by Brit Blalock | Sep 23, 2022 | Opinion
Fifteen years ago, I sat in my dorm room on Samford University’s campus and considered killing myself. I’d recently come to terms with the fact that I was in love with a woman, but because I felt I had no one I could safely turn to, I began drowning in a deep and...
by Greg Milligan | Aug 11, 2022 | Opinion
An invocation at my church on July 4 weekend grabbed my attention and resonated with me in a new way. Stephen Reeves, executive director of Fellowship Southwest, and a member of First Austin, prayed: “Right now, it feels as though our freedoms are being rolled back,...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Aug 9, 2022 | News
A majority of U.S. adults want to see Congress pass legislation that would codify rights and protections established in five Supreme Court rulings, according to a YouGov / The Economist survey published August 3. The 6-3 SCOTUS ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
by Kristina Collins | Jul 7, 2022 | Opinion
My church home undertook a nearly two-year process that included Bible studies and church-wide conversations about human sexuality and gender identities. When this process concluded in 2020, we came to a consensus that our church would embrace individuals who are...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 23, 2022 | Opinion
The month of June honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, which was a tipping point for the gay liberation movement in the United States. On June 28, 1969, the New York City Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich...
