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The Catholic-Evangelical (Non-)Coalition

By Patricia Miller

There’s been a lot of discussion lately of the Catholic-Evangelical coalition based on new numbers from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) that shows just how misunderstood this “coalition” continues to be. Vox.com’s anti-gay apologist-in-residence Brandon Ambrosino, whose supposed expertise is “culture and religion,” seems surprised to find that Catholics and Evangelicals “might be less politically aligned than is otherwise thought,”…

Amazing Grace: Obama Hits a Blue Note in Charleston

By Peter Manseau

If Sunday morning at 11 o’clock is Christian America’s most segregated hour, then “Amazing Grace” might be its most segregated song. To be sure, it is one of very few pieces of music instantly recognized all over the United States, by people of all races and even of different faiths. Sing the first few words in a public place and you can be sure someone around you will join in. You may even find youself leading a spontaneous choir. The same might…

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

By Peter Montgomery

Syria: ISIS not the only source of brutality against LGBTs Dan McDougall’s feature story in the Sunday Times of London Magazine examines the situation in Syria, “where gay people are being persecuted and murdered – and not just by Isis.” Writes McDougall: In recent months, the photojournalist Robin Hammond and I have interviewed gay citizens in Africa and the Middle East. Theirs is a narrative of great pain and desperate suffering. Here in the Mi…

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

By Peter Montgomery

We reported last week on the UN Security Council briefing convened by American and Chilean diplomats to discuss the anti-LGBT brutality of ISIS. In an Advocate commentary last week, Jean Freedberg of HRC Global argued that the meeting represented “a turning point for global LGBT rights.” The Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia dedicates its latest issue to the theme, “Queer in Southeast Asia.” It includes articles on life for LGBT people in Myanmar, I…

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

By Peter Montgomery

Richard Blanco, the openly gay Cuban-American poet who read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration, composed and read a poem for the ceremony reopening the U.S. embassy in Havana. Guatemalan photographer Eny Roland Hernandez’s large-scale portraits of LGBT people taken in Denmark and Guatemala were posted around Copenhagen as part of the city’s pride celebration. The International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has begun publishi…

Watch John Oliver Satirize IRS’ Lack of Church Oversight

By Becky Garrison

In Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’s recent segment on televangelists, Oliver illuminated how these preachers exploit the special tax exemptions granted by the IRS to churches and church based organizations. As churches aren’t required to make their financials available for public view, they can avoid the financial transparency and accountability required of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Through the creation of his own “church,” aptly tit…

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

By Jerusha Tanner Lamptey

The revolution for women’s rights and equality within Islam began long ago. And it was initiated and is perpetuated by Muslim women themselves. Despite this, renowned atheist and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins recently tweeted: https://twitter.com/richarddawkins/status/624104581253963776 He followed this proclamation with the quotation of multiple verses from Islamic texts related to women garnering the ire of many Muslims, especially man…

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

By Xarissa Holdaway

This article is part of It’s Your Fault, The Cubit’s series on blame in contemporary society. In her contribution to the series, journalist Xarissa Holdaway examines the American prison system and the fragile relationships among rehabilitation, containment, and revenge. For more on blame, read the introductory post or explore the full series. When Louis Dwight died in 1853, the Boston Courier lamented, “we know not who can succeed him; but it is…

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

By Chrissy Stroop

“I held my tongue as she told me, ‘Son, fear is the heart of love.’ So I never went back.” – Death Cab for Cutie, from “I Will Follow You into the Dark” (2005) Ahead of today’s historic Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, we saw a lot of preemptive pushback from right-wing evangelical groups like the American Family Association and the Southern Baptist Convention—and in the wake of the ruling we’re sure to see more. We’ve also recently see…

What Irish Marriage Vote Means for Catholic Church; The Lonely Fight for Equality in Belize; Progress and Backlash in Tunisia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The big news of the week was Irish voters’ overwhelming “yes” vote on a proposal to add marriage equality to the country’s constitution. The lopsided nature of the vote in heavily Catholic Ireland – and the fact that Church officials were opposed by every political party — has encouraged plenty of speculation about what the vote means for the Church in Ireland and its opposition to LGBT equality globally. Alex White, the Irish government’s mini…