Networks Bar Church Ads That Welcome Gays
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Two leading U.S. television networks  angered gay rights groups on Thursday by refusing to carry an  ad by a church welcoming gays to their congregations, a message  the networks found too controversial.
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As Anglicans around the world try to resolve their deep rift over homosexuality, the gay American bishop at the center of the fight is offering a concession to his critics.
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Some people have been trying to eliminate their gay desires through therapy or religious ministries dedicated to that end.
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Liberal evangelicals, weary of a Republican-centric image, launched a campaign Monday to promote Christian values beyond the issues of abortion and same-sex marriage.
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This election year has seen unprecedented outreach to churches by the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, and intensified political activity by the religious groups themselves. But some watchdogs for separation of church and state are concerned that congregations are violating the federal tax code, which restricts the political activities of certain nonprofits, including churches.
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Two major television networks have refused to air a commercial by a progressive religious group promoting the inclusion of homosexuals, disabled people and people of color at their churches.
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There have been some rumors floating around lately about an RNC ad that is being sent to people living in the Bible Belt about how 'liberals' want to "ban the Bible" (what that really means, I don't know, but there you have it).  It ain't a rumor folks, this is U.S. Presidential Campaign 2004, at its finest.
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Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is launching a radio ad touting the strength of his opposition to gay marriage.
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Television advertising standards came under fire again this week after several groups called some Super Bowl commercials offensive and demanded they never be aired again.
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The group behind an anti-syphilis  commercial starring an irascible chancre named "Phil the Sore"  says it will file a complaint with the Federal Communications  Commission after Los Angeles broadcasters balked at airing the  government-funded ad.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Two black ministers, an Asian newspaper publisher, a rabbi and an imam gathered with other members of a rainbow-type coalition at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco and peered into a brace of television cameras. In earnest tones, they proclaimed their abiding tolerance for...
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Archbishop of Canterbury hits out at attempts by church leaders to undermine support for gay rights
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By Schoettle, Anthony  People don't typically pay for on-demand cable so that they can look at advertisements, but Comcast thinks they will. It's trying to turn an old axiom-that people avoid advertising like the plague-on its ear.
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An underground movement of gay  Orthodox Jews in Israel has created a website to help  homosexuals cope with living in a strict, religious community  that is often hostile to their lifestyle.
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Some clergy have criticized what they regarded as the churchâs leftward drift, including the consecration of an openly gay bishop.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Dec. 18--Those huge, unsightly billboard ads at Hartford's gateways on I-91 for sex-oriented establishments don't project the wholesome image that the city wants.
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By Lori Van Ingen  Some say gay issues fueled decisions  Theological differences with United Church of Christ have spurred three local congregations to sever ties with the denomination over the past two months.