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Anglican Bishops Punish Episcopal Church Over LGBT Inclusion; Secularization’s Role in Moving Latin America ‘Beyond Machismo’; Greek Orthodox Bishop Says Gays Deserve Respect; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…sed on the belief that the words of the Apostle Paul to the Galatians are true for the church today: All who have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female, for all are one in Christ. “For so many who are committed to following Jesus in the way of love and being a church that lives that love, this decision will bring real pain,” he said. “For fellow disciples of Jesus in our chur…

High on Drugs: Breaking the Just Say No Addiction

By Gary Laderman

…ans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. While Thill unpacks the politics of this research, he also links to another recent article on MDMA in O, The Oprah Magazine with the more sacred-sounding title “Can a Single Pill Change Your Life?” The reportedly transformative and life-altering affects from scientific studies, as well as anecdotal accounts from raves, suggests we should take seriously claims that the drug may have medicinal and s…

Islamophobia and Racism: Civil Rights at the Breaking Point

By Erik Love

…ing to read this rather depressing book, my intention is to show them the truth, no matter how unpleasant. I tried my best to deliver the truth as it was told to me by the dozens of advocates I spoke with, and as I saw it in the archival record. If I am even partially successful, then anyone who reads the book will want to learn more about what these remarkable advocates are doing. I hope some will get inspired to become more personally involved i…

Vick Redeemed by Record-Breaking Performance

By Anthea Butler

…ll the wrong he committed to pit bulls. Giving up his body to the pain, by running, passing, and strategizing his way into the record books, (bruised ribs and all), his penance is made pure in the eyes of the public because of the resulting touchdowns. That is, if one believes in penance. Judging from some of the commentary, prison isn’t even enough to garner forgiveness. Had the Eagles not taken a chance in signing Vick, I don’t think he would ha…

The Breaking of Biblical Womanhood: The Problem With the Hot New Book Taking Aim at the Subjugation of Women in Evangelicalism

By Jill Hicks-Keeton

…fety. When the Bible is subjected to critical analysis and is engaged with the experiences of women and other historically oppressed populations at the center, when their voices are truly valued, then those who have been subjugated by gospel truth can say “no.” But evangelicalism didn’t really ask us. It doesn’t know to….

Putting the “Protest” Back in Protestant: Reclaiming the Spirit of Resistance

By Peter Laarman

…l literacy led inevitably to serious political ferment. I want to focus on politics, because politics is where Protestantism gets interesting. Luther famously cast his lot with aristocrats and decried political rebellion. Worse than that, he sanctioned the mass murder of radical Anabaptists and others. In the history of the Calvinist sects, however, you can discern the stirrings of very significant proto-republican ideas: Huguenots rising for a ti…

Russia and the US Have More in Common Than You Might Think

By Chrissy Stroop

…midating Russian man approached and informed us that we should be speaking Russian on Russian public transport. Many Americans and Russians also eagerly embrace conspiracy theories—sometimes even the same ones. To see what I mean, just ask a pro-Putin Russian or a pro-Trump American about George Soros. And I’ve been told by both Americans (only about a third of whom have passports) and Russians that “there’s so much to see in our own country, why…

Hajj Journal: The Journey Begins and Ends

By Amina Wadud

…t marks me as ‘other,’ but in a useful way. Plus, people like to use their English because it also marks them in that situation. I find someone who speaks English and takes my receipt, then walks away. And this leads to the same question, where am I from? But he takes passport receipt and walks into the room. I start to feel hopeful, but after a few minutes he returns and says, not yet. You have to wait. Still, I have no clue what I am waiting for…

Reading the Qur’an: Wherefore Art Thou?

By Amina Wadud

…me it was revealed and most certainly now. It is a bit like Shakespeare in English. Everyone who can read English can read Shakespeare, but it doesn’t mean we understand everything. The style is much higher and yes, some of the forms are archaic. For example: “Wherefore art thou, Romeo?”; is more like What for, or simply, why are you (called) Romeo? We can figure it out with references to the usage of language at the time, but we cannot construct…

Belize Overturns Sodomy Law Defended by Religious Right, Ugandan Officials Will Continue to Suppress Gay Groups, And More on the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…acts between consenting adults. Denmark: Gay US Ambassador is a celebrity USA Today reported on the celebrity status of openly gay US Ambassador Rufus Gifford, who has starred in a popular reality TV show. Northern Ireland: Openly gay deputy mayor leads Belfast pride parade Belfast’s annual pride parade was led by the city’s first openly gay deputy lord mayor, Sinn Fein’s Mary Ellen Campbell. According to the Irish Times, “footage posted on socia…