Religion Dispatches
A Christian nationalist coalition, including the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, has published a new state legislative playbook for 2019 that’s 30 percent larger, and 100 percent as committed to a nation that reflects its sectarian values.
Read MoreBehind earnestly worded appeals for religious freedom and respect is a pretense that the Framers of the Constitution and the First Amendment somehow intended to justify discrimination against others.
Read MoreIn focusing on a pastoral response, the GC2 Summit risks replicating many of the same issues of insularity that created the need for #ChurchToo in the first place.
Read MoreEven as many white evangelical women speak about traditionally liberal topics, they refuse to openly discuss America’s deep political divides.
Read MoreIt’s not hard to extend the bishops’ logic on discrimination against LGBTQ foster parents to the assertion that Christian social services agencies shouldn’t be “discriminated” against for refusing to work with Jews and Muslims.
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South Carolina governor Henry McMaster moved to protect Miracle Hill and other agencies that want to to discriminate against Jews and others and continue to receive government funding.
Read MoreAny felony activity the DC attorney general discovers in the course of his investigation could be forwarded to the U.S. attorney.
Read MoreA Justice Department investigation marks a major turning point in the decades-long sexual abuse crisis, but there are indications the Church will not surrender without a fight.
Read MoreEven with a drag queen at the helm, the religion on display in Dancing Queen is decidedly not queer.
Read MoreData pointing to the detrimental health impacts of discrimination serve as a sobering reminder that the suggestion that LGBTQ people “just go to another baker” doesn’t begin to solve the problem.
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