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A Libertarian Split Over the Hitching Post Case

By Sarah Posner

…Jones of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State notes the city has not threatened the Knapps with arrest or imprisonment, adding “Americans United has been clear all along: No church can be compelled to offer religious services to same-sex couples. The First Amendment protects against that.” But because the Hitching Post is a for-profit business, it is not entitled to the religious exemption granted under the local anti-discrimina…

Russian Politician Wants to Ban Apple CEO Who Says Being Gay is God’s Gift; Violence After Preachers Blame Liberian Gays for Ebola; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ther’ is made up solely of men — men whose authority is based on their capacity to be both male and (in theory, at least) celibate…Add to that the unseemly, if not deeply pathological, reality that a significant number of these bishops, who cannot decide whether gays and lesbians have gifts to offer to the church, are themselves closeted gay men.” This weekend, the University of Notre Dame is hosting “Gay in Christ: Dimensions of Fidelity,” a coll…

At Moms for Liberty Summit, ‘Mama Bears’ Declare Spiritual War on the ‘Radical Left’

By Annika Brockschmidt

…hough it’s often caricatured as blue collar, Philadelphia is a progressive city, and it’s currently still wearing the rainbow colors of June’s Pride celebrations. And since the city did not take kindly to being used as a stage for the ahistorical bigotry of a right wing front group, it fought back, peacefully, by staging 3-day long protests despite the smoky air, which made it hard to breathe. While Moms for Liberty celebrated bigotry, protesters…

Sarah Vowell’s The Wordy Shipmates: The Problem with Popularization

By Kathryn Lofton

…s city on a hill is ridiculous, my heart still buys into it.” To make that city on the hill, we must find heroes in their obscurity and rebuttals. We must, in short, find our inner Roger Williams: Williams’ greatness lies in his refusal to keep his head down in a society that prizes nothing more than harmony and groupthink. He cares more about truth than popularity or respect or personal safety. And while his pursuit of truth leads him to some equ…

Rick Warren’s Biblical Blowback

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…ater, during the first unified campaigns under King David, who renamed the city after he took it, as “David’s City.” Why, then, were the children of Israel incapable of completing a God-ordained genocide? Not for moral reasons, oddly enough. No, the real reason is revealed in the next book, the book of Judges. The book of Judges tells a harrowing tale of what happens after the children of Israel are successfully established in the land. They turn,…

Why Don’t Muslims Condemn Terrorism?

By Hussein Rashid

…hat were lost? CNN, at least, reported on the death of Hemant Karkare, the city’s counterterrorism chief. The rate of death, approximately 30 people/day, is horrible. There is no justification. The incredible number of deaths in a short period of time is what made this event so newsworthy. In addition, many of the killed are not Indians, they are foreigners, they are us, and the assumption is that none are Muslim. The reality is that at least one…

Mexican Bishops Exorcism Against Equality; African Bishops Oppose ‘Enemy of Human Race’; Israeli Islamic Leader Anti-Gay Op-Ed

By Peter Montgomery

…istration means Taiwan is ready for marriage equality. Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan, has begun allowing same-sex couples to register their partnerships, a month after another large city in the nation did the same — which some activists see as a sign that Taiwan is ready for same-sex relationship recognition on the national level. The registrations, available at no cost, are symbolic and confer no benefits, but they may be helpful in providin…

Gay Pride Weekend Draws Mormon Allies and Equality Supporters

By Joanna Brooks

…for the group. “I felt prompted to ask our Father to bless us with the capacity to be ambassadors of His unconditional love,” said Mayne. “Each step we took was a step toward reconciliation between two communities that both long for healing. Today made me proud to be a Mormon, and proud to be a gay man. This Pride celebration not only honored our LGBT brothers and sisters, but also honored the spirit of Mormonism at its very best.” Tresa Edmunds,…

LGBTs in Philippines Reflect on Papal Visit; Francis Meets Trans Man Shunned by Parish; French Group Turns ‘Bar of Sodom’ into ‘Pub of Mercy’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…who ‘looked gay’ Sharia police in northern Nigeria arrested 12 men in the city of Kano this week, reportedly because they “looked gay, and the way they behaved was gay.” The Sharia police agency said it had broken up an attempted gay wedding, but one participant said the gathering was a celebration of his 18th birthday. Gambia: Man accused of being gay tortured in police custody We have reported frequently on Gambia, whose anti-gay president uses…

As a “Cult Leader” Disgraced Pastor Mark Driscoll Does Not Rank

By Jesse James DeConto

…millions, claiming to channel an ancient deity she says conquered the lost city of Atlantis. Facing persecution on his Indian ashram for alleged prostitution, drug-smuggling and “free-love,” guru Baghwan Shree Rajneesh gathered thousands of followers to a headquarters in rural Oregon. Conflict with the natives yielded criminal charges against Rajneesh’s henchmen for wiretapping, arson, attempted murder and salmonella bioterrorism resulting in 751…