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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….

Mark Twain’s Blasphemy

By Michael A. Elliott

…is not an abolitionist in sight—nor does Huck show any signs that he would welcome one—and Twain will render Huck’s entire self-examination moot by the end of the novel when he tells us that, in fact, Jim had already been manumitted upon the death of his owner. At the most pragmatic level, the entire narrative of Jim’s quest for freedom is an exercise in redundancy. There are no lessons for liberation here. What may be most useful about reading, c…

Google’s Benevolent Interfaith Big Tent

By Lucia Hulsether

…physically move through the world according to its irresistible—but oh-so-welcome—pull. For example, Google anticipates the granddaughter’s needs before she even can articulate them. Her search terms move from vague to specific: “park with ancient gate in lahore,” evolves into “oldest sweet shop near mochi gate lahore,” evolves into “fazal sweets,” evolves into the momentous, game-changing phone call. Within the commercial, the boyhood friends’ t…

Global LGBT Recap: Religious Leaders Support Persecution as Countries Vie in Homophobia Olympics

By Peter Montgomery

…utin pledged a discrimination free Olympics; he said gay visitors would be welcome as long as they “leave kids alone.” A teenager who held up a rainbow flag as the Olympic torch passed through his hometown on January 8 was detained and arrested by Olympic officials as well as law enforcement officers. Meanwhile, lawmaker Alexei Zhuravlyov is proposing a law “that would deny custody to any parent who leaves a straight relationship to be gay.” CNN r…

UCC First Church to Sue State Over Gay Marriage Ban

By Peter Montgomery

…the blessings of God. We reject that notion. As all of God’s children are welcome to receive the sacraments of communion and of baptism, so all of God’s children should be able to receive the sacrament of holy union and marriage.” He also quotes Luke Largess, a partner at Tin Fulton Walker & Owen saying that current state law makes it a misdemeanor for ministers to conduct marriage ceremonies without licenses; it is also illegal for them to sign…

Don’t Blame Black Voters: The Obama Non-Effect

By Jonathan L. Walton

…and to African American GLBT persons who often feel ostracized rather than welcomed in the “friendly” parts of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. What’s more, gay activists may need to rethink their sales pitch to black voters that gay marriage is a civil right. Even Barack Obama consistently professed his opposition to gay marriage in favor of civil unions. Thus, greater clarity could be brought to this issue not just in terms of sacred u…

Morality is Not Necessarily Good

By Hans-Georg Moeller

…like: Now that you have repented the Bush administration’s sins, Europeans welcome you back to the commonwealth of the ethically pure nations. What are some of the biggest misconceptions about your topic? That to say that morality is not necessarily good is itself a moral statement. People who say this demonstrate that they are incapable to use the terms good/bad in a non-moral sense. I think we use these terms non-morally most of the time—perhaps…