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Doing a Dukakis (But with Jesus) — Biden Does Not Need to Be More Publicly Christian

By Chrissy Stroop

…rative for the White evangelicals I grew up among, because the GOP pursues policies that line up with their “biblical worldview”—and, to be clear, this “worldview” is no less “biblical” than the liberal or progressive Christian worldview, because the Bible, too, is infinitely malleable. It contains plenty of material that can be read to support authoritarianism, just as it contains material that can be read to support liberation. In any case, in a…

Fed. Court Rules Prop. 8 Unconstitutional

By Peter Montgomery

…penalized, under California’s antidiscrimination laws and other government policies concerning sexual orientation, for refusing to provide services to families headed by same-sex spouses. But Proposition 8 did nothing to affect those laws. To the extent that California’s antidiscrimination laws apply to various activities of religious organizations, their protections apply in the same way as before. The appeals court said the religious liberty cla…

Exclusive: Religious Leaders for Immigration Equality for Gay and Lesbian Couples

By Sarah Posner

…the development of healthy individuals and strong communities. Immigration policies should make expeditious family reunification a top priority and should include all families as part of that foundation. For us, this is a clear matter of simple justice. UAFA has long been a flashpoint for anti-gay religious groups, even ones who claim to support immigration reform. In 2009, after Leahy introduced UAFA in the last Congress, it ignited what Peter La…

Federal Court Overturns California’s Prop. 8

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…t even before Prop. 8, “no religion [was] required to change its religious policies are practices with regard to same-sex couples, and no religious officiant [was] required to solemnize a marriage in contravention of his or her religious beliefs.” Instead, the justices noted, that argument is “more properly read as an appeal to the Legislature… and could not have been the reason for Proposition 8.” The ruling also gently mocks the religious right’…

Akin, Spiritual Warfare, and the Radicalization of the Anti-Choice Movement

By Sarah Posner

…used the Bible as a “blueprint” for economic, educational, and government policies. None of those statements were enough to cause the GOP to abandon him. During his presidential campaign, Rick Santorum said rape survivors who find themselves pregnant should just “accept God’s gift;” Citizens United has produced a film, narrated by Mike Huckabee, which claims that God blesses rape survivors who carry pregnancies to term. Rick Perry, whose presiden…

The Curious Case of Mormons and LGBT Rights

By Alan Michael Williams

…ir not in any way directed by Church leaders, but given the organization’s policies, they might as well have been. MBB’s disciplined messaging applied not only to the parades, but also to the subsequent discussion on their Facebook forum where—in an attempt to appeal to the least common denominator of “love” to draw the most Mormons—the moderators delete comments and remove people from the group who advocate marriage equality or discuss doctrine o…

“Ex-Gay” is Anti-Gay, Disguised as Compassion

By Tanya Erzen

…nline Christian churches and other religious organizations lack consistent policies and programs for dealing with LGBT youth. Meanwhile, Exodus and Focus on the Family have explicitly aimed their resources and materials toward youth as the next wave of ex-gay ministry for the past decade. Instead of “It Gets Better,” the idea is to use flashy media to tell questioning and confused youth that their same-sex feelings are not an identity but a condit…

Global LGBT Recap: Promise and Peril in the New Year

By Peter Montgomery

…or are drug addicts, and will be used to fight against ‘heterosexual norms’ in Central America.” It also attacks USAID plan to encourage trans-inclusive workplace policies, saying that transgender people “are individuals who are mentally ill and need treatment.”…

A Somewhat Cynical Take On The Future And Soul Of Evangelicalism

By Daniel Schultz

…not necessarily oppose Trump and some may even be friendly to some of his policies, said Darrell Bock of Dallas Theological Seminary, who is also helping to organize the event. But organizers said evangelicals need to return their focus to the term’s true definition: a person who believes in the authority of the Bible, salvation through Jesus’ work on the cross, personal conversion and the need for evangelism. I feel for them, truly I do. As ment…

Mormons Fight Marriage Equality in Mexico; Is Catholic Church Italy’s Anti-Gay NRA?; Nigerian Anglicans Cut Ties With UK Diocese; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Scott Lively, an American who has promoted anti-gay policies around the world, recently argued that, if elected, President Donald Trump should apologize to the world for “Obama’s attempt to force the fascist LGBT agenda on everyone” and should follow Russian President Vladimir Putin’s lead in allowing “the church to reclaim its rightful place in steering domestic policy norms back toward faith and family values.” Speaking of U.S. policy, a New Yo…