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Evangelicals Continue To Speak Over, But Not To Ex-vangelicals

By Chrissy Stroop

…ue. He never replied. I’d like to state for the record here that I’d still welcome a direct response. I do not, however, expect one. Moore and his ilk have no interest in actually existing exvangelicals who see the systemic misogyny, anti-LGBTQ animus, and racism present in conservative, mostly-white evangelical subculture as a natural outgrowth of evangelical theology itself—or, indeed, of what Warren views as a more serious “orthodox” theology….

Millennials Invent New Religion: No Hell, No Priests, No Punishment

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…nicate them from your religion?” I asked. “No,” they said, “they’re always welcome to come back.” The tales of their “reformers” were not much more forceful. Other than tinkering with one or two doctrines or ideas, the reformers they imagined for the assignment were just as “feel good” about the religion as the original founders. I asked the class after the presentations why they all chose to eschew the idea of hell. “Religion today is so … judgme…

New Poll: ‘Faithful Catholics’ an Endangered Species

By Linda Woodhead

…g gather strayed sheep back to the fold. Reformists say the opposite. They welcome the initiative as a sign that Francis really cares about what ordinary Catholics think, and that Vatican II’s claim that the Church is “the whole people of God” is at last being made good. A closer look at the questionnaire supports the conservative view over the reformist one, for it’s not a survey in any sense that a social scientist would recognize. The 38 questi…

A Rabbinical View: Bringing Honor to God By Extending Equal Rights to Gays and Lesbians

By Justus N. Baird

…e responsibility to debate in public how civil marriage is defined. Let us welcome the voices of the rabbis of Lakewood, NJ in this debate. But our voices as religious leaders cannot be limited to what is best for our own communities. The wisdom we bring from our traditions must be good for all Americans, even those who do not share our faith perspective. We must cry out that the cohesiveness of families across America is under attack. But it does…

LGBT-Friendly Church is Not “Christian” Enough?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ows just how far the LGBT community has strayed from our own commitment to welcome everyone. Apparently, we cannot even make room at the table for everyone in our own community if their doctrines don’t smell right. I understand the argument put forth by the owner of the site itself, that they do have a right to add or exclude churches at their discretion. I could always build a site that includes every faith group from Christian to Wiccan congrega…

Teaching Love: Soulforce Takes it to the Quad

By Nick Street

…of lawn to read a statement declaring that the Soulforce contingent is not welcome and that anyone who ventures off the sidewalk onto the college’s campus will be arrested for trespassing. “We love you,” one of the riders calls out as Kimbrow gives instructions to a police officer who has followed him to the edge of campus. “I love you too,” Kimbrow replies before he turns and walks away from the strangers at his gate. “This is just what happens s…

Church of Jedi Takes Advantage of Turmoil

By Gabriel Mckee

…ture than in traditional religion. You would expect the group’s leaders to welcome the increased attention, but Barney Jones—Hughes’ primary victim—has reportedly stepped down as the Church’s leader. A WalesOnline report is vague about whether he has left the faith entirely or simply wants to avoid the limelight, but the Vader attack has clearly caused him to reconsider his role as a spiritual leader. The impact of the incident on the fledgling fa…

Manufactured Outrage Over ‘Godless’ Democratic Platform [UPDATE]

By Peter Montgomery

…justice and mercy it inspires.” God, it turns out, has already been quite welcome in Charlotte, from opening and closing prayers to references in several speakers’ remarks. But that is not enough for the word-counters at Fox News, who demand to know why the number of uses of “God” has dropped. In response, Sen. Dick Durbin took on the insinuation that the platform revision somehow proved that Democrats are anti-God: Well, I can just basically tel…

No Religious Left “Split” On Anti-LGBT Religious Exemption

By Sarah Posner

…think it’s delightful that Jim Wallis has decided to come along, and he’s welcome along the 21st century train towards making liberty and justice for all actually mean all.” (Ball reports that Wallis and Wear “see themselves as deeply, spiritually committed to gay rights.”) “But the fact that Jim Wallis and some other folks would prefer a broader religious exemption,” said Russell, “that’s not splitting the religious left.” Speaking of the religi…

New Ordinance to Protect Scientologists

By Jonathan L. Walton

…ght to worship, work and live in peace? If they are breaking the law inside Golden Era Productions, protesters should file a complaint, allow police to obtain a warrant, and I will eagerly anticipate (and welcome) watching Tom Cruise taken away in handcuffs. Otherwise they may need to chill out. Their speech is just as free from across the street as it is at the door of the Mothership….