A Calvin College theater professor has compiled over 100 interviews with gay and lesbian Christians. She’s crafting the material into a play. Stephanie Sandberg says the gay students she’s known over the years have gone through “a lot of stress. They are under a lot of pressure both psychologically and spiritually.” Her play, Seven Passages:…

Southern Baptist Seminary president and a leader of the Religious Right, R. Albert Mohler, grants that scientific research “points to some level of biological causation” for homosexuality. Such conclusions do not sit well on the Religious Right, where homosexuality is said to be a sin that people choose, and so he has come under attack…

Denouncing the Religious Right’s demonizing of gay people, a National Association of Evangelicals executive suggests: “Let’s see what we have in common, … rather than stressing our differences.” Speaking to Reuters after Ted Haggard’s departure from the presidency of NAE, Richard Cizik, NAE’s vice president of governmental affairs said: “I think there could be some…

Four EC keynoters are among the authors of the 50 “landmark” books of the past 50 years, according to the 50th Anniversary issue of Christianity Today, the flagship magazine of American evangelical Christians. Books by Rosalind Rinker, Charlie W. Shedd, Letha Dawson Scanzoni and Nancy A. Hardesty rank among “The Top Books That Have Shaped…

“Q: Is the gradual winning-over of religious fundamentalists a better strategy than confrontation and anger?” This question was posed to readers of the March 14 issue of The Advocate, the gay and lesbian periodical. The response: 53 percent said “yes”, 38 percent said “no” and 9 percent said they were “unsure.” Said one respondent: “My…