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Francis Visits the Church that John Paul Broke

By Patricia Miller

…er one that has a center of gravity more in the Southwest—we now have five states that have majority Latino Catholics in those states—and that tends to be younger, and leans heavily toward Democratic presidential candidates. Will the Roman Catholic Church ever become two churches in reality? Already there are threats of a schism if progressives in the Vatican have their way and allow divorced Catholics to receive communion. As Marquette University…

Gingrich Downplays Adelson Money, Stokes Fear of “Second Holocaust” at Florida Church

By Sarah Posner

…istians about registering and voting.” Stemberger has been involved in the United in Purpose events, too, according to the Florida Independent. He had originally endorsed Rick Perry, but switched to Santorum after the Texas meeting of religious right leaders. United in Purpose held “One Nation Under God” events at 34 Florida churches last year, at which they showed a DVD featuring Gingrich and other religious right figures. According to the group’…

Russian Attack on LGBTs at UN Rejected; Gay Cake Controversy Rages in N. Ireland; Bishop Calls for Marriage Referendum in Puerto Rico; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ed but voiced “strong objections” to Ban’s decision. European nations, the United States, Australia and Mexico were among those who rejected Russia’s motion. For Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Ban was within his rights to make the administrative decision, which has no effect on national laws. Power criticized Russia for trying to “export to the UN its domestic hostility to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) rights…

Can Expelled Teach Us a Thing or Two?

By Arri Eisen

…ans would be attracted to, appreciate and consider careers in science (the number is decreasing annually). I bet we’d have more productive conversation among students and leaders of science and religion around the many profound issues in our nation that engage both: abortion, medical care, stem cells, homosexuality, and genomic research. The battle rhetoric would fade and, more than likely, movies like Expelled wouldn’t be made in the first place….

Mitt Romney’s Prosperity Gospel

By Peter Laarman

…I fervently wish that Mr. Obama would say a bit more about the problem of cheap grace. Reminding us that people who work very hard for very little are not the abusers of cheap grace, but that others in well-feathered nests who are preaching sacrifice might be in real trouble on the cheap grace front. Obama cannot and should not condemn those in the electorate who buy into Romney’s “there will be showers of blessing” message, but he probably does …

Swift-Boat Veterans of American Jewry Charge Anti-Semitism at Occupy Wall Street

By Jay Michaelson

…es ECI’s leadership – knows this to be the case. Which makes ECI’s video a cheap lie — yet another in a long litany of desperate efforts by the far right to convert the largely liberal American Jewish community to neo-conservatism, hawkish policies on Israel, and the belief that “Barack Hussein Obama” is a Muslim. That said, there actually are two interesting forms of antisemitism going on here. First is the antisemitism of ECI itself. To tug at…

US Offers Help For Investigation of Bangladesh Killings

By Peter Montgomery

…social product of influence of countries of the European Community and the United States, which they want to impose “the new Moral Agenda” which promotes abortion, marriage between lesbians, gays and transsexuals. The president and director of the Christian Action Group spoke on a panel addressing “The new global agenda and its implications in the Dominican Republic.” They warned that international institutions like the Organization for American S…

Bishops Claims Fail to Derail Marriage Equality in Uruguay

By Peter Montgomery

…egalize first-trimester abortions. Marriage equality also won a victory in Mexico this month, though it may take a while before the impact of the ruling is felt throughout the country. Last week, the Supreme Court of Mexico ruled in favor of three same-sex couples who challenged the constitutionality of the marriage ban in the state of Oaxaca; marriage equality is already the law in Mexico City. The ruling on Oaxaca’s law does not automatically ma…

Indonesia Hears Islamist Arguments For LGBT Criminalization; Zambian Churches Oppose Condom Distribution in Prisons; Lithuanian Conservative Manifesto Calls LGBTs Enemies of Freedom; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…changes recognizing marriage equality, which is currently spreading across Mexico through a series of court rulings. Proceso reports this week that the National Front for the Family has announced anti-marriage-equality marches in 60 cities. A spokesman for the group said Mexico needs to protect the “natural family” from the government’s efforts to impose “gender ideology.” Serbia: Activists plan protest at Turkey’s embassy Activists in Serbia are…

Burning Down the Temple: Religion and Irony in Black Rock City

By Sarah M. Pike

…een working feverishly to finish their projects but had put off purchasing tickets were left out in the cold. It was a different scene in 1997 when I first came to Burning Man and only waited briefly at the entrance as a “Greeter” cast a cursory glance at my car. But the Greeters’ enthusiastic reception remained the same. These Greeters, a dusty naked couple, asked me to get out of my car and embraced me, shouting “Welcome Home!” I had crossed the…