family,’ which has ties to the ‘kill-the-gays’ bill in Uganda. Religious leaders, including a member of the president’s faith-based Advisory Council, are calling on the president to condemn homophobia and offer an alternative, inclusive prayer event.
More than a year after a high school student’s arm was burned by a Christian schoolteacher, John Freshwater, the story continues to change. While the family has settled with the school the Dennis family suit against Freshwater awaits trial while Freshwater has launched a counterclaim.