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Why The Book of Mormon (the Musical) is Awesomely Lame

By Jared Farmer

…s I watched talented African American actors hamming up “African-ness” for cheap laughs. It brought to mind the long, shameful history of Americans—black and white—performing blackness (often in blackface) on stage for white audiences. The Book of Mormon wants to have it both ways. It wants to make fun of The Lion King and its African stereotypes by substituting more authentic stereotypes. It wants to be transgressive and conventional, blasphemous…

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

…topped,” he added. …In the release he said it could not be ignored that “a number of individuals, international groups and governments are exerting pressure on our communities to accept sexual practices that have not been previously accepted in most Caribbean communities”. … Although the PPM government has made it very clear it has no policy plans to introduce gay marriage or any kind of legal protection for same-sex couples, the fear that it migh…

Hicksters, Stickers, and Affection: Why I Left D.C. for the Family Farm

By Timothy King

…relocated to the hills of Vermont, and eventually settled by the coast of Maine. Through their continued writing about the “good life,” by the 1970s the Nearing’s farm had become something of a mecca and educational center for young people interested in going “back to the land.” The couple hosted Sunday evening concerts, intellectual discussions, and provided practical tips about how to build your own stone house or improve your compost pile. Rap…

With the Death of One of the Last Three Shakers, an American Religious Tradition Takes a Step Closer to Extinction

By Ed Simon

…nces was a member of the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester, Maine who spent her life teaching and writing about her experiences as a member of the ever-dwindling, idiosyncratic Protestant denomination. Brother Arnold Hadd, one of those who survive her, reported that Sister Frances died “surrounded in love, tears and Shaker songs.” Sister Frances Carr A Shaker since the age of 10, Sister Frances converted to the faith with her mother…

Is the Bible Too Holy to Be Tennessee’s State Book?

By Adam Shapiro

…eatened by religious influence or intolerance, but rather that religion is cheapened by engaging secular power. This approach allows Haslam and some members of the legislature (who wanted to hear the testimony of clergy) to oppose the bill and take a moral high ground with religious constituents, while justifying “voting against” the Bible. Ironically, while Haslam and other religious opponents to HB615 cite the opinion that the bill is unconstitu…

Opponents of Marriage Equality Confident of Defeating Last-Minute Push

By Michael Tracey

…s the Archdiocese of New York has no formal relationship with the NOM. (In Maine, the initiative campaign that resulted in repeal of marriage equality legislation was led by the Church and funded primarily by NOM and Catholic organizations.) Despite being led by Catholics, Poust said, NOM operates largely independently of the Church. “We’ve spoken to them; filled them in on the situation when it began to heat up,” he said. “They’ve gotten involved…

Supreme Court Will Hear Challenges to Anti-Equality Laws

By Elizabeth Drescher

…ront. After an election season that rang in marriage equality victories in Maine, Maryland, Washington, and Minnesota, along with the historic elections of lesbian and gay senators and congressional representatives, LBGT rights seem to be sledding into the new year with increasing momentum. Earlier today, the Supreme Court announced that it will review a federal appeals court ruling overturning California’s Proposition 8, which in 2008 barred marr…

The Great Religious Realignment

By Sarah Posner

…t given what we’ve learned recently about religious realignments—declining numbers of Catholics, declining numbers of mainline Protestants, declining numbers of evangelicals in the 18- to 29-year-old age group, and increasing numbers of unaffiliated voters, and in particular, atheists and agnostics in the 18- to 29-year-old age group—it seems like a significant shift is underway. A recent Pew survey found that there are now equal numbers of white…

On Maryland Marriage Equality, It’s Raven vs. Raven [UDPATED]

By Sarah Posner

…y popular vote on a ballot question (similar measures are on the ballot in Maine and Washington). The Maryland legislature passed a marriage equality law last spring, and opponents petitioned for the ballot question on which voters will decide. The Maryland Marriage Alliance, which is against marriage equality, is the first group out with a television ad, and it features Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk, an apparent effort to counteract Ravens li…

Harry Jackson Fundraises for Anti-Obama Campaign

By Peter Montgomery

…nchez, and others. Upcoming events will be held in Colorado, Ohio, Nevada, Maine, Maryland, and Washington, with a wind-up event in Virginia. Manaigo says the campaign’s goal is “to pull together multi-ethnic, multi-denominational groups to swing the difference in some of these elections, be they local, statewide, and certainly we have our eyes fixed in due purpose on the national campaign.” (Friendly suggestion for Manaigo: If he hopes to raise…