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    • The Desire to Annihilate Gaza Wasn’t Born on 10/7 — It’s Part of a Long Tradition that Includes 19th Century Travel Writing
      The Desire to Annihilate Gaza Wasn’t Born on 10/7 — It’s Part of a Long Tradition that Includes 19th Century Travel Writing
    • The Antisemitism Awareness Act Just Passed by the House Would Actually Increase Anti-Jewish Violence
      The Antisemitism Awareness Act Just Passed by the House Would Actually Increase Anti-Jewish Violence
    • ‘Do You Want Columbia to be Cursed by God?’ — Alarming Exchanges in Congress and Beyond Highlight the Desperate Need for Religious Literacy
      ‘Do You Want Columbia to be Cursed by God?’ — Alarming Exchanges in Congress and Beyond Highlight the Desperate Need for Religious Literacy
  • Racial Justice
    • Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?
      Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?
    • Well, the Harris-Trump Debate Happened — Now Enjoy Your Freedom and Choose Wisely
      Well, the Harris-Trump Debate Happened — Now Enjoy Your Freedom and Choose Wisely
    • Historian Matthew Stewart Upends the Widespread Belief that 19th Century U.S. Christianity Was On ‘The Right Side of History’
      Historian Matthew Stewart Upends the Widespread Belief that 19th Century U.S. Christianity Was On ‘The Right Side of History’
  • Politics/Law
    • Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?
      Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?
    • Well, the Harris-Trump Debate Happened — Now Enjoy Your Freedom and Choose Wisely
      Well, the Harris-Trump Debate Happened — Now Enjoy Your Freedom and Choose Wisely
    • We Would Be Wise to Pay Attention to Trump’s Apocalyptic QAnon Posting Spree
      We Would Be Wise to Pay Attention to Trump’s Apocalyptic QAnon Posting Spree
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • Democrats Have Seized the Narrative Frame From the GOP, But Can They Find a Better Story to Tell About an Inclusive, Pluralist US?
      Democrats Have Seized the Narrative Frame From the GOP, But Can They Find a Better Story to Tell About an Inclusive, Pluralist US?
    • Will Iowa’s Abortion Ban Respect Religious Freedom?
      Will Iowa’s Abortion Ban Respect Religious Freedom?
    • After Her Remarks Pope JPII Was Never the Same — Controversial, Beloved Sr Theresa Kane’s Effect on the Catholic Church Endures
      After Her Remarks Pope JPII Was Never the Same — Controversial, Beloved Sr Theresa Kane’s Effect on the Catholic Church Endures
  • Christian Nationalism
    • Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?
      Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?
    • Historian Matthew Stewart Upends the Widespread Belief that 19th Century U.S. Christianity Was On ‘The Right Side of History’
      Historian Matthew Stewart Upends the Widespread Belief that 19th Century U.S. Christianity Was On ‘The Right Side of History’
    • Will Iowa’s Abortion Ban Respect Religious Freedom?
      Will Iowa’s Abortion Ban Respect Religious Freedom?
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Joel Pitney

Joel Pitney is a freelance writer and filmmaker based in NYC. His writing has appeared in What Is Enlightenment? magazine, Fast Company, The Huffington Post, Mind Body Green, Entrepreneur, and more. He is currently developing a TV series with A&E and has several other film projects in the works.

Archive, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderOctober 24, 2016

Exclusion is Causing Great Harm: A Conversation With Suspended UMC Pastor Rev. Cynthia Meyer

By Joel Pitney

An interview with Rev. Cynthia Meyer, who was pushed out from her post in the United Methodist Church for coming out

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(A)theologies, Archive, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/Gender, Special FeaturesJuly 7, 2016

Of God, But Not God: A Methodist Minister Speaks About Church’s Refusal to Open Its Doors to LGBT

By Joel Pitney

  Two U.S. jurisdictions will consider three openly gay candidates for bishop this month. Long before she learned…

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