This is another one of those Presbyterian posts, so if you find those boring, feel free to skip it. Rather than list all my previous PCUSA posts, I've collected them here.Anyway. If you've been following these posts for any length of time, you know about the debate in the Presbyterian Church USA regarding the ordination of LGBT folks. Blah, blah, blah, all the usual stuff: filing charges, witch hunts, church trials, etc. Those that are against LGBT ordination regularly issue their threats of schism, threats of secession, threats of taking their toys and going home. Yadda, yadda, yadda. A ...

This is another one of those Presbyterian posts, so if you find those boring, feel free to skip it. Rather than list all my previous PCUSA posts, I've collected them here.Anyway. If you've been following these posts for any length of time, you know about the debate in the Presbyterian Church USA regarding the ordination of LGBT folks. Blah, blah, blah, all the usual stuff. Many people for it, some folks against it. Those that are against it regularly issue their threats of schism, threats of secession, threats of taking their toys and going home. Yadda, yadda, yadda. A teeny, ...

Unprecedented grant bolsters collaboration among Institute for Welcoming Resources and five partner organizations in expanding the number of welcoming and affirming churchesWASHINGTON, DC — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation's Institute for Welcoming Resources (IWR) and five partner organizations have been awarded a total of $1.2 million from the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund to work jointly to expand the number of churches that are welcoming and affirming of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and to strengthen their internal capacities. This funding is significant not only because of its dollar amount, but also because it ...