The largest gay denomination in the U.S. is shrinking

Chicago’s faith leaders on front lines of resistance against ICE crackdown
The Guardian: Amid the raids and arrests, which have created a pervasive sense of fear, faith leaders have stepped up, putting themselves on the front lines of resistance.

The largest gay denomination in the U.S. is shrinking. Why?*
Sojourners: Half a century ago, Metropolitan Community Church was the largest gay organization in the United States. Today, there are approximately 100 MCC churches, with over 40 in the South. But a generation ago, there were more than double that amount.

Near the end of his life, playwright Tom Stoppard finally told his own Jewish story
Religion News Service: He was a creator of absurdist stories, but his own was largely hidden from view.

Can a Mississippi pastor challenge the constitutionality of a law that he was previously convicted of violating?

SCOTUS blog: A pastor arrested for not staying within a designated protest area while evangelizing outside a concert filed a claim contending that a city ordinance violates his First Amendment rights.

Giving echoes Bethlehem: How commerce kept Christmas alive
Religion Unplugged: Gift-giving isn’t a betrayal of Christmas. In truth, it’s a reenactment of it.
Kansas City Star: I’m a Christian pastor, and I know who’s waging the war on Christmas