A Debate Rages in India Over Conversion, Secularism, and “Spiritual Violence”
Does an anti-conversion campaign threaten India’s secular ideals?
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My Childhood Hobby Was Satanic, Or So They Told Me
The moral panic around Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games—and what it tells us about religion.
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“LGBT People Have a Lot to Teach Christians”
An Interview with Rachel Held Evans.
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PCUSA’s Nod to “Traditional” Marriage Understandable, but Not Accurate
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) made headlines recently after its local presbyteries voted to, as the New York…
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A One-State Solution for Israel and Why It Will Work
We’ve left the two-state solution long behind—let’s not ignore other possibilities for peace.
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Theologians Claim Death Row Inmate as One of Their Own
Do we care about Kelly because she is “one of us”?
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The Shared Assumption Behind Creationism and Anti-GMO in Europe
Creationism, like baseball, is an American pastime. And, like baseball, creationism can feel like a…
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Indonesian Clerics Issue Anti-Gay Fatwa; Anti-Civil Union Peruvian Lawmaker Cites Hitler; Is Christianity more ‘un-African’ than Homosexuality?; Global LGBT Recap
A few quick hits to start this week’s recap: The Washington Blade’s Michael Levers reported…
Read MoreOK’s Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Would Change Weddings But not Marriage—Not Even Gay Ones
In an effort to promote freedom of religion, Republican State Rep. Todd Russ introduced House…
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The Blasphemy of ISIS: A 7-Point Pro-Guide to Islam(ism)
Islam was meant to be read as a whole, and not in bits and pieces, as ISIS and al-Qaeda do. (Their Islam is not just outrageous, it is also embarrassing.)
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