The top administrator for a leading Michigan Catholic social services agency has been fired after fighting back against the board's crackdown on LGBTQ+ outreach. Read More
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Parishioners in Michigan are objecting to the firing of a pastoral minister over his same-gender marriage, including the church's choir resigning en masse and a protest outside Mass in October. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/jan-michael-stump-traverse-city-93493649.webp?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=113652048Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2024-11-14 01:00:012024-11-13 16:35:15Parish Choir Quits En Masse, Protestors Rally After Gay Music Director Fired
Today's post includes news about a Catholic school rejecting an archbishop's anti-LGBTQ+ schools letter, a new lawsuit seeking to overturn Michigan's law banning conversion therapy, and more. Read More
https://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/e1f61a3248b24bcf6e8e2bfe572d3c61.avif575862Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2024-08-10 01:00:372024-08-07 17:02:51Australian School Reject’s Archbishop’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Letter; And More News
A Michigan priest has resigned after a controversy erupted when he apologized for allowing an openly gay author to read to students. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pastor_Quits_Gay_Author_24110655814099.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=16671000Liam Myershttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngLiam Myers2024-04-26 01:00:332024-04-25 23:11:40Priest Resigns After Controversy Over LGBTQ-Negative Social Media Post
A Michigan priest has publicly apologized for allowing a gay author to read to a preschool class at the parish school, claiming the invited author “does not represent the values of our Catholic faith.” Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-02-at-9.34.04%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1246%2C1092&ssl=110921246Liam Myershttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngLiam Myers2024-04-03 01:00:502024-04-02 21:37:38Priest Apologizes After Gay Author Gives Reading at Catholic School
A Michigan Catholic parish and school has appealed a court ruling against its challenge of a state law enhancing non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+, and, troublingly, the school's cause is becoming an interfaith effort. Read More
A Catholic healthcare group has denied care to a young patient based on her gender identity with one doctor allegedly telling her mother, "We don't see transgendered patients in this clinic." Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tiffinny-Moutardier.webp?fit=1760%2C1198&ssl=111981760Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2023-09-07 01:00:122023-09-06 15:45:58Youth Patient Allegedly Denied Care by Catholic Medical Group Because She Is Transgender
This week, Bondings 2.0 has featured a series on ways in which some Catholics and their allies are using the U.S. legal system to stop and even rollback LGBTQ+ rights. Today's post is the conclusion of this series featuring brief updates on other legal developments. Read More
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The Michigan Catholic Conference's efforts to water down new LGBTQ+ protections in the state were ultimately unsuccessful as new nondiscrimination legislation was signed into law this month. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/download.jpeg?fit=566%2C377&ssl=1377566Ariell Watson Simonhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngAriell Watson Simon2023-03-27 01:00:582023-04-11 11:18:15Michigan’s Bishops Fail to Undermine State’s New LGBTQ+ Non-Discrimination Law
A Michigan Catholic Charities office recently won a settlement against the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) over the issue of whether the church institution can refuse to work with LGBTQ couples seeking to adopt. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC0401-1024x682-1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=16821024Grace Doerflerhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngGrace Doerfler2022-02-19 01:00:572022-02-17 11:29:05Michigan Catholic Charities Office Allowed to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Parents
