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Best-selling author and blogger Jen Hatmaker\u2019s books are no longer sold by LifeWay Christian Stores. Last week, the national Southern Baptist bookstore chain announced that it would no longer sell Hatmaker\u2019s books because her perspectives on LGBT issues \u201ccontradict LifeWay\u2019s doctrinal guidelines.\u201d LifeWay\u2019s announcement came several days after Hatmaker commented on same-sex marriage. \u201cFrom a civil rights and civil liberties side and from just a human being side, any two adults have the right to choose who they want to love,\u201d said Hatmaker in an interview with Religion News Service. \u201cAnd they should be afforded the same legal protections as any of us. I would never wish anything less for my gay friends.\u201d LifeWay\u2019s assertion of its theological standards on LGBT issues offers Christians clarity in a post-Obergefell world, says author and writer Rosaria Butterfield. \u201cIt isn\u2019t just enough to tip your hat to a creed that was buttressing the gospel at a different point in time,\u201d said Butterfield. Organizations which require employees (and at times, other individuals affiliated with them) to sign a statement of faith remind people \u201cthat there\u2019s actually a price to be here,\u201d said Butterfield. Butterfield joined Morgan and guest host Ted Olsen, CT\u2019s director of editorial development, to discuss the relevance of ancient creeds, how LGBT rights affect the future of evangelical institutions, and how the Supreme Court\u2019s same-sex marriage decision affected society\u2019s definition of personhood.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices