Noah’s All-White Ark, and Other Odd Directorial Choices
The crafters of biblical stories knew that people came in variety and accounted for that in their narratives. Not so Aronofsky.
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Religion Comes to its Senses
We taste the bread, we smell the incense; you don’t have to put that down lower because you don’t understand the theological concepts. Don’t feel bad about having an experience involving stained glass windows; that’s not a trivial thing.
Read MoreGlobal LGBT Recap: World Vision Caves, World Congress of Families Vamps, God Weeps
An Archbishop and a Nun Take on Anti-Gay Politics in Church and Society
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Noah v. Kitschy Jesus: A Tale of Two Movies
Son of God and Noah don’t just represent two different ways to read Scripture, two different ways to make films, and two different marketing demographics. They also represent two sharply different ways to believe, to be in the world.
Read MoreWorld Vision Rescinds Decision to Employ LGBT Marrieds
One step forward, and some frenzied backpedaling.
Read MoreWhy Obama’s Compromise With Catholic Bishops Was a Bad Idea
As Obama meets Francis it’s a good time to remember that he gave an inch and the Bishops may just get their mile too.
Read MoreHow Gay Should We Allow Feeding the Hungry To Be?
Evangelical giant changes policy on same-sex employees exposing hypocrisy in conservative circles.
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Milquetoast Liberal Religion Won’t Challenge Conservative Values: A History Lesson
The generous and successful programs of the New Deal weren’t pushed through via the lobbying of savvy, connected and nominally liberal religious advocates, they were underwritten by the “moralistic, idealistic and politically naive” movement known as the Social Gospel.
Read MoreThe Mormon Version of Infallibility
Because “it’s wrong to criticize leaders of the church, even if the criticism is true.”
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Hobby Lobby Case Isn’t Really About Contraception
This “religious freedom” battle headed to the Supreme Court is largely about abortion, though it’s based on the US Catholic Bishops’ efforts to exploit a small gap in the science that’s long past.
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