Why White Women Are Leading Defenders of Kavanaugh
Central to victim shaming is the narrative that there are fundamentally good men who never cross the line but for the slutty behavior of irresponsible women and girls.
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Mormon ‘Humorist’ Robert Kirby Is Butt of His Own Dirty Joke
The problem, he writes, is that he “misjudged how she would take [his] sense of humor.” Really? Does he normally get a good response to asking women he’s just met to pretend they’re prostitutes?
Read More‘It’s a Gay Problem,’ and Other Myths From the Catholic Church’s Sexual Abuse Crisis
The cover-up has nothing to do with politics. It’s about saving face, protecting priestly friends, and saving the Church from scandal.
Read MoreAtheists 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.
Read MoreReligious 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.
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