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On NSA Spying, What’s With the Silence of the Lambs?

By Peter Laarman

…might note that the Leader of the Free World spent the weekend in broiling Palm Springs trying to find an opening to plead with Mr. Xi about good behavior in cyberspace. Our politics are so thoroughly polarized that the Left, including the Religious Left, is now extremely leery of speaking out against the breathtaking scope of surveillance taking place in the name of national security. The denunciatory words that flowed so freely during the reign…

Gay and Lesbian Candidates Win Primary Victories

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…bisexual, and transgender community. Steve Pougnet the openly gay mayor of Palm Springs, will face Republican Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack in California’s 45 Congressional District race. Bono angered the gay and lesbian community when she voted against a repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, even though Bono argued that her concern was Congress would undermine the military’s study process by passing the measure. In other California races three candidat…

When a Pride March Means Owning the Shame of Racial and Economic Injustice

By Peter Laarman

…y most queer people. As do super-wealthy gay enclaves like West Hollywood, Palm Springs, and Fire Island: they all create the impression that gays in America have achieved elite status, when the statistics say this is far from the case. Returning to the worst of it—the core racism—there is a set of toxic white gay assumptions that will need to be completely uprooted if white gay men are ever to be of any use to the wider freedom movement. One is t…

Marriage Remains on Hold for California Gays

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…gn points out that time could run out for some couples. “Ed and Derence of Palm Springs, a couple that has been together for 40 years, demonstrates that lives are in the balance. Ed suffers from advancing Alzheimer’s. The California Supreme Court and now the 9th Circuit have decided to make Ed and Derence wait at least 9 more months before they might enjoy the fundamental right to marry. By then, it might not matter anymore.” I’m sure NOM will hav…

On Eve of Sudan Split Clashes Continue

By Ashley Makar

…l, Western, and Southern Sudan, where the populations are mostly black African. A major cause of the war was the application of shari’ah law in 1983, which incited rebellion from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), a secular, though largely Christian group now ready to declare independence for Southern Sudan. But the Khartoum government and the SPLM have not agreed on how they will share Sudan’s oil reserves, and ethnic conflicts on the…

Pride Month & Prejudice; ‘Worrisome Time’ For LGBT People; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…the ruling Cambodia’s People Party. Forty civil society organizations have called on Cambodia to legalize marriage for same-sex couples after a court ruling in Taiwan in favor of marriage equality. More from Khmer Times: “Taiwan becomes a trailblazer in respect of LGBT rights in Asia, building momentum for marriage equality across the continent. We take this historic opportunity to call upon the Cambodian government to show its commitment to LGBT…

Burning Man: Religious Event or Sheer Hedonism?

By Lee Gilmore

…f bricolage. This decadent ritualism, which can be both sincere and satirical, casts the festival as a semi-religious cultural happening. Furthermore, many participants describe Burning Man as a “spiritual” experience, but deny that it constitutes a new religious movement as such. Organizers too explicitly hope that the event will “produce positive spiritual change in the world,” even while they also stop short of characterizing the event as “rel…

Saving Teens from Obama: When Bible Study Goes Wrong

By Vyckie Garrison

…she complained. That would be the point, at least when it comes to political candidates. When a church applies for tax exemption, the institution agrees to abide by certain rules, which are intended to enforce the separation of church and state. Officially, the IRS prohibits “voter education or registration activities with evidence of bias that (a) would favor one candidate over another; (b) oppose a candidate in some manner; or (c) have the eff…

Did the Pope Embrace the Prosperity Gospel?

By Sarah Posner

…ould “stand with” him. Copeland had long enjoyed relationships with Republican candidates, including former presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. The latter was told by a religious outreach advisor during his first presidential campaign that Copeland was “arguably one of the most important religious leaders in the nation.” The Committee, in the end, opted for “self-reform” by these ministries, rather than greater government oversight, be…

Religious Affiliation, ‘Mankind’: India’s Anti-Corruption Activist Leads Second Freedom Struggle

By April L. Bogle

…rseas flight, and needed to reschedule our interview for that afternoon. I called the number back, convinced the opportunity was lost. “I’m here at the hotel now, but I’m booked solid this afternoon—” “Hold on, let me check with her,” the woman told me. There was a brief pause. “She says to come on up, she’ll meet with you now. It wouldn’t be fair to cancel since you’re already here.” Fair? As I was to learn, this was true Bedi behavior. I had, qu…