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“God Created You”: Bishop Supports Gay Ugandans, Defies Death Threats

By Jocelyn Edwards

…g to think about,” said Andrew, adding that he and his siblings are in the process of deciding how best to protect their father. “We are trying to figure out what we can do.” Despite the increased risk, Bishop Senyonjo has continued with the work of shepherding Uganda’s LGBT community. If he didn’t, it’s unlikely that anyone else would. After the other pastor’s invective against gays at Kato’s funeral, locals from his ancestral village refused to…

But ‘Natural’ is Better, No? ‘How Faith in Nature’s Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science’

By Andrew Aghapour

…physics or chemistry.” [In other words,] it’s still not ok for a woman to prevent pregnancy by recourse to physics or chemistry—condoms or the pill—yet, he says, it’s perfectly permissible to do it by using mathematics for the rhythm method, a supposedly natural way of preventing pregnancy that wasn’t discovered until the early twentieth century. Looking at the history of debates over natural contraception, both within the church and outside the…

Giving Up God—Not Just a Spiritual Stunt

By Becky Garrison

…There’s a lot of culture wrapped up in these denominations; even the most progressive expressions of Christianity strike me as marketing and branding. Nor am I attracted to atheist churches like Sunday Assembly because I just don’t care for the format of an evangelical worship service. One of the perks of being an atheist is not having to do that anymore. I’ve been in the religion business all my life and I just need a break. Is this some kind of…

Intensive Care: Preachers’ Daughters Episode Five Recap

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…eachers’ Daughters, the Koloff, Coleman, and Perry families—with the help, presumably, of post-production staff—ran the emotional gamut. Some highlights: LOLumwhut?: Victoria and Nikita Koloff, divorced parents, were sent on a date by their four daughters. Nikita was in on the scheme, but it was a complete surprise for Victoria. What the audience saw of the date actually involved no rekindled romance, just awkward conversation. At one point Vict…

Satanic FOIA Reveals Deep Confusion About 1st Amendment

By Joseph Laycock

…t Greaves was trying to make—that the establishment clause was designed to prevent problems inherent in building religious monuments on government property. Because the authors of the messages fail to understand the difference between government endorsement of Christianity and the personal liberty of Christian citizens, Constitutional issues surrounding the separation of church and state are interpreted as demonic attacks perpetrated by “God hater…

“What Kind of Islam Is That?”: Talking With Refugees From ISIS

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…us that the Syrian Army had assured them that they would be safe as ISIS approached. But then the army suddenly disappeared, and ISIS had taken the town. At first, the ISIS militants told them they would not be harmed as long as they gave them all their money and their cell phones. In other villages, they heard, an agreement to convert to Islam and a payment of $7 per month would allow them to survive. But initially they were not given those optio…

Joe Bageant, author of Deer Hunting with Jesus: 1946-2011

By Lauri Lebo

…s so sweetly, are forever being drawn back to it on some level. After an appropriate period of trembling, which seemed like forever but was probably about five minutes, I emerged cautiously from the cloakroom. Mrs Roach let me stand there while the rest of the Bible Schoolers finished up the next tune, the standard off-key rendition of ‘Yes, Jesus Loves Me.’ She turned in my direction. ‘Out already?’ she said. ‘I could hold a bear in a bathtub tha…

Qaddafi Dies; Should it Matter How?

By Haroon Moghul

…Benghazi, and promised a massacre. He was the one who seized power, who oppressed, repressed, tortured, humiliated, and offended. And yet. I was ecstatic over Egypt’s revolution, thrilled by Tunisia’s, and still hurt to see what’s happening in Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria. As much as I was concerned by the far more violent turn Libya’s revolution took, I wanted Qaddafi gone. And now he is gone. But I sense in his rise, fall, and expiration a moral l…

Why I Won’t Leave the Mormon Church Alone

By Holly Welker

…ampaign to amend the California State Constitution to ban gay marriage via Proposition 8. That, of course, is one primary reason I cannot and will not leave the church alone: it continues to exert its influence in areas that affect my life and the lives of people I love. Most of what I have written recently about the church deals with gender and sex; as long as the church has opinions that move it to action on these topics, I will have opinions on…

AAA: Like a Good Neighbor

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…de of the road with a flat tire, or a broken down car, that help is just a phone call away. It also gives me discounts on lodging and other perks. My partner has a gold card with her name on it as well. The account number on both cards is the same. Years ago, when we signed up for the cards with the venerable roadside assistance company AAA, the woman at the counter smiled sweetly and never blinked an eye when we asked for the “family” plan. We we…