Religion Dispatches
We know that there is a significant “uncertain middle” of mainline clergy who would show leadership on LGBT issues if they were not afraid of stirring controversy in their congregations. A new campaign aims to jump start this missing conversation and to create space in American Christianity for a true welcoming of LGBT people and their families.
Read MoreWould they say the same if this were an anti-Christian law?
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At the National Prayer Breakfast, Hillary Clinton fondly remembered how Mother Teresa—or perhaps God—compelled her to encourage adoption. The behind-the-scenes story of how The Family brokered a truce between the pro-choice Clinton and anti-choice nun, by moving Clinton rightward on reproductive rights.
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While religious conservatives are vocal on issues of sexuality—from pre-marital sex to masturbation to abortion—progressive religious leaders have largely ‘abstained’ from discussing these matters in the pulpit. A new report urges more clergy education and openness on sexuality issues.
Read MoreA short list of commercials and events with religious underpinnings….
Read MoreAt the National Prayer Breakfast, Hillary Clinton the feminist vanishes.
Read MoreIf people think the speech strongly condemned anti-LGBT discrimination, they have low expections.
Read MoreKids don’t respond to religious guilt trips.
Read MoreReligious right is touting a new study — but it doesn’t prove what they claim it does.
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Obama is scheduled to address the National Prayer Breakfast, organized by ‘The Family,’ which has ties to the ‘kill-the-gays’ bill in Uganda. Religious leaders, including a member of the president’s faith-based Advisory Council, are calling on the president to condemn homophobia and offer an alternative, inclusive prayer event.
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