Black Christian News

Disappointed Evangelicals have turned on the Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Rev James Jones, after he called for a new policy on homosexuality in his Presidential address to his Diocesan Synod on Saturday.

The U.S. Census Bureau has changed its interpretation of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to allow it to tabulate same-sex couples who self-identify their union as a marriage, even though DOMA prohibits any federal agency from recognizing same-sex unions as marriages. 

For decades, faith and family have been at the center of the conservative movement. But as the Tea Party infuses conservatism with new energy, its leaders deliberately avoid discussion of issues like gay marriage or abortion. (Pictured: Anastasia Przybylski, the co-founder of the Kitchen Table Patriots, said focusing on economic issues lures Democrats.)

A prominent friend and supporter of James Dobson believes Dobson was pushed aside by the new leadership of Focus on the Family, who want the powerhouse evangelical ministry to project a softer image on issues ranging from abortion to gay marriage to relations with President Obama.

The Proposed Bill Could Punish Homosexuals Who Marry With Life In PrisonStanding onstage in black velvet robes, despite the stifling heat in the open-air church, Pastor Martin Ssempa's face is a mask of disgust.

Catholic Charities in Washington, D.C., has announced changes to its employees' health care benefits.

State Sen. Roy Ashburn was arrested Wednesday morning on charges of driving under the influence in Sacramento. Sources told the CBS affiliate KOVR in Sacramento Ashburn was seen leaving Faces, a gay nightclub in midtown Sacramento.

Episcopal clergy in Washington, D.C. have been given the green light to preside at same-sex marriages.Pictured: Bishop John Bryson Chane, Eighth Bishop of Washington

Today, Liberty Counsel filed an Amicus Brief with the United States Supreme Court supporting the privacy of proponents who signed a petition in favor of Referendum 71, which placed on the ballot the question of repealing the recent law giving all the privileges of marriage to homosexual partners in Washington.

A pastor leading the fight against same-sex "marriage" in the nation's capital remains hopeful that residents in the District of Columbia will still get to vote on the issue.