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Mexico’s Religious Conservatives Seek Anti-LGBT Constitutional Amendment, LGBT Activists Defend Secular Government; Cash From Qatar Funds ‘Traditional’ Family Activism Worldwide; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Cayman Islands: US Christian activist keynoting anti-gay rally Cayman News Service reports that David Gibbs III, a “conservative Christian lawyer from the United States who has suggested that legalizing gay marriage would lead to a catalogue of social ills will be one of three guest speakers headlining a religious rally in Cayman” on September 11. Organizers say the gathering, “The Future is Now: Preserving Values for a Better Tomorrow,” will prom…

Nuns on the Bus: 2700 Miles, Nine States, and a Rock Star DC Welcome

By Mary E. Hunt

…uns, who say that without apology, are not naïve. Their rock-star days are numbered; their work is cut out for them. At the 200th anniversary celebration of the Loretto Community this year, Kim Klein, grassroots fundraiser extraordinaire and a Protestant co-member of Loretto, put her finger on a big reason that relates to why religious communities, which might seem anachronistic to some, are still and increasingly popular. The world does not need…

Sharing the Bad News of Donald Trump’s ‘Theology of Glory’

By Matthew Dodrill

…ess, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are among the fruits of the Spirit, but what we find in Donald Trump are works of the flesh: sexual immorality, licentiousness, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, and envy. Most troubling of all, the president-elect and his cabinet pose a threat to the most vulnerable among us—the ones we’re called to serve: the widow, the orphan, the hungry, the naked, the prisoner and the stranger. Despite claims to…

Mitt Romney: Wooden Pastor or Real Boy?

By Mary Barker

…, and my Methodist one, and even my Zen meditation group (I’ve expanded my spiritual associations over the years). But there is a compassion that reaches beyond the fellow brother or sister of our spiritual communities and that the Republican Party is hard-pressed to understand. So without demeaning in the least Mitt’s service rendered, it is possible to be a bit cynical about what it all means. Mormons worship a God that is constantly judging the…

RNC Takes America to Church, Mormon Style, as Rank-and-File LDS Step Up

By Joanna Brooks

…ractical service that ranged from counseling physically, economically, and spiritually distressed parishioners to “shoveling snow for the elderly” and folding chairs after church meetings. Next came Ted and Pat Oparowski, Mormons from New Hampshire who Romney had visited every month when he was serving back in the 1970s as a “home teacher,” a volunteer position held by virtually every participating adult male in the LDS Church. When the Oparowskis…

Rev. Barber: A “Moral Center,” Not a “Religious Left,” Will Save Us in 2017

By Peter Montgomery

…and 2012 elections. This year, under the auspices of a nonprofit group, Repairers of the Breach, Barber and other religious leaders hit the road for a “moral revival” tour, traveling to 22 states calling for a “moral revolution of values” and training more than 1,000 clergy and other leaders to build movements in their own states. Activists delivered a “high ground moral declaration” to public officials in 30 state capitals during a national day o…

The Deafening Silence of “Religious Freedom” Defenders on Trump’s Muslim Ban

By Sunnivie Brydum

…ian cases may ultimately be useful in establishing favorable precedents in service of conservative Christian interpretations of the law. So while groups like Becket and ADF pay lip service to “religious freedom for all,” their actions speak louder than any boilerplate rhetoric ever could. Organizations that fight tooth and nail to make sure Hobby Lobby employees don’t have access to reproductive healthcare (like Becket has), or who proudly challen…

“Under God…It’s a Great Thing”: Trump Delivers for His Christian Base

By Diane Winston

…als. These evangelicals have voted for past presidents—Carter, Reagan, Bush 1 and 2—and were always disappointed. Despite lip service, their hallmark social issues went unaddressed. Trump is addressing those issues with a rapidity and determination that many of us find shocking. He also is strong on evangelical economic and political concerns, including small government, reduced regulations, and putting America First. When Eisenhower addressed the…

The Curious Case of Mormons and LGBT Rights

By Alan Michael Williams

…des in Salt Lake City, Boise, and other cities for the first time in large numbers, carrying banners that read “Mormons Building Bridges” (MBB). Donning Sunday attire and holding signs with messages of love, MBB forbade signs that criticized Church teachings—namely the notion that same-sex intimacy is a sin. Erika Munson, the founder of MBB, has assured me that the marches were a grassroots affair not in any way directed by Church leaders, but giv…

Southern Baptists Are Like Jews During WWII? Ronnie Floyd Makes a Ridiculous Analogy

By Jonathan Orbell

…violence because of who they are. The United States is witnessing a record number of LGBTQ homicides in 2015. And violence against transgender individuals has undergone a particular rise. The question then becomes: in a country where Christianity is dominant, whose side would Bonhoeffer be on? Here, the insights of Reggie L. Williams are helpful. In Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus, Williams details the theological and ethical changes Bonhoeffer underwent…