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Female Deacons: Pope Francis Walks It Back, Women Clergy Weigh In

By Kaya Oakes

…ica, United Methodist Church, American Baptist Church, Presbyterian Church USA, United Church of Christ, and the Reformed Church in America. Women are also ordained in Buddhism as well as in Reform and Conservative Judaism. The Roman Catholic Church, however, is not the only American religious denomination to deny women’s ordination: the Mormons, the Orthodox church, Orthodox Judaism, the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church, Islam, and the South…

Can a Church Split Truly Be Gracious?

By Adam J. Copeland

…rgy would turn them around. They just needed to know the truth about the PCUSA, I figured. Even as I began every meeting with prayer about being open to the Holy Spirit’s movement in our midst, asking for signs as to what new thing God might be up to in Bathgate, I was pretty sure in a matter of months they would choose to stay put. Change is hard, after all, and on the prairie it comes slowly. I don’t remember the 1983 establishment of the Presby…

Lesbian Panic Reaches Apogee With Kagan Rumors

By Susan Henking

…y that the University of the Cumberlands, a Baptist college in Williamsburg, Ky., could not keep $11-million in funds from the Kentucky General Assembly for a new pharmacy program. Why? Because the Court concurs with a suit brought by gay rights advocacy group Kentucky Fairness Alliance that such funds ought not be given to a religious organization. The court did not rule on the legality of discriminating against gay students. But they did concur….

Sacred&Profane: ARIS Survey Gets ‘Religion’, Misses Boat

By Gary Laderman

…or even primarily, tied to theology or religious identity labels like more, less, and not religious? We might see how religious practices and commitments emanate from unlikely sources today: science and the pursuit of truth; music and the social ecstasy of concerts; violence and the glorification of warfare; celebrity worship and technological wonders; heroic doctors and evil villains; funereal spectacles and sexual compulsions; the Super Bowl an…

Caught in a Fever Dream of Originalism, Can SCOTUS Majority Learn the Lessons of Early America Before it’s Too Late?

By J.L. Tomlin and Thomas Lecaque

…uence the direction of government.” Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, echoed the same sentiment, that: “There is no separation of church and state. It’s a fabrication. It’s not in the Constitution. It’s made up by secular humanists. It’s derived from a single letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptist Convention. Of course we should have church and state mixed together. Our Founding Father believed in that.” That “single”…

Why the ‘Confession & Redemption’ Path is Unlikely to Help Falwell Recover from Sex Scandal

By Chrissy Stroop

Yesterday, August 24, 2020, was the first day of classes at right-wing evangelical school Liberty University. It also turned out to be the final day of the scandal-prone Jerry Falwell, Jr.’s professional implosion, much to the delight of liberals and moderates on Twitter, who followed the unfolding trainwreck closely all day. Indeed, the exciting conclusion of the Falwell “pool boy” saga upstaged the first day of the Republican National Conventio…

Fetus as Person Initiative Approved by Mississippi Judge

By Lauri Lebo

…n from the beginning of this litigation that the Mississippi Supreme Court would have the final say in this matter.” Mathew Staver, chairman of the Christian law firm of Liberty Counsel, which represents the Mississippi affiliate of Personhood, said, “The right to life is the right of all rights. Without the right to life, all other rights are illusory. The Declaration of Independence acknowledges that the right to life is the foundation of all ri…

A Kinder, Gentler Homophobia

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…nsive as the harsher kind: ”There is always the desire, and a worthy desire, too, that the person we are to love may possess endearing perfections; we wish it not only for our own sake but also for the sake of the other person. Above all, it is worthy to wish and pray that the one we love might always behave and be such that we could give our full assent and approval. But in God’s name let us not forget that it is not to our credit if he is such a…

Rolling the Stone Away: LGBTQI Elders Meet the Next Generation of Christian Activists at a Watershed Conference

By Mary E. Hunt

…. Louis, where a veritable rainbow of elders from groups including Dignity USA, Affirmations, Integrity, and the Institute for Welcoming Resources shared their experiences. For example, Darlene Garner who has a long, distinguished history of ministerial leadership was part of a splendid panel of lesbian feminists and trans women who spoke candidly about their histories and challenges. Two women’s groups, the Conference of Catholic Lesbians and Chr…

‘Personhood’ Agenda is Theocracy

By Carlton Veazey

…ood” campaign. The group organizing the Mississippi initiative, Personhood USA, defines itself on its website as a Christian ministry that “desires to glorify Jesus Christ in a way that creates a culture of life.” The executive director of Yes on 26, Brad Prewitt, has described the conceptual origin of personhood as being “the Bible, Genesis.” He also says that “Personhood is bigger than just shutting abortion clinics; it’s an opportunity for peop…