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

By Peter Montgomery

…ich the US is a State party, and which states that the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and effective protection. As a consequence, cultural, traditional or religious values cannot be invoked to justify any form of discrimination, including discrimination against LGBTI persons. These laws should be reconsidered as soon as possible. The European Union reaffirms its commitment to the equality and dignity of al…

Racist Remarks by popular BYU Religion Professor Spark Controversy

By Joanna Brooks

…it has attempted to step quietly beyond its racist past, as it has with many other thorny and troubling historical 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…

The C Word

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…r at a company clear-cutting forests. But, overall, I consider just about any place of employment a great place to be while being a Christian. That said, however, I doubt I could get a job at any of the employers that made the list. You see, I’m not really “their kind” of Christian – because when they say “Christian” – they mean a religious right kind of Christian. Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI) surveyed more than 11,800 employees in 1…

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

By Lauri Lebo

…y. None of the school cases that have been litigated are designed to keep anyone from praying or exercising their religious freedom.” Scales said he received plenty of feedback Wednesday, mostly from people upset over the public prayer ban. “I would [expect] that because it’s a part of the culture here, it’s a part of the landscape,” he said. “That’s probably one of the reasons it has not been addressed publicly by the school administration or the…

Mormon Bloggernacle is No Choir

By Krista Kapralos

…the term “Bloggernacle” seems to function as a descriptor for practically any blog that mentions or links to the LDS church. At Bloggernacle Back Bench—a blog about Mormon blogs at the Mormon Times—even blogs like “Modestly Chic,” a fashion journal, warrant a mention. The academic bloggers who coined the term aren’t sure they want to let anyone else claim it. “There are people who get wedded to this notion that all Mormon blogging began with the r…

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

…ur resources; our dignity and our humanity twice.” “Our relationship with any country or any bloc will be based on mutual respect and the respect of the sovereignty and independence and religious values of our country. We will no longer be a member of any sub-regional, regional and international bloc or organisation that will allow the continuous racist exploitation and humiliation and the looting of the African continent in particular and the bla…

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

By Michael Pasquier

…ng French and Indian families of Isle de Jean Charles from hurricanes and anything else the Gulf of Mexico throws at them. Isle de Jean Charles is like other communities scattered throughout the wetlands of coastal Louisiana that fall outside the federal levee system. The seventh largest delta on the planet, these wetlands contain 37 percent of the marshland in the United States and the largest commercial fishery in the lower 48 states—to say not…

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

By Alda Balthrop-Lewis

…able. 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 gets praise and Apple gets good press. Never mind that his $800 million is unlikely to find its way into the hands of those looking for work at a living wage. Theroux has also written on do-gooding in Africa, which he does…

Colorado’s Personhood Initiative Fails—For Now

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…on,” and “human being” defined as “a member of the species homo sapien at any stage of development.” But the proposed text doesn’t define what to my theological ears is the more provocative term: “innocent.” Presumably, its use here is meant to do several things: (1) portray the fetus as an agent with moral standing, one in need of protection; (2) allow for the taking of guilty human life (since many social conservatives support the death penalty…