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Turn on the News: Why Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Faith Doesn’t Matter (But Amy Coney Barrett’s Did)

By Daniel Schultz

…on’s faith? Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has put her religious faith front, center — and vague. She’s spoken strongly of the role of her faith in her life and career but hasn’t gotten into the specifics of that commitment. Her beliefs have drawn some attention as she undergoes Senate Judiciary Committee hearings this week for her nomination to the Supreme Court. Surprisingly or not, Smith wasn’t able to uncover anything to indicate church affiliati…

Rolling the Stone Away: LGBTQI Elders Meet the Next Generation of Christian Activists at a Watershed Conference

By Mary E. Hunt

…e final session. Participants formed concentric circles with elders in the center and successive generations forming rings around them. I sensed more women in the center. It was sad to realize that some of our stalwart brothers were victims of a disease that shaped all of our religious communities. During the pandemic, many friends cared for and comforted them, but sadly they could never be replaced. Many bright lights in this movement have passed…

Proposition 8—the Rematch?

By Bill Berkowitz

…early December, OneNewsNow, the American Family Association’s online news service, reported that gay activists were beginning to prepare for a recall effort: “Activists want to build a one-million-dollar war chest to defend any judge threatened with recall for ruling in favor of homosexual marriage.” “I don’t know of any recall effort that’s going on, but they might be thinking about Ron George, the chief justice who was the deciding vote in favo…

Pope Backs Anti-Gay Referendum; Islamic State Executions Include Gay Syrian; ‘Conscience Clause’ Debated in Northern Ireland; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…people, including LGBT individuals.” Canada: Montreal Mayor opposes youth center proposed by radical Muslim cleric Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre is opposing efforts by a radical cleric to open an Islamic youth center in the city, reports the National Post. Mr. Coderre, who met with spiritual leaders Wednesday in hopes of fostering dialogue in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, said he will consult with borough mayor Réal Ménard about…

Refusing Religion, Claiming the Future: A Roundtable Discussion on “The Nones Are Alright”

By Peter Laarman

…iews with younger people, many will say that they want to attend religious services more regularly, but they work when services are offered. On a more theoretical/theological level, capitalism tells us to maximize our own individual (or corporate) profit without regard to the consequences for others. This seems to go against what most religious traditions teach. PL: It was striking to see how many of Kaya’s interview subjects are already actively…

RD News Round-Up—September 22, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…egraphic Agency. Judeo-Christian Politicking: The Ethics and Public Policy Center, the Washington, D.C.-based think tank founded by Ernest Lefever and formerly headed by Neoconservative hawk Elliott Abrams (as mentioned above), was “established in 1976 to clarify and reinforce the bond between the Judeo-Christian moral tradition and the public debate over domestic and foreign policy issues.” These days, it is all about support for McCain/Palin … e…

In a Powerful Statement Black Presidents and Deans Say: No More Stolen Black Lives!

By Pamela R. Lightsey

…y, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Interdenominational Theological Center Lee H. Butler, Jr., PhD, Distinguished Service Professor of Theology and Psychology, Chicago Theological Seminary Rev. Dominique A. Robinson, DMin, Dean of Chapel & Assistant Professor of Religion, Wiley College Rev. Stephanie M. Crumpton, ThD, Associate Professor of Practical Theology, McCormick Theological Seminary Rev. AnneMarie Mingo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pe…

Military Abortion Ban: Female Soldiers Not Protected by Constitution They Defend

By Kathryn Joyce

…to help these women, as I did,” he wrote, “and being forced to deny those services.” In response to questions regarding the obstacles that servicewomen face in obtaining abortions, Pentagon spokesperson Cynthia Smith explains that “Our policy implements the law Congress passed. The Department will continue to follow Congressional mandate regarding the funding of abortions and restrictions regarding abortions conducted in [Department of Defense] m…

Days of Reckoning for the Philadelphia Archdiocese

By Anthea Butler

…t want to go, but for my friend, I did. All I could think about during the service was who would wash Mark’s feet? Who would speak a word of repentance and healing for what had happened to Mark while he was a child, believing God with all of his heart, and believing the priest who was entrusted with his spiritual and temporal life? The Jesuit at the Thursday service did mention how awful the week had been, and how grateful he was that the congrega…

Is Cardinal Dolan’s Pro-Life Piece More Evidence of Pro-Catholic Bias from RNS Publisher?

By Evan Derkacz

…are keenly aware of. We’re human. But when you’re the publisher of a news service that is, as a recent fundraising email claims, “devoted to unbiased, nonsectarian coverage of religion,” and when your background is so thoroughly sectarian—including a role in the canonization of Saint “Mother” Teresa and a pastoral trip to Iraqi Kurdistan with Cardinal Timothy Dolan—it’s vitally important that you provide no reason for anyone to believe that you f…