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More Mixed Signals from Pope Francis; Church of England Wrestles with Rifts; Faith Groups Lobby Pro & Con on Irish Referendum; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e “the burden of the day and the heat” (cf. Mt 20:1-16).” Let me be clear that I do not think that Pope Francis is criticizing the gay-marriage-threatens-straight-marriage argument. What I am saying is that the logic and Gospel values he extols in this homily contradict the type of thinking that such an argument carries. And, as I mentioned, I don’t think that the pope was necessarily speaking of LGBT people in this homily. The descriptions he off…

Conservative Points in Pope’s Speech Include Liberal “Chasers”

By Patricia Miller

…icitly challenged the long-standing contention of the US Catholic bishops that abortion was the issue that “really” mattered, threatening to rupture the alliance between the Catholic hierachy and the political right. What was most striking about Francis’ addresses both Wednesday and Thursday was how issues that were once front and center when any member of the Catholic hierarchy spoke, are now talked about in coded language. For the average Americ…

Racial Justice and Queer Masculinity: The Gospel of Frank Ocean

By Josiah Daniels

…ently wrestling with a two-pronged question: first, “What is the Gospel?”—that is, what is the Good News—and second, “How do we communicate the Good News in our immediate contexts?” In times like these, who can say anything about Good News? As I listen to Blonde, these questions bubble to the surface with every introspective verse, each ambient guitar riff, and the dark, mysterious longings for intimacy (With people? With God? Uhh, with himself?)….

#TeachAcceptance and the Fight for the Soul of SF’s Catholic Schools

By Patricia Miller

…s” is no longer being considered. Support SF Teachers said in a statement that while it is true that Cordileone is no longer using the word “minister,” he has not “backed off his effort to reclassify teachers and other staff as ministers. […] The Archbishop is still proposing that the teachers and other staff are ‘called to advance this religious mission’ and that their work is a ‘ministry.’ This is not a meaningful change.” According to Ted Allen…

‘I Don’t Buy It’: The Gospel According to Frank Underwood

By Cathleen Falsani

…uspended above him. He looks up, into the eyes of Jesus, and says, “Love. That’s what you’re selling? Well, I don’t buy it.” And then he spits at Jesus’ face. The act was shocking and yes, sacrilegious. I don’t believe we ever would have seen such a display on network television where advertisers rule and protests or boycotts surely would ensue. But it was authentic to Frank’s character, an unabashed, unapologetic villain. He’s a monster, but he’s…

Peru’s Civil Unions Bill Killed as Bishop Calls Sponsor ‘Faggot’; Germany Fines Men For Trying To Force Gay Muslim Teen Into Hetero Marriage; LGBT Global Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…uggest that if some people are born with Down’s syndrome or Spina Bifida, that that was what God intended either.” After public outcry, he apologized for “hurt” that his comments caused. From Pink News: He said in a statement: “I believe that every person is willed by God and loved by God. I simply don’t believe that God micromanages the universe in such detail. “I regret any hurt that may have been caused either by what I actually said or by how…

What This All-Star Christian Movie Gets Wrong About Christianity

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…person in others’ eyes. I might actually be persecuted for my beliefs and that that is the most important instance of discrimination ever; on the other hand, perhaps I just enjoy thinking that I am. Maybe I find it gratifying. And here’s the kicker: I am probably not in the best position to tell the difference. This isn’t some newfangled liberal fancy, either: since antiquity, Christian thinkers have dwelled on the human propensity to deceive ones…

Why Body Cameras Won’t Solve Police Brutality

By Stephanie Gaskill

…ection, there is reason to remain skeptical. Mayor Keith Summey concluded that the “lesson” from the release of Santana’s video is that the public should “give us the appropriate time to investigate, find out exactly what happened, and… act accordingly.” In other words, the North Charleston Police Department can be trusted to act in the face of clear-cut, objective evidence, and body cameras will ensure that officials will have access to such evid…

Pope Praises ‘Complementarity’ & Resists Gay Ambassador; Irish Religious Leaders Spar Over Marriage; Colombian Atty Gen Cites ‘Bogus’ Study Opposing Adoption; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…hed opposite conclusions. “Research … has developed a scholarly consensus that shows that children raised by same-sex couples are at no important disadvantage,” wrote Stanford University sociologist Michael Rosenfeld in an email. “There is a noisy fringe of academics who claim that children raised by same-sex couples are in disastrous peril,” a viewpoint which “has little or no credibility within academia.” Green reviews various academic critics o…

Did the Duggars’ Fundamentalism Cause Sexual Abuse? Not So Fast

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…ple look for patterns to explain why it happened in this instance and not that one. And that’s a good thing: abuse prevention means recognizing common patterns and then looking for interventions that are likely to keep abuse from happening. But our pattern-seeking human brains can also steer us wrong here, especially if we’re well-intentioned dabblers (as opposed to statisticians, criminal justice experts, or psychologists, or others who have been…