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White House Position
on Exemption from Contraception Coverage
“Not a Done Deal”?

By Sarah Posner

…anization, which had representatives at White House meetings on the topic, described the tenor of such meetings as “listening and not giving a sense of where the administration was leaning.” The Washington Post reports this morning that Democratic Senators, on a phone call yesterday with White House senior advisor David Plouffe, argued against adopting the Bishops’ position. My source says it’s “not a done deal” yet, but expected action from the…

The Many, Not the Few: An Anthem for Occupy

By Elizabeth Drescher

…bailout, while naming the refusal of party politics and the embrace of social media that makes “occupation” a much bigger ideological and practical strategy than trampling tents at Zuccotti Park or in downtown Oakland even begins to understand. And then, so not for nothing, he manages to sum it up with a catchy refrain (played, he says, some fifty times at the APEC dinner): We’ll occupy the streets We’ll occupy the courts We’ll occupy the offices…

Is Herman Cain’s Long-Running Minstrel Show Finally at an End?

By Anthea Butler

…sides, who would willingly admit that they had sex with THEHermanCain, besides Gloria, his wife, unless it was true. I sincerely hope that Cain gets a clue this week and drops out of the race for the sake of his family. I could care less who he decides to 999. Allowing his private dalliances to become a public spectacle while pretending to tout “family values” is hypocritical. What’s more, Cain may want to rethink all of the things he said about b…

Missouri Pastor Goes Viral on Gawker: ‘Separation of Church and Hate’

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…Sermons of Welcome and Affirmation. Contributors include Jay Bakker, Christian Piatt, Monica Coleman, Rita Nakashima Brock, as well as several others. I’m also writing another book tentatively titled Being Christian: Without Having to Believe Twelve Unbelievable Things Before Breakfast. The subtitle plays on a quote that goes back to Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll, and I explore the ways that a person can engage Christianity in a fresh way that valu…

Bishop Minerva Carcaño Has a Nearly Impossible Job

By Mary E. Hunt

…aid that of her. Bishop Carcaño said LGBTIQ people who struggle for rights despite decades of ostracism also sustain her, along with “people who have not been corrupted by the institutional churches.” I am sure she has seen a lot who have been, especially in leadership circles. I asked Minerva if she had a word for political leaders. The Bishop urged them to “step out in the confidence that what is just and merciful will transform the situat…

“Symbolic” Personhood Bill Could Kill

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…ers, rape victims, doctors, and women with life-threatening pregnancies up the river. Because they’re pro-life. And because our legislators seem confused about what is appropriate material for the legal code, and what is appropriate material for a t-shirt, I have made a flow chart. Hope this helps….

“Guerilla Warrior of Judeo-Christian Political Commentary” Stars in Anti-Newt Video in Iowa

By Sarah Posner

…ger of Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann. Pastor Gordon, who previously supported former Ten Commandments judge Roy Moore before his presidential campaign fizzled, adds, “many Iowa conservatives don’t care who’s on top.” Update: Via Brian Tashman, some more background on Molotov: @sarahposner Molotov also made anti-choice terrorist movie bit.ly/j3zQlw & backed Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill youtube.com/watch?v=EmWdEx… — Brian Tashman (@briantas…

It’s Barack v. the Bible, Says Barton

By Paul Harvey

…. Barton, by contrast, has recently appeared in works with respected Christian historians, and exercises a quiet and long-lasting influence through his congressional connections, his intellectual one-stop-shop for all things Christian Nation, and his role as unofficial (and official) vetter of history textbooks. Like a one-man think tank, he steamrolls opponents with position papers, textbooks, blog posts, talking head appearances, and footnotes….

A Year After the Non-Apocalypse: Where Are They Now?

By Tom Bartlett

…r were any believers caught up in the clouds. Harold Camping, the octogenarian whose nightly Bible call-in show fomented doomsday mania, suffered a stroke soon afterward and mostly disappeared from sight. The press coverage, which had been intense in the weeks leading up to May 21, 2011, dwindled to nothing. The story, as far as most people were concerned, was over. But I wanted to know what happens next. If you’re absolutely sure the world is goi…

Mormons Prepare for WA Marriage Equality Fight

By Joanna Brooks

…st in time for Massachusetts to become the first state to legalize gay marriage. We were told by ecclesiastical leaders to sign petitions and call legislators to get it overturned. I didn’t make any calls, but I agreed with them. But I remember that when they said, “You have to do this because marriage is under attack,” I thought to myself that I didn’t feel like my marriage was under attack. Fast forward to 2008. I’ve pretty much realized the sky…