…of an entity called Repent America. In a February 2005 interview with the Philadelphia City Paper, Marcavage declared that “Homosexuals are to be put to death,” and “The wages of sin is death.” He went on: “But I want to make it clear that I’m not advocating the independent killing of homosexuals… I’m saying that the Government’s duty is to uphold God’s law.” “The thing that is most interesting is that these young, militant antis, including Lila R…
…often dominates our historical and contemporary conversations. Exploring this history helps us understand, I hope, that what we today call the “black” and “white” races emerged out of very specific cultural and legal histories—histories that I argue actually began as religious histories. The book is an exploration of these racial “origin narratives.” In the Mormon context, the beginning of these narratives cannot be understood without a robust an…
…uld give pause to a belief in the inherent goodness of “rights.” LGBT rights expand the purview of private property, bifurcating public interests into multiple private spheres including those in which same-sex intimacy is a “sin.” If this summer sees a positive outcome with Proposition 8, equality supporters should not lose sight of the hard work still ahead….
…iest in California who publicly opposed Proposition 8 and was removed from his post by his bishop. “There are priests supportive of gay rights, and there are gay priests,” Palacios added, “they’re completely afraid to speak up.” He added that the pressure has worsened under Pope Benedict, who has made LGBT rights a “litmus test.” The bishops, he said, have been “given marching orders that this is your job: combat gay rights and combat ‘cultural re…
…ages were “not marriages, she did not violate the church’s constitution.” This time, things are a little different. The 16 same-sex marriages she’s accused of presiding over in the new charges were legal since they were performed “during the five-month period in 2008 when same-sex marriage was legal in California.” Spahr’s defender in the case, Scott Clark, said the church is “trying to sanction a minister for performing legal marriages. This is u…
…o pass a bill without them. Passage of a bill would surely bode well for Democrats garnering the support of Latinos who support immigration reform. But it won’t be because of the White House visits by Rev. Rodriguez, who may well be overstating his reach and influence, and who thinks nothing of publicly likening Democrats to the murderous King Herod. Grandin is right that the rank and file would be pleased with passage of comprehensive immigration…
…ative fringe, that invites free discussion of religious ideas once they’ve hit the public square—and that keeps us and our readership powerfully engaged. – The Eds PEOPLE Publisher: DIANE WINSTON Co-Editors-in-Chief: EVAN DERKACZ, LISA WEBSTER Managing Editor: ELLIE FAUSTINO Editor, Remapping American Christianities: ANITA LITTLE Senior Correspondents: JOANNA BROOKS, SUNNIVIE BRYDUM, PATRICIA MILLER, HAROON MOGHUL, KAYA OAKES Associate Editors: AN…
…the same 10 kids every year, and now it is 1990 and I am attending Beverly Hills High School with more than 1,000 students in each grade. The social landscape at Beverly Hills High School in the 1990s was insular and segregated. People from the same ethnic background tended to be friends only with each other and there was very little mixing between social groups. Most high school friendships had developed years earlier in elementary school, so the…
…ues of our time. So like pioneers, we walk. I will be walking with my wife and two kids. In church clothes. I’ll be wearing a white shirt. And a pink tie….
…o throw chairs, hurl verbal abuse, and spit on them, and the police did nothing to curb the violence. Haut was injured when she was hit over the head with a chair. The incident was the first of its kind, but it wasn’t the last. Over the past two decades, the Women of the Wall’s efforts have been met with attacks by both Orthodox men and women at the Kotel, ranging from throwing chairs and feces to attacks by Israeli police with tear gas. Twenty ye…
