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Romney Steers Hard Right on Immigration; Huntsman Out After New Hampshire?

By Joanna Brooks

…moderate at heart. It’s also being reported today that Jon Huntsman has once again reorganized his campaign, with the biggest news being his moving headquarters north to New Hampshire, where he’s currently drawing about 10% in the polls. In national polls, however, Huntsman hovers between 1 – 2%, raising some questions as to whether the Nirvana-quoting alt-Republican candidate will be allowed to participate in the October 18 debate. Huntsman’s h…

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No Way Out But The Ballot Box: Why Partisanship Trumps Morality In Gun Control Debate

By Daniel Schultz

…aren’t a spiritual problem, they’re a partisan problem. Oh, American tolerance for gun violence reflects a screwed-up value system, to be sure. It’s just not the one you think. It’s not an issue of forming consensus around the need to regulate the availability of high-powered weaponry. As I pointed out in 2015, overwhelming majorities of Americans are in favor of these restrictions. So it’s not that Americans don’t have their values in the right p…

When Violence is Inevitable: Club Q and the Success of the System

By Heron Greenesmith

…communities if we’re on the path toward deeper authoritarianism. The violence isn’t on the horizon. The violence is here because it was called here by the Christian Right, by the right-wing media, by the conservative lawmakers and the militias. As the tentacles reach out for each of us in turn, we must be united in our resistance. It’s only through a united front, a united community of care, that we can fully resist. We are worthy of more. We are…

‘God Made Them Male and Female…and Eunuch’: Why the Biblical Case For Binary Gender Isn’t So… Biblical

By Tony Keddie

…atives’ political agenda against equal rights for LGBTQ+ people has experienced a resurgence in the benighted epoch of Trump. Vice President Pence has echoed the Evangelical influencers by prophesying that same-sex couples will be the cause of “societal collapse.” And while Trump claims to be good for the gay community, his administration has sought to diminish nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+—and especially for transgender—people in emplo…

Not All Muslims Are Terrorists, But All Terrorists Are Muslim

By Haroon Moghul

…tually tried to kill one of the two people who will be our next President? His name was Michael Sandford, so we can just calm down and go back to our business. I know there’s a double standard when it comes to Muslims and violence, but these last few instances have been peculiarly egregious. If it’s true that all terrorists are Muslims, it’s just because we’ve defined terrorism so that it’s pretty much only restricted to violence committed by Musl…

Mexico’s Religious Conservatives Seek Anti-LGBT Constitutional Amendment, LGBT Activists Defend Secular Government; Cash From Qatar Funds ‘Traditional’ Family Activism Worldwide; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…nya “had no room” for homosexuality. As the vitriol increased, so did the incidents of violence, from assaults to rape. Among those quoted in the story is Jessica Stern, director of OurRight International, who urged U.S. officials to work for change behind the scene rather than issue “public pronouncements that could be seen as finger-wagging and that could compromise the efforts of local activists” by allowing them to be discredited as “Western.”…

The Islamophobia Election: How “Muslim” Became a Racial Identity

By Michael Schulson

…bout religion. Right? His rhetoric seem to be less about matters of conscience, and more about bodies. Yeah. After the Orlando shooting, Clinton gave a speech. And there’s this whole rhetoric around, “Well there are good Muslims in America. They’re not all bad. We want them to help us, and feel included, and welcome them because we want them to sort of be on our side and help to reduce the problem of terrorism. We need to work with the Muslim comm…

Indonesia Allows Abusive Sharia Laws to Stand; Kenyan Priest Joins Challenge to Anti-LGBT Laws; Dominican Republic Bishop Slams ‘Gender Ideology’ at OAS; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…on and worldwide, “anything that puts a hold on European progress causes concern about advancement for rights for LGBT people, especially in countries that are lagging behind,” said Brian Sheehan, a leader of the successful Irish marriage equality campaign who now co-chairs the European branch of the International Lesbian and Gay Association. ILGA-Europe said anything that limits the shared work of the UK and EU in advancing LGBTI equality is a co…

Paula White’s Coronation, “Rabbi” Messer’s “Apology,” and Great Parody

By Anthea Butler

…ministrations of a charlatan “rabbi” is a pathetic grab for power. I am concerned for the people who continue to follow them. Messer, Long, and White will stoop to any chicanery and foolishness to maintain their shaky stature. White has even managed to maneuver herself into dead pastor Zachary Tim’s pulpit in Orlando, Florida. Tim’s wife has been vocal about her displeasure, and there may be action taken against White. What this debacle for Long…

A Solstice Devotional for the Faithless in Trump’s America

By Sunnivie Brydum

…es through, it is in the relentless humanity of those who have long experienced oppression that, in all honesty, I will never know. I saw the light of compassion in Orlando, after the Pulse massacre, when a fast-food worker kept a Subway shop open for two days straight to house small-media journalists. She teared up when, after apologizing for needing to close the restaurant for 30 minutes to clean, she got a standing ovation. I see it in the wate…