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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Blames Gays For ISIS; ‘Christian Nationalist’ Sworn In As Guatemala’s President; Vatican Resists Civil Unions in Italy; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…vil union fight, calling the church a “far more resilient group” than the “business lobbyists and hardline unionists” Renzi has taken on in previous battles. Kington reports that the president of the Italian bishops’ conference Archbishop Angelio Bagnasco, “has given his blessing to a demonstration in Roe on January 30 promoting the supremacy of heterosexual family life and backing Catholic MPs within Renzi’s own party who plan to sabotage a gay u…

Are Evangelicals Suffering From Buyer’s Remorse with Obama?

By Bill Berkowitz

…tion’: ‘As many of you know, because we focus on continually improving our business that Xe is in the process of a comprehensive restructuring,’ he wrote. ‘It is with pride in our many accomplishments and confidence in Xe’s future that I announce my resignation as the company’s chief executive officer.’” The company’s re-branding efforts extended to its subsidiaries as well. According to SourceWatch, a project of the Center for Media and Democracy…

Why the Methodist Effort to Discipline Sessions Is a Risky Business

By Daniel Schultz

…on of doctrines contrary to the established standards of doctrines” of The United Methodist Church. In their statement, the signers say they are “reticent” to bring charges against Sessions, but his unique role as a lay leader of the UMC and public face of the administration warrant the move. They object in particular to Sessions’ use of a passage from Romans 13 in defense of the policy, a citation the Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe, top executive of the…

Religious Resistance to Bolivian Gender Law; US Religious Right Celebrates Court OK For Romanian Marriage Initiative; Will LGBTs Be Banned from Indonesian TV?; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…of the convention, it was still illegal in Australia, the UK, most of the United States, and most of Europe—in Australia and other former British colonies, these laws were a legacy of British colonial rule. When the United States began accepting gay and lesbian asylum seekers in 1990, some states still had anti-sodomy laws on the books. (The Supreme Court ultimately declared these laws unconstitutional in 2003 with its decision in Lawrence v. Tex…

Blood and Politics — Christian White Nationalism in the Age of Obama

By Bill Berkowitz

…d, they are demographically much like the rest of white Americans, working class and middle class with a significant stratum of middle class professionals—professors, lawyers, chiropractors, etc.—as their leaders. And, these are not a string of disconnected organizations sharing only a common set of hatreds. Rather, this is a single movement, with a common set of leaders and interlocking memberships that hold a complete and sometimes sophisticated…

Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Heretic: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Jihadis?

By Haroon Moghul

…for an ummah, a ‘super-tribe,’ a union of peoples based not on bloodline, class, or gender, but fidelity to a common and universal worldview. Islam might not be an ethnicity in the way Judaism is articulated today, but Islam creates all the same a powerful sense of peoplehood, rooted in this historical achievement. People resort to lazy memes, like ‘religion divides people.’ Sure, but it also unites people. Whereas the Arabs were once torn apart…

The Democrats’ Real Religion Problem, And All Of Ours

By Daniel Schultz

…e has nothing to do with it. Q: Does class have anything to do with it? A: Class has nothing to do with it. Q: Does partisan affiliation have anything to do with it? A: Partisan affiliation has nothing to do with it. Q: Does gerrymandering have anything to do with it? A: Gerrymandering has nothing to do with it. Q: Does political polarization have anything to do with it? A: Political polarization has nothing to do with it. Democrats must learn to…

TN Conservatives: Government Butt Out… Government Butt In

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…inst doing business with Metro government. “If I am a sole proprietor of a business, who I hire is not the government’s business,” he said. “How would I know if someone is gay unless they made an issue of it?” Rev. Davis is basically asking for a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on gays and lesbians in the workplace, and we’ve seen how this kind of government policy has worked with the military. There are plenty of problems with this. First, as some…

When Churches Do Business

By Sarah Posner

…reasons like you can’t make a synagogue hire an Episcopalian minister. But businesses are not exempt. Here, the question is whether churches, when they’re doing not-churchy things like selling real estate, are acting like a church or a business. Moreover, merely selling property to a buyer who might use it for same-sex weddings seems far too attentuated to appear to be an endorsement or participation in said weddings. You could say it’s more atten…

Contrary to Popular Narrative the Supreme Court’s ‘303’ Decision Gutting Civil Rights Laws is not About an Individual Standing Up For Her Beliefs

By Andrew L. Seidel

…last millennium. It exists to legally separate individual people from the businesses they operate. The corporation shields people and their assets (home and personal bank accounts and kids’ college funds) from business liabilities, creditors, and obligations. Forming a corporate entity, such as an LLC, comes with immense benefits. But also some strings, especially once it opens itself up as a place of public accommodation. Businesses must follow…