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Why the King Hearings Should Matter to Mormons

By Joanna Brooks

Tomorrow, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, will use his authority and the sacred space of the US Capitol Building to put an entire religion on trial when he convenes a hearing on the “Radicalization of American Muslims.” King has a long track record of Islamophobic conduct, and the planned hearings are being decried by religious leaders and scholars as an abuse of government power, a blow to religious freedo…

Queer Suicide and the Malpractice of “Love”

By Cody J. Sanders

…, Josh’s parents, are probably still up reliving the events of the last few weeks, playing over in their minds the life of their son—“funny,” “sensitive,” “loving,” “a young man with an old soul.” Perhaps others will lose sleep too—those who not only wish for a better tomorrow for queer people but who are also willing to work and risk to achieve it, those willing to dream up more radical practices of love, those who will summon the courage and the…

Perry Endorser: Mormonism is a “Cult” (Updated)

By Sarah Posner

…ent GOP primary race as one between Perry and Mitt Romney (who speaks here tomorrow), and the most important goal as unseating Obama. If Romney is a nominee, Jeffress contended, Obama will win reelection because evangelicals will stay home. The view that Mormonism is a cult, Jeffress continued, “is not a right-wing fringe” view, but “a mainstream view.” (He cited the Southern Baptist Convention’s position as proof.) There is no constitutional reli…

Gun Ownership as Sin—A Strategic, Secular Proposal for Gun Reform

By Ira Chernus

…borne that name. Guns have always symbolized “the frontier.” And for vast numbers of Americans, the cultural idea and ideal of the frontier have symbolized what they think their nation is all about. Out on the frontier, the classic story goes, a man simply must have a gun and the freedom to use it. He couldn’t survive without it. He needs it to get food for his family and to defend them in times of danger. But as long as potential enemies out the…

If You Don’t Have Peace You Don’t Have Jesus, Preacher Tells Georgia House of Representatives

By Andrew L. Seidel

…ent our increasingly pluralistic communities. If these prayers were to end tomorrow, what would happen? Legislators who want to pray would still be able to pray at their desks, in their office, or at any time. The problem is that legislators don’t want to pray, they want to be seen praying. They want to appear pious for political reasons. This treats religion as a tool of political manipulation and is, in James Madison’s words, “an unhallowed perv…

#WhiteChurchQuiet: Anything but Outrage Is Complicity

By Andre E. Johnson

…er and frustrations. It has been both hopeful and pessimistic. It has celebrated the beauty and myth of American exceptionalism and its special place in the world, while at the same time damning it to Hell for not living up to the promises and ideals America espouses. So, when I saw African American pastors and ministers marching with protesters and speaking out, yet again, on abusive police tactics, I found myself asking a different question: “Wh…

What I Heard At The Mosque Reminded Me Of Donald Trump

By Haroon Moghul

…ques this year that have tried hard to get their communities involved. The number of Muslims registering to vote is rising. I predict a great turnout tomorrow. But it could be a lot greater. There are far too many Muslims that are checked out entirely. What did this imam think was so important? First, the imam only yelled. That’s all he did. Most kids, from what I understand, come into the world crying and screaming. Too many imams, apparently, ne…

Donald Trump Scares LGBT People Worldwide and More, in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…s to be about crossing borders and remembering the past while believing in tomorrow, we surely know how to do it. The Transgender Legal Defense Project released a report on violation on transgender people’s rights in Russia. The Council of Europe held a session on the rights of children in rainbow families. United Nations: Effort to strip language on SOGI from extra-judicial killings resolution fails As part of an ongoing backlash against LGBT hum…

A Solstice Devotional for the Faithless in Trump’s America

By Sunnivie Brydum

…nding warm bouquets of air. Even this late the bones of the body shine And tomorrow’s dust flares into breath. –Mark Strand (1934-2014) I want to believe that the light is coming. I want to believe that even in oppressive darkness, where the forces of hate and bigotry are elevated to the highest office in the land, that dreams will indeed pour into my pillow—replacing the day’s waking nightmare. And so I do the only thing I know how to do to cope:…

Authoritarian Populism Vs Human Rights, The Campaign Against ‘Gender Ideology’ and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…lure to speak up in defense of human rights for persecuted minorities desperately in need of government support and protection.” Suriname: In spite of religious objections judge rules government must recognize trans man’s gender A judge in Paramaribo granted the request of Yvanna Hilton, a transgender woman who sought to officially change her gender at the Census Office, which had refused to recognize her gender even after sex-reassignment surgery…