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Gay Republicans Ask for Social Issue Cease-Fire

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…l issues in the forefront. “Social issues should be at the very top of the list of priorities for the new Congress, along with sensible fiscal policies,” Concerned Women for America leader Penny Nance responded in her own letter. “I’d like to know which one—support for the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, eliminating taxpayer dollars from funding embryonic stem cell research, or defunding Planned Parenthood—the signers of the GOProud letter h…

A Recent Local Controversy Reveals the Theocratic Heart of ‘Project Blitz’

By Frederick Clarkson

…ious Freedom). David Barton is generally referred to as a Christian nationalist, largely because he is the best-known promoter of the idea. But as a former vice chair of the Texas Republican Party and a frequent headliner at Christian right and Republican conclaves, he is also a Dominionist with considerable political reach. (The Jefferson Lies was on the New York Times best-seller list at the time it was withdrawn.) The Christian nationalist appe…

Trump Doesn’t Need to “Pivot” if Evangelicals Do it For Him

By Paul Harvey

…rs. From there, candidate Trump moved through the fairly customary laundry list of Republican talking points—school choice, Hillary’s emails, the secret plan to defeat ISIS, the need for a conservative to appoint the Scalia replacement, Hillary’s responsibility for North Korea’s nukes, and so on and on. By comparison with his summer addresses to campaign crowds, bent on attacking fire marshals and Gold Star mothers, sticking to the teleprompter ap…

Global LGBT Recap: Nigeria Jails Gays, Russian Orthodox Spox Calls for Criminalization Referendum

By Peter Montgomery

…ines, up to 14 days in jail, and deportation. The law makes it a crime to promote LGBT equality in public, but lacks concrete legal definitions for key terms. Russian authorities have indicated a broad interpretation of what constitutes “LGBT propaganda,” and provided vague guidance as to which actions will be interpreted by authorities as “LGBT propaganda.” LGBT travelers should review the State Department’s LGBT Travel Information page. Sen…

Is the Episcopal Church a Bain Capital Investor?

By Elizabeth Drescher

…he firm’s nearly $9.5 billion portfolio. CPG’s 2012 annual report does not list individual investment holdings. But, with executive staff and trustees (who are elected by delegates and bishops at the Episcopal Church’s triennial General Convention) with deep ties to the investment community that has certainly lived well outside of the ethical standards one would expect for a Church-affiliated financial organization, it’s certainly fair for Episcop…

Wolves Repelled by Christian Rock, Bibles for Porn, Fox Rejects Super Bowl Ad

By Michael J. Altman

The list of states considering anti-Shari’ah legislation is growing. South Carolina can be added along with South Dakota. The Muslim Public Affairs Council is trying to get more Muslims writing for TV and movies in Hollywood. The number of US Muslims accused of terrorism dropped by half in 2010, a new study reports. A pair of doves just didn’t want to leave the Pope’s window this week. People who believe the end of the world will come on 12/21/12…

From Right-Wing to Pro-Choice: The Shifting Goalposts of “Abortion Neutrality”

By Frederick Clarkson

…used to provide abortions. The main effect was to remove abortion from the list of medical services that could be paid for through the federal Medicaid program. Many reproductive rights supporters saw it as an affront to poor women who would, in effect, be denied access to abortion care. But a creeping Washington consensus emerged during the current debate on health care reform that took many by surprise: The Hyde Amendment is now seen as a modera…

RDQuiz: Prosperity Gospel Self-Examination

By Jonathan L. Walton

…her and ministry is still largely up for debate. Religious scholars, journalists, and beauty shop theologians continue to wrestle with the concept. And others have become somewhat trigger-happy with the prosperity gospel tag. Any minister that is somewhat charismatic, wears nice clothes, and/or talks about the blessings of God gets sprayed with the label. This, in my opinion, is neither right nor fair. One can name a host of charismatic and somewh…

A ‘Pro-Life’ Buttigieg Ambush, Trump’s Corrupt Counsel, and More

By Daniel Schultz

…Pres. Trump. This does not sit well with everyone: The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is looking for venues in London and Liverpool for Franklin Graham’s upcoming UK tour. Management of ACC Liverpool said Jan. 24 that it was dropping plans to host a June 12 Graham event, citing a number of statements by the evangelist “which we consider to be incompatible with our values.” Lest you think this is strictly a Brit thing, the same article note…

Searching for Moral High Ground While Houston Drowns: A Perspective on the Lakewood Church Controversy

By Joshua L. Lazard

…tatement that said it was “inaccessible due to severe flooding” and gave a list of shelters that would be open along with contact and location information. By Sunday evening the first round of tweets were swirling, asking why Lakewood wasn’t open as a shelter. And a subsequent video showing flowing and standing water in an underground garage of what was presumed to be Lakewood began circulating—as if to suggest that Lakewood was flooded and theref…