equality
Imagine a More Equal You!
30 years after torpedoing the ERA, Mormon media markets financial security to women.
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Gay Black Church: An Interview with Bishop Yvette Flunder
African-American people were taught Christianity in the context of oppression. When people are disempowered, they are often empowered at someone else’s expense, whether it’s women or children or gay people. How do we get through that?
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Its the Spiritual Economy, Stupid: Why the Gay Marriage Fracas Isn’t About Either
Why would Christian conservatives yoke the future of their movement to an unpopular issue?
Read MoreA Fleeting Moment of Democracy for California’s Same-Sex Couples
I have learned as both a pastor and a member belonging to several minority groups—African-American, women, and lesbian—that a popular opinion on an issue does not always reflect the right choice.
Read MoreWhat are We Going to do About American Women?
American women need help. They are so victimized that they suffer themselves to be treated like objects and toys, desiring no change…
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Better Gay at Work Than Gay in Church
A new report on the state of the workplace for LGBT Americans shows that the Fortune 500 is way ahead of churches when it comes to equal rights. In some cases it’s easier to be gay at Chevron than in church on Sunday morning.
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By The Way: Gay Marriage in Iowa, not California?
To all the breathless detractors of “flyover country,” think about the history of Iowa before expressing shock.
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The New Values Voters: Progressive Women
A study shows that progressive women activists are motivated by values, but not the “values voter” kind. How about mutual responsibility, community, and concern for others?
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New Poll Shows Big Love For Gays
An interview with Neil Giuliano, president of GLAAD, in the wake of a new poll that shows much wider concern for LGBT rights than might be expected, even among conservative Christians.
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