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Malawi Catholic Bishops Call For Enforcement of Sodomy Law; Ukrainian Thugs Disrupt Equality Festival Opposed by Orthodox Church; Indonesian Islamists Continue Rhetorical War on LGBTs; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e venue was surrounded by about 200 members of far-right groups shouting “kill, kill, kill.” There seems to have been resistance from a number of quarters to the planned event, including from the Lviv Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate. It was probably unfortunate timing that the festival was planned during Lent, however Bishop Filaret’s strong language about ‘sinners’ makes it clear that his objections were not…

Crisis in Sudan: ‘If the World Stands Idly By This Time, They Will Bring Genocide’

By Frederick Clarkson

…ns with an historic interest in Sudan] to stop the bombing campaigns that kill civilians. Why can’t they create a no-fly zone over the Nuba Mountains and the entire South Kordofan state to protect civilians from [our] own government’s air strikes? The international community must also intervene to open up full access for the humanitarian organizations to supply people with food, water, and medical care that will help marginalized people achieve fr…

A Matter of the Heart: Talking to Gay Christian Rocker Jennifer Knapp

By Kristin Rawls

…vative viewpoint that evangelicals are known for has been shifting for a while. A number of people are struggling with the fact that their churches haven’t looked very inviting to many people for a long time. There are young people who are saying that they view their tradition in evangelicalism as one that should be inclusive of LGBT people. That’s encouraging. Have former fans come back? Yeah, the grassroots fans that I’ve always believed hel…

Report from Paris During COP21: Let Us Not Commit Global Suicide

By Donna Schaper

…cisions made locally and then nested. Encouraging ongoing learning. The resilience of the skateboarders will save us. The world’s leaders may not. Many of them are too invested in what I call the static quo. I’m not going all the way to hope, as the conference has just started. But I am feeling resilient, which is different from hopeful. It is enjoyment of the periphery, where we are suspicious of any of the insiders who imagine they are the human…

The Religious Right’s Apocalyptic Visions of an Obama Presidency

By Bill Berkowitz

…rom 2012 neglects to mention the upcoming 2012 presidential election. Despite the far-left Supreme Court appointments, rampant abortions, same-sex marriages, terrorist bombs, Al Qaida in Iraq and renewed Russian militancy, will Obama be reelected? Stay tuned; perhaps there’s a post-election letter being composed as we speak! ——- Related Story: “The Call” Warns of Antichrist Legislation in California and Beyond…

Dirty Money in the Appalachian Church: Six Years After Deadly Coal Mine Disaster, Where Are We Now?

By Michael J. Iafrate

…wouldn’t be prudent” to speak strongly about these things. In a recent email and phone conversation, Fr. O’Donnell also dismissed any concerns about the influence of coal money on the public policy statements of the diocese. “It’s just a non-issue in such discussions,” he told me. “I’m flabbergasted the topic is even coming up.” Certainly a deeper and more sustained conversation is necessary. In order to yield fruit, such conversations require so…

It’s Not Raining Eligible Muslim Men

By Shabana Mir

…it will be interesting to see how their children are raised, and how this will affect their children’s identities. It will be interesting to see how this changes the face of the community in the United States. For the record, I do not feel that marriage outside the faith is an ideal solution for most religious individuals. In my humble belief and experience, religion is a discipline and tradition that requires total living and immersion. Marriage…

The Pundits and the Dominionists

By Julie Ingersoll

…any other name) a Reconstructionist? And as Gerson noted in his essay, the number of people who can be labeled in this way would “fit in a phone booth.” (Actually there are significantly more than he recognizes, but I take his point.) My point, though, is that this is the wrong question. Far more interesting, I think, is to look at the influence of Christian Reconstruction; how has it impacted the style of the conservative Christianity that makes…

Students at Conservative Catholic College Speak After Sudden Cancellation of Pro-Gay Speaker

By Rob Shryock

…I am the Other. And if I feel that way, I can only imagine how young gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender Providence College students must feel. It is for them that I remain most concerned. Corvino mentioned that he had received a great number of emails from LGBT students at Providence College. One alumnus told him that he had not been comfortable being out at Providence, and that the administration’s actions had convinced him that staying in th…

The Atheist Encounter with Christianity: A Failure to Disbelieve?

By Paul Wallace

…l beliefs that once protected and gave form to the spiritual life of the child will eventually become confining and prevent growth. At this point the shedding of beliefs becomes necessary, because they don’t match up to the difficulties and pressures and losses of actual life. My point is, our beliefs protect us, they help define our boundaries, and they are necessary for getting through the day. But beliefs come and beliefs go. I remember the exa…