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Great Moments In Bipartisanship: Bible Edition

By Daniel Schultz

…f Jesus of Nazareth, not wanting to “criminalize politics” or “live in the past.” [Romans]: Paul calls on Jews, Gentiles to find common ground on reducing the need for circumcision. [Galatians 2:11-14]: Paul, Peter work out their differences on the golf course. [James 2:14-26]: Works is declared “not the critical piece” of faith. [Revelation 21]: New heaven and new earth discovered in Scandinavia. “We’re not Sweden,” says Tim Geithner. Washington…

Morality and Marriage Vigilantes and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…civil code to make it legal for same-sex couples to get legally married. Japan: Sapporo preparing to register gay couples The city of Sapporo, capital of Hokkaido, is reportedly beginning a process that will lead to legal certification of gay couples by the end of March 2018. Taiwan: Police plan road closures for pro- and anti-marriage rallies Police announced that roads around the legislature will be closed on Monday for completing rallied by sup…

Mormon Leaders Slam ‘Counterfeit’ Gay Families; Vatican Resists Gay Ambassador; ISIS Executes Man for Homosexuality; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e years. What prompted the openness was a request from a Spanish gay woman participating in a Zen meditation session who asked to use the temple for a wedding with her partner. Zenryu Kawakami, the deputy temple master who talked with the Spanish woman, said he accepted her request because Mahayana Buddhism, the prevailing form in Japan, has nothing against homosexuality. A David McNeill story in the Irish Times about the increasing acceptance of…

American Jewish Leaders Get Gaza Wrong

By Sarah Posner

…assault” with less bellicosity, but still without more than a pro forma empathy for Palestinians (emphasis mine): We have long made clear our distress at the barrage of rocket fire from Gaza targeting Israelis, and just a few weeks ago called on the international community to pressure Hamas to bring an end to the attacks. Instead, the rocket fire from Gaza has increased, necessitating Israeli military action. We are, as ever, greatly saddened by…

The Story Behind the Catholic Church’s Stunning Contraception Reversal

By Patricia Miller

…’s incongruence on the issue of family planning dated back to 1930 and the papal encyclical Casti Connubi (On Christian Marriage), which was written to address the growing acceptance of birth control throughout the Western world. The tipping point was reached in 1930, when the Anglican Church officially approved the use of birth control by married couples. Other Protestant denominations soon followed, signaling that contraceptives had gained moral…

Obama’s Gay Marriage Support Shocks Black Church

By Anthea Butler

…t felt like a betrayal. Rev. Bryant went on to say that he and other black pastors felt “jilted” by the president, particularly since they had defended him against Franklin Graham’s recent attack on the president’s Christianity. Prof. Michael Eric Dyson gave an impassioned sermon on The Ed Show, calling out the black church and Rev. Bryant, Sophia Nelson, and Roland Martin on their opposition to same-sex marriage, encouraging them not to become “s…

Blood and Politics — Christian White Nationalism in the Age of Obama

By Bill Berkowitz

…movement? Although I loathe predicting the future, I will say that in the past, hard economic times have not automatically translated into an expansion for White nationalists. There was a growth surge during the Clinton years, for example, which were generally considered better economic conditions for middle class people. In the past, the politics of race and nation mattered more than economic hard times. White nationalists will support protectio…

Mormonism’s “9/11 Mosque Moment”

By Joanna Brooks

…olleague Hussein Rashid pointed out in this must-read piece), Mormons, the number two most disliked religion in America, have no business contributing to public rage against the number one most disliked religion in America. Nor in trafficking in falsehoods like “Islam is an ideology, not a religion,” a line I’ve been hearing from a few Mormons in recent days. Islam is in fact a religion for which Mormon leaders from the time of George A. Smith…

The Fourth of July Is Not America’s Birthday

By Peter Laarman

…once-vibrant popular democracy. Speaking as an incorrigible Roundhead, I insist that the revolutionary struggle is far from over and that indifference and/or indolence are unacceptable in these circumstances. To use Paine’s language, we don’t need the the kind of summer soldiers and sunshine patriots who will stuff themselves with “birthday” cake this weekend while remaining oblivious to the stakes in the present crisis….

Hobby Lobby: Key to a More Liberal and Less Religious America?

By Rebecca Sager

…% of Gen Xers and 32% describing themselves as politically independent, compared to 37% of Gen Xers and 50% of the Silent Generation. Though a number of studies have found that young people were leaving the church because they saw them as intolerant places, it’s unlikely that the conservative religious actors behind the anti-gay rights law that just passed in Mississippi and the Hobby Lobby case realize that their actions are part of—and perhaps a…