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Peter Montgomery

Peter Montgomery, a Washington, DC-based writer, is an associate editor for Religion Dispatches and a Senior Fellow at People For the American Way. His work focuses on religion, politics, and LGBT issues. Follow him on twitter @petemont.

Peter MontgomeryMay 22, 2012

Dan Savage to Debate with National Org for Marriage President?

By Peter Montgomery

Guess who (might be) coming to dinner.

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Peter MontgomeryMay 9, 2012

Did North Carolinians Vote Against their Own Beliefs?

By Peter Montgomery

Most voters didn’t understand how extreme the amendment before them was.

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Updated: Billy Graham Endorses North Carolina Discrimination Referendum
Peter MontgomeryMay 8, 2012

Updated: Billy Graham Endorses North Carolina Discrimination Referendum

By Peter Montgomery

Announces support for Amendment 1.

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Peter MontgomeryMay 7, 2012

North Carolina Feels the ‘Love’ in Amendment Campaign

By Peter Montgomery

“There’s no bigotry in it.,” they say. But the brutal rhetoric of amendment supporters belies any claim to compassion.

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Peter MontgomeryMay 1, 2012

Religious Groups, Dioceses, Churches Fund Anti-Gay Initiative in North Carolina

By Peter Montgomery

Amendment would codify hatred into law

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(A)theologiesApril 23, 2012

Cardinal Dolan Not So “Charitable,” says Young Gay Catholic

By Peter Montgomery

Joseph Amodeo, a 24-year-old New Yorker and openly gay Catholic, made a splash this month when he resigned from the junior board of Catholic Charities in response to Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s rude brush-off of a letter from Carl Siciliano, the founder of the Ali Fortney Center, a nonprofit that offers emergency help and ongoing support to homeless LGBT youth.

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Peter MontgomeryApril 16, 2012

Growing Catholic Resistance to Bishops’ Crusades

By Peter Montgomery

Pittsburgh and Seattle parishes are respectfully saying “no thank you” to bishops accusing Obama of a “to hell with you!” attitude.

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Peter MontgomeryApril 8, 2012

Bishops Double Down on Issues of Pelvis Over Poverty

By Peter Montgomery

Following the lead of Robert George. 

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Peter MontgomeryMarch 27, 2012

Fed. Court Rules Prop. 8 Unconstitutional

By Peter Montgomery

“Prop 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California…”

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Peter MontgomeryMarch 27, 2012

Václav Havel: Democracy as Spiritual Discipline

By Peter Montgomery

Remembering the leader of the “Velvet Revolution” through his writings.

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