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Pence Amendment not Just About Abortion, but About Thwarting Contraception

By Sarah Posner

…o focus on ending family planning. In the press release, the Howard Center promotes the most recent issue of its quarterly journal, which is centered on the theme of what the Center contends are the horrific societal effects of family planning and contraception. From the press release: “How timely is it that the most recent issue of The Family in America: A Journal of Public Policy would highlight the harm and exploitation of women and children un…

Can Poetry Heal the Planet?

By Gary Gach

…40-year interval between Stephen Levine’s previous book of poetry and his latest—that’s quite a span. In the interim, he’s not remained silent. Indeed, you may recognize his name as a bestselling spiritual author. If you’ve read any of his books, you might have noted how poetic his prose is: its awakening quality of mind, and openness of heart. So, when a reader once complained to the author how his book Who Dies? made no mention of what poets wr…

The Republican Assault on Reproductive Rights…

By Sarah Posner

…In the latest Bloggingheads.tv Slate‘s David Weigel and I discuss the political implications of the Republican assault on reproductive rights in Congress, a possible GOP “truce” on abortion in the 2012 primary, and the internal conservative movement culture wars, from the inclusion of gay groups in the conservative coalition, to what I’ve taken to calling the “Islamophobia Industrial Complex.”…

High School Senior Leads Effort to Repeal Louisiana Anti-Evolution Law

By Lauri Lebo

…have never been passed in the first place, one based on intelligent design-promoter Discovery Institute’s sample “Academic Freedom” bills, which paves the way for sneaking creationism into science class. While lawmakers have denied the law has anything to do with inserting creationism into science class, I’ve written about how members of Louisiana school boards interpret the law here. Admittedly, Kopplin and other supporters of the Constitution in…

The Most Embarrassing Losers Ever?

By Sarah Posner

…at Robertson had done so much to mobilize. A lot of conservatives find the latest iteration of their base – the one that thinks a centrist president has us on the road to socialism and that Muslim seditionists are poised to subvert the Constitution – embarrassing and distasteful. But they apparently lack the power to pull them back. Frum et al. might be embarrassed, and long for a different kind of Republican Party, but the party is still beholden…

Hell, in Rob Bell’s Own Words: State of Belief Radio

By The Editors

…tist church in Grand Rapids Michigan, is the author of numerous books. His latest, “Love Wins: [A Book About] Heaven, Hell and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived” is a provocative, thoughtful, and ultimately generous meditation on meaning, and life, and afterlife… And you probably shouldn’t read it if you don’t want to feel better. Pastor Bell, great thanks for being with us on State of Belief Radio. [RB]: You’re great. It was a good time. Th…

Which Side Are You On?

By Daniel Schultz

…will stand up and call the people of God out into the street to oppose the latest iteration of Pharaoh.* In the meantime, the people are doing a pretty good job of getting ready to leave Egypt all on their own, and we’re stuck wondering why it is nobody thinks we’re relevant anymore. *Harold Meyerson calls Scott Walker “the cheddarhead pharaoh.” Update: No sooner have I spoken than a religious voice weighs in – on the side of the unions. Jerome Li…

By the Numbers: Same-Sex Marriage Gaining Acceptance

By The Editors

…mericans supported same-sex marriage than opposed it. White evangelicals have a way to go to catch up with the Christian mainline—as indicated above—not to mention those radical “unaffiliateds.” – The Eds. …

Blessed With a Dark Turn of Mind: Gillian Welch’s Spiritual Strivings

By Paul Harvey

…he languid, almost unbearable restraint of the music, particularly on this latest recording, constantly strains against the mythically dark stories of the characters’ individual lives. The understated, even mannered, songs tell hyperbolic character tales. In “Tennessee,” a girl-gone-wrong song, a gentle guitar and swaying melody gives voice to a character who learned to sing hosannas on my knees, was corrupted by the feel of whiskers on her cheek,…

The Battle Beneath the Battle: Do Gay People Exist?

By Jay Michaelson

…intellectual reasons, LGBT activists are loathe to base our rights on the latest scientific or pseudo-scientific data. This strikes me as wise. But as I talk about these issues with folks in the “movable middle,” I’ve noticed that the reluctant allies, semi-supportive family members, and more-or-less-convinceable moderates come to pro-gay conclusions for the reasons Lady Gaga identified: because gay people are born that way. So it does matter, po…