Not So Big Love
Pollsters ask voters why they supported Prop. 8, and it turns out religion played a major role: LGBT folk have a lot of work to do.
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RDBook: Huckabee ♥’s Nobody
Republican presidential hopeful, and dimpled everyman, Mike Huckabee’s new book is an attempt to settle scores from a contentious campaign. Why would a man with his eye on higher office so publicly slap Mitt Romney, the religious right, and the media?
Read MoreSexperiment: One Week Later
It’s not that Christianity itself is hostile to sex, but the Texas evangelical experiment trivializes both sex and marriage.
Read MoreWhy Don’t Muslims Condemn Terrorism?
Is All Life Equal? Do Muslims Hate Jews? Here, finally, are some answers…
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The “Gay” Princess Di Bible
There’s no need for a new pro-gay version. Just check the one in the Motel drawer.
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World AIDS Day: Sacralizing Change
From “God Hates Fags” to Desmond Tutu’s calls for compassion, religion has been deeply intertwined with the struggle for AIDS justice.
Read MoreGiving Thanks to Genocide
Kids dress up in pilgrim and Native American costumes and parents protest. There is nothing to be served, they say, by dressing up as a racist stereotype.
Read MoreAl-Qaeda calls Obama “house Negro,” Muslims Answer
For the first time in years, it looks like al-Qaeda might actually be shaking in its boots.
Read MoreBishops, It Is Nobody’s Fault But Your Own
The “Challenge of Peace,” put forth 25 years ago in a pastoral letter, has been ignored in favor of hot-button social issues like abortion and euthanasia.
Read MoreThe “The Turban Effect”: Studies Reveal Latent Islamophobia
Two recent studies reveal that Westerners are more aggressive toward perceived Muslims and less likely to be sensitive to Muslim patients’ needs.
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