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McCullen v. Coakley and the Meaning of Protests

By Sarah Posner

…form of protest. At the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog, University of Denver political scientist Joshua Wilson argues that even if the Supreme Court strikes down the law, blockades and protests of the types that led to the passage of these laws are not likely to return. That’s because, Wilson argues, since the late 1990s clinic protests have dropped off, replaced with savvy lobbying and advocacy in state capitals, a sophisticated legal strate…

A Big Question About Little Sisters of the Poor

By Sarah Posner

…ill not receive reimbursement for those services? As the district court in Denver found in denying Little Sisters’ request for a preliminary injunction, the plaintiffs in the case “ignore the fact that, as participants in a church plan, they fall outside the [government’s] current enforcement authority.” The district court, in its ruling four days before the regulations went into effect, noted that “[p]laintiffs would have the court surmise that t…

The Surprising Catholic Roots of the War on Xmas

By Patricia Miller

…“Talking Points Memo”: All over the country, Christmas is taking flak. In Denver this past weekend, no religious floats were permitted in the holiday parade there. In New York City, Mayor Bloomberg unveiled the holiday tree and no Christian Christmas symbols were allowed in the public schools. Federated Department Stores, [that’s] Macy’s, have done away with the Christmas greeting, “Merry Christmas.” O’Reilly charged it was a secular plot to “des…

The Heart of Texas Ain’t Hateful: An Open Letter to Lawmakers From a Texan Trans Queer Latinx

By Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

…nary. Following seminary, I went on to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Denver and now spend my time building bridges in faith communities as an openly trans queer Latinx. This bridging work across lines of difference not only feeds my soul, but it is part of my call and vocation as a theologian to reduce harm in our faith communities, which of course also impacts our civic communities. That call is deeply informed by my upbringing in the Lone…

Which Hogwarts House would Jesus be in? Or would He be in a Walmart Receipt?

By Michael J. Altman

…sex abuse scandal. He has been replaced by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver. A Muslim man shot in the face by a man in an anti-Islamic rage says he forgives the shooter and tried to stop his execution. A federal judge has ruled that Dixie County Florida must remove its Ten Commandments monument from the courthouse steps. It has been there since 2006. Another judge ruled that a group of devout and vegetarian Hindus in New Jersey could sue a…

Facebook Doesn’t Kill Churches, Churches Kill Churches

By Elizabeth Drescher

…s about the more narrow scope of active Facebook affiliations, despite the number of “friends” a person’s profile page might boast. With regard to churches, Beck reads the data as suggesting that Facebook and other social media are replacing what he believes is the “main draw of the traditional church: social connection and affiliation.” It’s an engaging argument. Beck is certainly right that church is no longer a central gathering place for the m…

Focus on the Family’s Conversation Starter a Non-Starter

By Sarah Posner

Late last week the Denver Post reported that Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, wants to have a conversation with reproductive rights advocates: Reproductive-rights supporters say they want abortion to be legal, safe and rare, Daly said, and so his Colorado Springs-based media powerhouse will try to walk that common ground with them — lessening demand for abortion. The “let’s talk” offer to reproductive-rights groups signals a sea change…

Even Amid Controversy, ‘My Soul Still Sings,’ Says UMC’s First Lesbian Bishop

By Sunnivie Brydum

…naming her a “Hero of the Tenderloin” in her district office just south of Denver, Colorado, where she and I sat down to discuss the future of LGBTQ equality in the United Methodist Church on Friday. (Watch the full interview in the Facebook Live video below.) Although she had encountered broadly welcoming UMC communities throughout her career, Oliveto was admittedly nervous when she began to hear the call to episcopacy. “I didn’t want to be harme…

Goodbye, (Mythic) Columbus

By Ira Chernus

Denver claims that its Columbus Day parade is the nation’s largest. It surely has been the most controversial; as Colorado’s large Native American rights movement often confronts the paraders. When I watched the proceedings a few years ago, though my sympathies were certainly with the protesters, I was surprised to find a different kind of sympathy for the paraders, too. They were all white folks, mostly Italian-Americans, riding in cars and on c…

‘Atheizing’ the Dead, Religious Doughnuts, & Tax-Free Witching

By Michael J. Altman

…Ryder Cup team is chock full of born-again Christian golfers. In football, Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Tim Tebow has been labled a “hyper-Christian” by Rolling Stone. A feature in this month’s issue, written by Matt Taibbi, nicknames Tebow “Kid Jesus.” A pair of Muslims from New York spent every night of Ramadan in a different mosque in a different state on what they called a “Ramadan Roadtrip.” A group of vengeful Oklahoma City atheists,…