Pope Compares Abortion to Nazi Eugenics
Comments like these demonstrate why the church poses a mortal threat to the lives, well-being, and earning power of women across the globe.
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Presbyterians to Propose Historic Resolution for Religious Freedom and Against LGBTQ Discrimination
We believe it weakens religious freedom when it is invoked in ways that deprive people of their civil and human rights to equal protection under the law, or seek to justify exclusion and discrimination.
Read MorePence Campaigns to Southern Baptists, But He May Want to Cool His Trump Jets
The vote to invite Pence was only 60-40, and several audience members challenged his presence. Evangelicals may be overwhelmingly Trump’s base, but not all of them.
Read MoreIs #MeToo Misogyny ‘Unbiblical’? Southern Baptist Women Test Limits of Biblical Inerrancy
If conservative Christians want to challenge the misogyny in their institutions, they should be applauded and supported. But their call for change will remain problematic as long as they claim Biblical inerrancy as their reason for this call.
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Here’s What the Court Didn’t Decide in ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’
The Court may not have explicitly rejected Phillips’s free speech claims, but the fact that seven of nine justices chose not to follow Phillips and his attorneys in their primary reasoning, even while ruling in their favor, is noteworthy.
Read MoreWill SCOTUS’s New Zeal for “Neutrality” Affect its Decision on the “Muslim Ban”?
The Town of Greece v. Galloway decision in 2014—also written by Justice Kennedy—upheld a town’s practice of holding legislative prayer during public meetings, even though these prayers were uniformly Christian. Where was neutrality on religion then?
Read MoreSBC’s #MeToo Problem Isn’t a Rotten Apple, It’s a Rotten Theological Tree
While abuse exists in all circles and all faiths, there is a unique theological problem that creates a culture of apology for abuse within the SBC.
Read MoreTony Perkins will Fit Right in at Religious Freedom Commission
While Perkins has expressed interest in using his new position as an opportunity to support “religious freedom and the defense of religious minorities,” he might find that the USCIRF actually doesn’t require a significant change in focus from his own preoccupations with Christians’ rights.
Read MoreFaith-Baiting in Minnesota and Elsewhere Follows the “Project Blitz” Playbook
Critics say any such display of the Ten Commandments in this way, may also violate the Oklahoma state constitution. But whatever the fate of these bills, the Christian Right and the politicians who cater to it have a long game in mind, and most seem unaware of the game itself.
Read MoreWe Regret to Inform You That You Do Not Mirror the Holy Family
Catholic Charities might rather go out of business than allow same-sex couples to adopt a child.
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