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LGBT Activists Challenge Church Anti-Marriage Efforts; Gov’t in Belize Creates Church-State ‘Public Morality’ Commission; Opponents Seek To Stop Finland’s Marriage Equality Law Before It Takes Effect; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…that the fan would no be allowed to attend any more games. China: Second unofficial marriage includes trans groom LGBT equality activists in China are vowing to organize 100 unofficial wedding ceremonies; the second, scheduled for this coming Wednesday, will join a woman and a transgender man. Sixth Tone reports that “because it is very difficult to change one’s registered gender in China, Yao and Liu cannot officially marry since both are women a…

At National Prayer B’fast Obama Defends His Faith… Again

By Daniel Schultz

…course those who would not tell the truth about him,” said the White House official, who would not speak for attribution. “There are folks who have a misunderstanding of the president’s faith and who repeat that misunderstanding.” Joel Hunter, one of the president’s evangelical allies, is equally mild: “He needs to openly declare himself a Christian and not settle for people’s skepticism at that point,” said Hunter, who leads an evangelical church…

Study: US is an Oligarchy

By Gordon Haber

It’s official: America is run by corporations and rich people. Or so says a new study from Princeton and Northwestern Universities. And how did they prove that Joe Sex-Pack is getting the shaft? The authors looked at 1779 surveys on policy issues between 1981 and 2002. Using a “quadratic logistic regression technique,” whatever that is, the authors grouped the respondents by level of income—poor, median and relatively affluent. Their opinions wer…

How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism — An Interview

By Bradley Onishi

…ssays, but they’re distributed by the federal government almost as if it’s official government policy. Could you talk a little bit about the FBI’s involvement in local churches? Hoover would have his agents at times attend these FBI Vesper services at various Protestant churches. Hoover would actually have them participate in worship. And so they would read scripture, they would lead songs, they would do the opening prayer—and they were very welco…

A Roundup of Conspiracies and Bad Ideas That Caught on or Gained Momentum in 2023

By Carmen Celestini and Amarnath Amarasingam

…significant online engagement, including likes and shares from Ramaswamy’s official account. Going into the 2024 US election season, these ideas are destined to receive more mainstream play during rallies, debates, and speeches. The Groomer Panic Another conspiracy theory that gained popularity in 2022 and continued to have a worrisome impact this year was the groomer panic targeting the LGBTQ+ community, educators, and institutions like schools a…

The Prophet Amos on Unemployment and Our Leadership

By Peter Laarman

…that Congress has never before let unemployment benefits expire while the official jobless rate remains at such a high level. Meanwhile, the New York Times filled us in yesterday on the heavy lifting that Congress is willing to do before skipping town for a week. Robert Pear and Jeff Zeleny reported on all the sumptuous wining and dining that went on as legislators rushed to push up their second quarter fundraising totals. As the reporters noted…

An Interview from Tahrir Square

By Waleed Naif

…tivists, such as the organizers of the April 6th movement, but there is no official board, party or group that decides on behalf of the demonstrators. How would you present this revolt or uprising to American readers? First, I would like to stress that it’s a revolution, not just an uprising. I would also like to emphasize that politics in Egypt is no longer the simple binary of Government versus Muslim Brotherhood, but that there is a third way…

Five Women President Obama Should Invite to Give the Inaugural Benediction

By Joanna Brooks

…ustice and spiritual revitalization. Sanaa Nadim: Nadim (pictured above in official White House photo) is one of the first Muslim chaplains at an American university and among the first women to serve as a Muslim university chaplain. Anapesi Kaili: A Mormon Tongan-American community organizer and founder of the HYPE (Helping Youth Pursue Emancipation) Movement for and by Pacific Island Youth. And she’s a layperson. Because it’s important to rememb…

May 21 Rapture Scheduled for 6 p.m.

By Lauri Lebo

…, which began 23 years ago (Who knew?) and the mathematical formula 5+10+17=Armageddon. But more importantly, the article also answers many practical questions for party planners. As one of Camping’s followers explained, the Rapture won’t begin until 6 p.m. Now, I know you’re probably thinking, “Is that in Eastern or Pacific Standard Time?” Well, because God created time zones — just as he apparently created US international borders — the Rapture…

Conservative Bishops Get “Different Translation” Dialing Back Language on LGBT Acceptance

By Patricia Miller

…okesperson, confirmed, however, that the Italian translation was still the official translation, so the new version appears to be an attempt by conservatives to spin the coverage of the report in their favor. Conservative bishops had protested that the report had been hijacked by moderates who were added to the drafting committee at the last minute by Pope Francis and that the widespread, positive media coverage of the gay-friendly language made i…