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The Religious “Right” to Denounce Homosexuality

By Sarah Posner

…on an ad hoc basis—could worsen that chill on religious speech by having inconsistent applications of unclear rules, and (3) even where a complaint is dismissed, the investigation process itself can create pressure to avoid religious teachings on sexual ethics to avoid being branded as a “troublemaker” or seen as “not a team player.” And given that commanders can be criminally punished for failure to prosecute sexual orientation discrimination or…

At National Prayer B’fast Obama Defends His Faith… Again

By Daniel Schultz

…tes tried to be diplomatic about it all; Burns Strider went on CBN to convince Pat Robertson’s audience that you shared evangelical values, for example. The president has also gotten some sympathetic press coverage of the faith issue along the way—most notably from CNN’s Dan Gilgoff. But here we are again. This morning, Pres. Obama attended the National Prayer Breakfast, the sole public expression of a band of religious creeps, to offer his testim…

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

By Sunnivie Brydum

…“If the church of Jesus Christ, the body of Christ, can’t show that difference is not a bad thing, and it’s a sign of God’s divinity, if we can’t show what it’s like to live in the tension of those differences, and find unity, what hope is there for the rest of the world?” Nevertheless, Oliveto is optimistic about the future of the church that still makes her soul sing. “I really believe there’s a love revolution going on,” she said of the respons…

Marco Rubio’s “Constitutional Scholar”

By Julie Ingersoll

…ould do that now. And this wasn’t even a fundraiser. Rubio is often cited as the classic tea party candidate who doesn’t emphasize the religious right’s “social issues.” His appearance with Barton is just one piece of evidence that cuts against that argument. But then again that might just help him here in Florida….

New Challenges to Gay Marriage Bans From Within States & Denominations

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…hey realize, as Pennsylvania’s Hanes did, that it’s better to stand on the right side of history than in the path of the oncoming avalanche….

Obamunism? The Traditional Values Coalition Coins a Term

By Bill Berkowitz

…gathering was “Training for the Long Run.” Although the “death penalty is in decline as evidenced by the fact that fewer death sentences are sought and obtained; there are fewer executions; and public support and confidence is waning,” NCADP recognizes that “high profile cases…raising serious questions about innocence, government misconduct, or unfairness have further undermined the public’s belief in the integrity of the system.”…

Religious Right to Newsweek: ‘Woe to [You] for Even Printing This’

By Bill Berkowitz

…ith-based organizations.” Lupu and Tuttle examine key legal developments since the inception of President Bush’s faith-based initiative in January 2001 and look closely at the most significant legal developments during the past year. Interestingly enough, Lupu and Tuttle point out that “The hiring freedom of FBO’s in partnership with government remains, as it has for eight years, embroiled in political passions. This has been and will continue to…

Baptist Resolutions Signal More Culture War

By Paul Harvey

…submit to unjust laws about marriage and sexuality or violate their consciences; and WHEREAS, Experience and recent history have shown that when the government redefines marriage as anything other than between a man and a woman, the police power of the state is brought to bear to enforce that redefinition, resulting in an inevitable collision with religious freedom and conscience rights; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the messengers to the S…

It’s Unanimous: No “Moderates” in GOP Field

By Julie Ingersoll

…he religious right’s long-standing goal of dismantling public education: Since the Reagan era conservatives have advocated dismantling the Federal Department of Education. In fact, that position has served as a marker for the more conservative Republican candidates to set themselves off from the moderate or “country-club Republicans” in a field of candidates. Many in the religious right, whether they’re aware of its origins or not, have embraced R…

A Locked and Loaded Covenant: The Religious Roots of America’s Gun Culture

By Peter Laarman

…he ghastly Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando) that it is “theologically inconceivable” to implement real gun control in the United States: God gave us guns to show us who we are. Giving up the gun would be surrender to evil, taking us abruptly into eschatological time… The Gun is patriotic. The Gun is America. The Gun is God. In her highly readable and timely new book, Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz def…