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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJune 5, 2016

Mormons Fight Marriage Equality in Mexico; Is Catholic Church Italy’s Anti-Gay NRA?; Nigerian Anglicans Cut Ties With UK Diocese; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Scott Lively, an American who has promoted anti-gay policies around the world, recently argued that,…

(A)theologies, Archive, Haroon Moghul, Israel-Palestine, Politics/Law, StoriesDecember 4, 2015

Don’t Overlook Endless War in Rise of ISIS

By Haroon Moghul

Capital in the Twenty-First Century made Thomas Piketty that rarest kind of celebrity: the academic…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderNovember 22, 2015

UNESCO on Religion, Culture and SOGI in Asia; Orthodox Family Sues to Stop Cremation of Israeli Trans Woman; Struggles of Iraqi Queer Activists; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Asia: UNESCO on religion, culture and anti-LGBT bullying and violence UNESCO released a report on…

(A)theologies, Archive, Haroon Moghul, Politics/Law, StoriesNovember 16, 2015

Tweeting ISIS Attacks: A Lesson in Not Learning a Lesson

By Haroon Moghul

After Friday’s horrific attacks on Paris, France, leaving 129 dead, hundreds wounded, a nation traumatized,…

Archive, Politics/Law, StoriesNovember 15, 2015

Why ISIS War Would Make Paris Attacks a Success

By Mark Juergensmeyer

Update: According to CNN, “the French air force carried out bombing missions on ISIS targets…

(A)theologiesSeptember 4, 2015

“What Kind of Islam Is That?”: Talking With Refugees From ISIS

By Mark Juergensmeyer

“They believe in some strange religion, not Islam,” a Muslim refugee from the Iraq city…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderAugust 20, 2015

Istanbul ‘Haven of Sorts’ For LGBT Syrians and Iraqis; Cayman Islands Affirm Marriage Ban with ‘Holy Bible Evidence’; No Room for LGBTs in Malaysia’s ‘Islam-Based’ Human Rights Policy; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Richard Blanco, the openly gay Cuban-American poet who read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration, composed…

Archive, Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderNovember 21, 2014

Anti-Gay Violence Rages in Gambia; Conservative ‘Complementarity’ Confab; Coming Out in Iraq Can Be Death Sentence; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Transgender Day of Remembrance was observed around the world on Thursday to memorialize victims of…

(A)theologies, Alana Massey, RD BlogSeptember 9, 2014

Must James Foley and Steven Sotloff Be Martyrs to Not Have Died in Vain?

By Alana Massey

The recent arrival of ISIS in the international spotlight has demonstrated once again that there…

(A)theologies, Archive, StoriesSeptember 4, 2014

The Black and White (and Blood-Red) Roots of ISIS

By Hasan Azad

The latest gruesome video released by ISIS showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff, just…