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Falling in Love With the Earth: Francis’ Faithful Ecology

By Jacob J. Erickson

…uming 1967 edition of Science, a medieval historian from the University of California argued a now infamous thesis in my own field of religion and ecology. “Christianity, “ Lynn White wrote, “is the most anthropocentric religion the world has seen.” The notion of “dominion,” he argued, allowed human beings to exploit the ecological world in unprecedented ways. White’s argument set off a decades-long firestorm, engaging activists, environmental eth…

The Sacred and the Dead: Truckin’ as a New American Pilgrimage

By Varun Soni

…laboration with the Office of Religious Life at the University of Southern California This new body of scholarly literature and pop cultural production reveals the Grateful Dead as a uniquely American phenomenon with an extraordinary American legacy. Indeed, as the de facto leaders of the largest counter-cultural movement in American history, the Grateful Dead have shaped and defined the idea of America for millions of people. In so many ways, the…

Mexico moves toward national marriage equality; Greek govt announces civil partnership legislation; Pope warns against ‘secularism and relativism’; Global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

…his week on a group of Chinese couples who were married in West Hollywood, California. Li Tao, 30, and Duan Rongfeng, 38, are one of seven same-sex Chinese couples married in an emotional ceremony June 9 at the West Hollywood Library. The weddings were witnessed by family, friends, members of the public and lots of media. But perhaps the most important observer was a camera crew from Blued, China’s largest gay social app, which is documenting the…

‘Barbaric’ v ‘Progressive’ Islam; Catholic Church Objects to Mexican Court OK For Gay Adoption; Malaysian Court Weighs Boundaries Of Civil and Shariah Law; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…d be denied their fundamental basic human rights because of their sexuality.” Alagie Jammeh is a student at the University of California Santa Barbara….

Are You There God? It’s Us, Googling

By Michael Schulson

…for the website of David Jeremiah, a conservative evangelical preacher in California. Do these websites actually shape people’s responses to deep theological questions? Can search results and search engine optimization influence the beliefs of an individual confronting a difficult question? It’s hard to tell. But as people go online for answers to religious questions, fundamentalist and fringe religious groups do have chances to dominate the sear…

“Who Is This God?”: The Controversial Sequel to the Jesus Seminar

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…ring, I attended the God Seminar’s first standalone meeting in Santa Rosa, California, where I was one of two respondents to Jack Caputo, a well-known philosopher and radical theologian. I had never been to a Westar event before, and was stunned and delighted by how many non-academics had opted to spend their weekend listening to scholars converse. Afterwards, over email, I followed up with Caputo and with David Galston, the academic director of t…

Pope Mum on LGBTs in Uganda; Church Defends Anti-Marriage-Equality Efforts in Australia; Cyprus Passes Civil Partnerships; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…sco. And the court provided an amparo for 44 people from the state of Baja California. Journalist Rex Wockner maintains an updated status report on marriage equality in Mexico and elsewhere. Guatemala: Profile of first lesbian member of Congress US AID has profiled Sandra Morán, who became the first openly LGBTI member of Congress in recent elections. “My promise is to all people,” she said. “Although most identify me as a feminist, I believe in r…

Judeo-Christian America: The Fall of the ‘Christian Nation’

By Edward J. Blum

…ywood, or Darren Dochuk detailing how the Bible Belt moved to the Southern California Sun Belt during the Great Depression and transforming evangelicalism into a powerhouse for creative conservatism, or the recent work of David Chappell, Paul Harvey, and Barbara Diane Savage linking religious worldviews to changes in civil rights politics, our entire understanding of the era has been transformed in the last decade. We have Schultz to thank for inc…

What the Fight over Allah says about the Future of Evangelical Christianity

By Richard Flory

…ant than other, emerging threats. For example, Talbot Seminary in Southern California has long held a prohibition against women being trained to be church pastors. Recently however, with the rise of a new threat related to Title IX and LGBT rights, faculty members are now rethinking the prohibition against women pastors in order to regroup and mount a defense against inclusion of LGBT individuals. They argue for being able to discriminate against…

Conservative Anglican Bishops Threaten To Split Communion; Malawi Opposition Leader Says Gays Should Be Killed; Anti-Marriage Effort Makes European Union Question Initiative Process; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ntinues The first same-sex marriage in Cabo San Lucas in the state of Baja California Sur will take place this weekend after two women received a federal amparo, or injunction, that overrides local marriage bans. Journalist Rex Wockner explains and tracks the steady spread of marriage equality, over the objections of Church leaders and many local officials, via Mexico’s complex federal-state justice system. Guyana: President Expresses Support For…