The Problem with Moral Nuance on Abortion for Democrats
The New York Times received numerous responses to an opinion piece it recently published—from a man—about how…
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Conservative Catholics Unhappy About New Book on LGBTs and The Church; and More in the Global LGBT Recap
The Global Alliance for LGBT Education has protested the selection of Saudi Arabia as the…
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I Was a Stranger: New York Activists Stage a Lenten Action for Sanctuary
Every Friday in Lent, a group of activists has stood outside of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in…
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Hillary Clinton Won the Catholic Vote After All, So Dems Should Stay Pro-Choice, Right?
A more accurate analysis of the 2016 presidential election than the preliminary exit polls shows…
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‘Anti-Romeo’ Vigilante Squads Target Men Suspected Of Being Gay; More in the Global LGBT Recap
Christian LGBT bloggers David and Constantino Khalaf (Modern Kinship on Patheos) have published what they…
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How the Politics of the 1890s Explain the GOP’s Health Care Woes
Amid news that the GOP is trying once again to restart negotiations over their failed…
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Gay Men Detained and Killed in Chechnya, and More in the Global LGBT Recap
Gilbert Baker, who created the rainbow flag design that has become a symbol of the…
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Why The Religious Left Isn’t Coming Together, and Why It Matters
So my article from last week on the supposedly emerging religious left has attracted some…
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Maybe The Question Is: *Should* Shabbat Be The New Yoga?
In a recent article at Bloomberg Businessweek, Jennifer Miller examines the budding Jewish wellness-and-lifestyle scene—think…
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Fact-checking Scripture: “Those who do not work should not eat.”
Occasionally, a bit of scripture will float into public discourse, often in the context of…
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