Search for "cheap airline tickets fll-ord phone number 1-800-299-7264"

World Congress of Families Blessed By Georgian Orthodox Patriarch and George W. Bush; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…nce 2013. Shihab reportedly told police he had committed the murders under orders from his group’s leaders. Bermuda: Referendum on Civil Unions, Marriage Equality Set for June 23 Premier Michael Dunkley has set June 23 as the date for a referendum that will ask voters to vote on two questions: do they favor same-sex marriage and do they favor civil unions. According to the Royal Gazette, the group Preserve Marriage says its campaign “will likely e…

Racist Remarks by popular BYU Religion Professor Spark Controversy

By Joanna Brooks

…al matters. African-American men enjoyed full status (including priesthood ordination) in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until the 1840s. Historians still debate the reasons why ordination of African-Americans generally halted (with a few exceptions) during the tenure of LDS Church President Brigham Young. By the early twentieth century, restriction of priesthood ordination from African-Americans was considered LDS Church policy,…

The C Word

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ion. We believe the Bible is the foundation for these truths. It is God’s Word, uniquely and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, and is authoritative on all matters on which it speaks. Their belief statement also includes adherence to the doctrine of the Trinity and substitutionary atonement. Isn’t all of this illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Not since President Obama has reaffirmed support for such hiring practices for non-…

Are School Districts Getting the Message on Government-Sponsored Prayer?

By Lauri Lebo

…mples of something, it’s automatically worthy of a trend story. And so, according to the rule, it’s too early to call this a trend. Still, it is interesting that two news stories came out yesterday about school districts ending government-endorsed religious observances because they recognize that they would probably lose a costly First Amendment battle. Could it be that in the wake of the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, in which the Dover school d…

Mormon Bloggernacle is No Choir

By Krista Kapralos

…difference is that with blogging, as with all things internet, maintaining order is a challenge, even for Mormons who are historical experts at keeping track of things. “It seems to me that it would be virtually impossible to organize Mormon blogging,” Haglund said. “The nature of the medium overcomes even Mormons’ well-known tendency to defer to authority. There simply isn’t any central body that could exert control.” Tight-Knit or Mutually Disin…

The Fire This Time

By Anthea Butler

…holarship done this summer. Meanwhile, I try to hold it together to write a 800-word piece without crying and wanting to tear my hair out about the pain of my people. I’m not writing prophetic words to you anymore. You fix this shit. I’m done carrying the cross of America, its false promises of democracy and inclusion, the documents that excluded me and called my ancestors three-fifths of a person. You figure it out. I’m about comforting Black peo…

Gambian Leaders Portray Anti-Gay Law as Defense of Islam, Ugandan Politicians as ‘Christmas Gift’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…just him. In what the Polish media are calling “the Biedron effect,” a record number of candidates also came out publicly before the local elections, which took place in two rounds over the last two weeks. None of the others won seats, but gay rights activists are still hugely encouraged by the change. Their poor showing can be attributed largely to the fact that they were mostly young first -time candidates with left wing parties, which saw litt…

Something So Broken: What’s Frightening About Beasts of the Southern Wild

By Michael Pasquier

…an amount that exceeded the total land loss for the preceding 25 years. According to scientists and conservationists, Louisiana loses a football field of land every day. But Beasts of the Southern Wild is not a scientific study of the problems facing coastal Louisiana. Nor is it a documentary meant to portray environmental injustices and the plight of drowning villages—at least not overtly. Rather, according to Zeitlin: [Beasts is] about the emot…

Thoreau’s Ferocious Critique of Philanthropy Does Not Make Him “Selfish”

By Alda Balthrop-Lewis

…abwe, just as overlooked and beleaguered… Big companies have always sought cheaper labor, moving from North to South in the United States, looking for the hungriest, the most desperate, the least organized, the most exploitable. Press coverage of conditions in Apple’s factories in China has been anything but glowing. Yet when Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, says he’ll give his personal wealth to charities of his choice (many of them in Silicon Valley), he…

Colorado’s Personhood Initiative Fails—For Now

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…llot, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced this morning. According to the Denver Post, some of the signatures were deemed invalid, so the petition was found to have only 85,800 valid signatures—305 signatures short of the required 86,105. Jennifer Mason, speaking for Personhood Colorado, said that the group has hired an election attorney and is confident the measure will still appear on the ballot. (Ms. Mason is also the Communicati…