Economy Bankrupting the Culture War?
The downturned economy has momentarily taken the heat off LGBTQ Americans. The rub: they can be poor too.
Read MoreSexuality/Gender
Teen Births Rise; Can Faith-Based Leaders Help?
Only a minority of Obama’s faith-based leaders have any expertise on the topic and most are far more philosophically attuned to abstinence-only sexuality education
Read More87th Anniversary of First Bat/s Mitzvah
The very first girl to perform the Jewish coming of age ritual did so in the 20th century. She was the daugher of Reconstructionist founder Mordecai Kaplan.
Read More
The Religious Violence of Defending Marriage
Defense of Marriage laws, now in place in over thirty-seven states, are actually a form of religious violence; they violate sacred texts, are idolatrous, and scapegoat a powerless group.
Read More
Women in the Mosque
Will gender parity in the mosque end with a bang or a whimper?
Read MoreHelping International LGBT Families Stay Together
Co-sponsored by the only Muslim member of Congress, the new bill could pave the way for greater acceptance of LGBT families in the American Muslim community.
Read MoreBishops’ Advice on Planning Cheap Dates: No Sex
After abstaining from every possible diversion, what’s left but sex?
Read More
Clergy Cowardice
The folks in the pews are more progressive and activist than their clergy, a new survey shows. And those clergy who are supportive of social change are often silent.
Read More
How Are The Justices Hanging in the Challenge to Prop. 8?
A peek into the status of the legal challenge to the ban on gay marriage in California, and an update on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Read More
Let Them Be
Prostitutes, mail-order brides, dancers and bar girls: the radical mission of Sister Sol.
Read More