So Much for “Judeo-Christian” Values
The GOP has long touted its commitment to “Judeo-Christian values,” a meaningless term meant to…
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Another Slender Man Attack?
This weekend, a second attack by a knife-wielding teenage girl was attributed to the online Slender Man mythos. While the attack could…
Read MoreI Agree With Douthat, Church Can’t Accept Gay Marriage
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will decide whether to renew the Ad Hoc Committee…
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The Washington Post’s Marriage Counselor
Today the Washington Post published a piece by W. Bradford Wilcox and Robin Fretwell Wilson originally headlined, “One way to…
Read MoreDeclining Southern Baptists Double Down on Homophobia
Despite declining membership and growing acceptance of same-sex marriage around the country, the Southern Baptist…
Read MoreAbuser Priests Were “Off Duty,” Lawyer Argues
A central contention of the Catholic bishops’ “religious liberty” argument is that Catholics shouldn’t have…
Read MoreGlobal Anti-Gay Forces Plot Against ‘Satanic’ Equality Movement
This week’s recap includes evidence of ongoing struggles over LGBT equality within Europe and between…
Read MoreAn Evangelical Leader’s Lonely Fight to End an “Unholy Alliance” With the NRA
The Rev. Rob Schenck, president of the Capitol Hill-based National Clergy Council, a religious right group…
Read MoreSheldon Adelson’s Long Game
The Forward editorializes this morning on Politico reporter Ken Vogel’s new book with the clunky title,…
Read MoreBishops Rile Up the Religious Right, Then and Now
There’s been a lot of discussion lately of the ideological roots of the Christian Right….
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