Atheists Miss Another #MeToo Moment
After a sexual assault scandal, American Atheists could have hired Mandisa Thomas, of the national Black Non-Believers organization, but instead chose yet another white man.
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Religious and Political Silence on India’s LGBTQ Decision Speaks Volumes
The images of LGBTQ rights advocates celebrating in India—embracing one another, holding rainbow banners, and…
Read MoreNew Book Details Harms of Evangelical ‘Purity’ Movement and the Obstacle to Change
In ‘Pure,’ Klein tells the stories of women wrestling with anxiety, sexual dysfunction, crises of religious identity, and even a kind of religious-based PTSD.
Read MoreCatholics Are Facing a Very Real Emergency
What’s needed is a massive overhaul so that Catholic communities can be run by trained lay people rather than be ruled by incompetent and sometimes criminal bishops.
Read MoreWorld Meeting of Families Again Positions Queer Catholics as Children
For queer Catholics, the only way to establish ourselves as mature adults is through marriage, ordination, or religious vows—all of which are forbidden.
Read MoreColonialism and the Crisis Inside the Crisis of Catholic Sexual Abuse
The emphasis on largely white contexts in national media coverage of Catholic clerical sexual abuse in the United States obscures the ways race and colonialism have structured the crisis in other communities.
Read MoreShould We Believe ‘Bombshell’ Report on Pope’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse?
There are reasons to be dubious about the allegations put forward by culture warrior Carlo Maria Viganò, a Benedict XVI ally.
Read MoreWhy Changes in Reporting Won’t Fix the Catholic Church’s Sexual Abuse Problem
Even if the Church implemented safeguards it wouldn’t be enough. That’s because the Catholic clergy’s sexual crimes against children are a consequence, not a cause, of the church’s criminality.
Read MoreTrump’s Abortion Gag Rule Is State Violence
Being for reproductive justice is non-negotiable for a feminism based on economic justice.
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The Story Behind the Catholic Church’s Stunning Contraception Reversal
Behind the official explanation for the continued ban on birth control was the need to maintain the link between sex and procreation, which was essential to the maintenance of the traditional, subordinate role of women, a key concern of the Catholic Church.
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