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Why The Church Can’t Stop Gun Violence

…done? The key, I think, lies with that idea of leverage. Building up positive values in elected representatives seldom works these days. They come into office knowing what they think, and what they think their constituents want. That leaves negative reinforcement: unless politicians feel they have something to lose in a debate, they’re unlikely to respond. Unfortunately, the denomination of choice in American politics these days is money and votes…

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How Are the “Nones” Raising Their Children?

…actually very mixed. For example, many studies show that a high level of involvement with organized religion correlates with positive outcomes for youth such as less experimentation with sex, drugs and alcohol, lower juvenile crime rates, etc. But we don’t know if it’s religion that benefits kids, or just being part of an organized community with other caring adults who regularly interact with your child. As the secular movement continues to organ…

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The Pope and the Culture Wars

…On the eve of the Pope’s address to congress, RD Senior Correspondent Patti Miller spoke with NPR partner station KPCC about the effect on the culture wars of “[t]he most politicized pontiff in contemporary history.” https://soundcloud.com/religion-dispatches/papal-politics-how-pope-francis-stirs-the-culture-wars-in-dc…

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The Brutality of Life for Syrian LGBTs; Saving the Anglican Church by Dissolving It; Backlash to Hindu Gay Wedding Ceremony in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

…The controversy in this case is not the marriage itself but the apparent involvement of the Hindu religion which is against gay marriage. According to the report, the chairman of the Grand Council of Customary Villages said the group has launched an investigation. “We emphasise that same sex marriage is not allowed in our religion. In our customary law it is also not allowed as it could cause the area to be cuntaka (or impure). If the wedding cere…

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Anti-Gay Evangelicalism is the Norm: A Less Rosy Take on the Evangelical “Tipping Point”

…riven to suicide by her evangelical upbringing. Her heartbreaking words survive, including her call for her death “to mean something.” Are evangelicals listening? “We loved him unconditionally,” Carla Alcorn told CNN, misgendering the deceased Leelah and appealing to a fundamentalist “love” that was certainly not unconditional. In fairness, some evangelicals are listening with open hearts. I have seen some come around to LGBTQ affirmation, some to…

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Pope Francis meets with bishop who blessed gay couple; Proposed NGO law in Uganda threatens LGBT groups, civil society; Interfaith sexuality organizing in Indonesia; global LGBT recap

…t that particular moment, he specifically said that to bless people also involves to speak well of God to those people,’ said the French prelate.” Francis DeBarnardo at New Ways Ministry reports that Gaillot had been scheduled to give the closing speech at a conference on religion and homosexuality at the first World Pride event in 2000. But on the day before the conference, the Vatican ordered him not to give his speech. That was not the first ti…

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Istanbul ‘Haven of Sorts’ For LGBT Syrians and Iraqis; Cayman Islands Affirm Marriage Ban with ‘Holy Bible Evidence’; No Room for LGBTs in Malaysia’s ‘Islam-Based’ Human Rights Policy; Global LGBT Recap

…n see a collection of wedding photos at Huffington Post and more at TelesurvTV. Northern Ireland: Gay couple makes religious liberty claim against marriage ban A gay couple that was married in England last year has filed a lawsuit claiming that Northern Ireland’s refusal to recognize their marriage, and treating it as a civil union, is infringing on their religious liberty. The pair’s solicitor Ciaran Moynagh told the Belfast Telegraph said: “They…

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Watch John Oliver Satirize IRS’ Lack of Church Oversight

…f LLCs. (For more on that, go to wenatcheethehatchet.blogspot.com.) Even should a church be reported for financial misconduct it would hardly matter since the IRS hasn’t investigated a single church case in over five years. Furthermore, as reported by Americans United, pressure from religious right organizations continues to enable churches to avoid any public accountability for their finances….

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Unbeknownst to Richard Dawkins the Feminist Revolution in Islam Has Already Begun

…titudes of Muslim women around the world. Statements such as Dawkins’ also vividly highlight the multiple tensions Muslim women face in our struggles for equality and egalitarianism. We not only have to contend with patriarchal and androcentric interpretations, laws and practices that are found within Muslim traditions, but we also have to deal with negative rhetoric about Islam and Muslim women that emanates from sources outside of the tradition….

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Justice v. Revenge: The Question Beneath the Question of Prison Reform

…t require revenge Shortly before his sentencing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving perpetrator of the Boston bombing, stood in the courtroom and spoke to victims for the first time in a two-year trial. Tsarnaev said that he was “sorry for the lives I’ve taken” and that he would “pray for your relief, for your healing, for your well-being, for your strength.” Judge George A. O’Toole Jr., then sentenced Tsarnaev to six death sentences, 20 sentences o…

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