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How (and Why) A Determined Sit-In Worked

By Daniel Schultz

…chance that the bill—a measure to ban suspects on the federal terror watch list from buying guns—was going to become law. But a vote would have forced Republicans to go on record voting for gun rights over protection from terrorism, demonstrating their hypocrisy. In an already-dicey year for GOP incumbents, that would have been a very uncomfortable position. Doesn’t this set a dangerous precedent? It might, although Republicans staged a longer pro…

Greek Orthodox Bishop Says Spit on Inhuman Gay Scum: This Week’s LGBT Global Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ather than saying something, no matter our religion. Costa Rica: Activists Promote Marriage Equality Bill Opposed by Evangelical Lawmakers Equality activists are promoting new marriage equality legislation, which is backed by deputies from different parties, though one of the lawyers supporting the bill acknowledged that it might be blocked by evangelical lawmakers who have to date prevented other attempts. Tunisia: Court Jails Students on Sodomy…

Has This Anti-Muslim Extremist Reformed… Or Just Gotten Less Extreme?

By Nathan Lean

…g on. He must believe that once he’s no longer with the group, people will listen to him. Heck, they may even buy his “I was once an anti-Muslim extremist” book (which happens to fit well into the growing niche of the “I was once a Muslim extremist” category). Two serious questions remain for Robinson and for Quilliam, which facilitated his departure. First, will Robinson’s message really change? Just because he’s no longer with the EDL and claims…

Affordable Care Act Needs “Fix,” Clergy Say

By Daniel Schultz

…other hand, it might not. I notice two influential groups missing from the list of supporters for the fix: non-denominational evangelicals, whose churches might be self-insured or find other ways to insure their pastors, and the Catholic Church, whose diocesan plans might be large enough not to be affected by the problem. Both groups, it’s worth noting, are heavily set against the ACA. We may yet see the GOP pinned dramatically between religious c…

SCOTUS’s Incoherent ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ Decision

By Daniel Schultz

…t be slavery, whether it be the Holocaust, whether it be—I mean, we—we can list hundreds of situations where freedom of religion has been used to justify discrimination. And to me it is one of the most despicable pieces of rhetoric that people can use to—to use their religion to hurt others. It’s simply a factual statement followed by an anodyne opinion. I don’t think people should use their religion to hurt others, either. Does that make me a big…

Lesbians Sue Lesbians, Sodomites to Follow?

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…Implements and toys, or not? A single partner, or multiple partners? This list could become very long, very fast), debates over the etiology and moral value of same-sex attraction quickly gained prominence in the nineteenth century’s Victorian version of the culture wars. Even Classicists got into the fray. Debates about Sappho took center stage—she was assuredly the most famous poet from the island until the modern period when Lesbian native son…

Rand Paul, Religious Skeptic?

By Sarah Posner

…levision network earlier this week, sitting for an interview with televangelists Marcus and Joni Lamb, to sell not only his faith in God, but his faith in small government. Paul’s most sincerely held religious belief, no surprise, was in minimizing government. People “think somehow there’s salvation in government,” Paul said, but “there isn’t.” In fact, lack of government oversight has been a salvation, at least a financial one, for the Lambs. As…

By the Way: Bush Commencement Opposed by Furman Faculty

By Randall Balmer

…ds. “However, these are not ordinary circumstances.” The letter goes on to list some of the moral atrocities committed by the Bush Administration. Contrary to popular perceptions, and tenure notwithstanding, it’s not easy for faculty members to stand up to their administration, especially at a relatively small school like Furman. Members of the administration ultimately determine your salary and promotions. More important, faculty members are ofte…

At CPAC the President Got the One Thing He Needed

By Bradley Onishi

…istory.’ Pence, White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway, and Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser—a Trump ally who gave a speech Thursday morning praising the president—all made a version of the claim. In a week of bad headlines for the White House, this message marked the real return to the script that helped get Trump elected. A year ago, I wrote about my experience as a single-issue evangelical voter. Even though I wanted to vote…

Family Research Council is Attacked—Tony Perkins is Quick to Blame SPLC

By Evan Derkacz

Listen to FRC president Tony Perkins talk about the deplorable shooting that took place at his group’s headquarters yesterday: [The shooter] was given a license to shoot an unarmed man by organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center that have been reckless in labeling organizations as hate groups because they disagree with them on public policy. Naturally, you want to tear your hair out. You want to mention that if the Southern Poverty Law…