Global LGBT Recap: Asylum for Victims of Homophobia Exports; Orthodox Church Sees Anti-Gay Campaign Turned Toward Itself
The rising human costs and political complications of culture-war homophobia.
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Unbuckling the Bible Belt: “Nashville” and the Nones
The choices and consequences on “Nashville”—ABC’s popular drama, returning on January 15—are shaped not by evangelical faith, but by redemptive crusades to achieve an awkward, messy, and ambiguous sense of moral and musical purity. By exchanging the role of traditional southern Christianity for postmodern Bible Belt spirituality, the show brings the South into conformity with the shifting demographics of the rest of the country.
Read MoreIs the Pope Francis Media Honeymoon Over?
Some telling signs, in some quarters, at least.
Read MoreIs the Satanist Behind 10 Commandments Challenge Sincere?
An interview with “Lucien Greaves” the mastermind behind the proposal for a Satanic monument on the grounds of the Oklahoma capital.
Read MoreAs Cambodia Erupts in Protest, a Stolen Buddhist Relic Ignites Anger
“I was quite shocked upon learning of the relic’s loss,” said former prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh in a rare public statement released days after the disappearance. “As a Buddhist and the one who listed Buddhism as the state religion in the 1993 constitution, I am extremely sad, completely grievous for the loss of the Buddha relics which were a happy, peaceful, prosperous, and holy thing for our respectful country.”
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The Trouble With Francis: Three Things That Worry Me
Substantive structural and doctrinal issues do not evaporate just because the pope does not wear Prada.
Read MoreA Big Question About Little Sisters of the Poor
The “church plan” exemption.
Read MoreRIP: Bishop Otis Charles and Rev. Robert Nugent
Two groundbreaking pro-LGBT Christian leaders have died.
Read MoreGovernment: Little Sisters Have No Case
DOJ argues that signing a form isn’t a substantial burden.
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The Irony of the American Studies Israel Boycott
In an effort to create “solidarity” with Palestinian suffering the ASA voted to support a boycott of a nation whose injustices are underwritten by the “A” in the ASA’s name.
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