The Kremlin and the Church: Russia’s Holy Alliance
In the new Russia, where Putin attends Easter services in the capital’s main cathedral, it seems the era of religious repression is over—except if you are a Protestant.
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Outrage Outs Closeted Pols Opposed to Gay Rights
Documentarian Kirby Dick maintains that his new film isn’t merely righteous mimicry of tabloid journalism.
Read MorePostcards From the Edge: Crackpot Anti-Gay Crusader Goes Global
Scott Lively, the founder of Abiding Truth Ministries and the author of the the weird book The Pink Swastika, is declaring war against the Southern Poverty Law Center, while taking his anti-gay crusade overseas.
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ENDA Times: LGBT Groups, Echoing the Civil Rights Era, Approach Churches
The Human Rights Campaign, while lobbying for the passage of a comprehensive federal nondiscrimination bill, is hoping to “reclaim the moral ground” from the religious right by targeting churches with its new curriculum.
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Milk: Hollywood Does Gay History
While Milk does much to revive the history of the gay liberation movement, it misses a few big opportunities.
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You Gotta Have Faith-Based Politics
Even as it talks about inclusion and admits nonbelievers into the ranks of upstanding citizenry, the new administration, like the last one, has a plan to use religion to further its political goals.
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Newsweek Takes a Bullet On Gay Marriage
A major newsmagazine gets theological, and infuriates conservatives. But the Newsweek story doesn’t even scratch the surface of contemporary religion scholarship on gay marriage.
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Op-Ed: Why is My Life Still Up for a Vote?
Gay and Lesbian people are weary of being used as a political and spiritual football, tired of being kicked around. This election brought history-making moments for progressives, but some crucial setbacks for the rights of gay citizens.
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A Color-Blind America? Don’t Fall For The Okey-Doke
Barack Obama tried to run a color-blind campaign, and he won. But don’t believe the hype: an Obama victory doesn’t mean an end to racism in our culture, or that we should blithely forget the history of racial injustice.
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Teaching Love: Soulforce Takes it to the Quad
Soulforce, an organization dedicated to changing the hearts of those who discriminate against LGBT people based on religious belief, takes the message to conservative colleges and learns, firsthand, the eleventh commandment: Thou Shalt Not Trespass on Campus.
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