What We Cannot Do is Be Revolutionaries Except When We’re Mothering
“Children are the ways that the world begins again and again.” – June Jordan,…
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Queer Nuns: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Are ‘Serious Parody,’ Forcing us to Redefine Nuns
The Sisters are an order of self-named queer nuns who parody Roman Catholicism, and at the same time make an earnest and very serious claim to be nuns—just not Roman Catholic ones.
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Gaining Except-ance: Army Chaplain Who Says “I Don’t” to Same-Sex Wedding Should Not Be Reprimanded
In 2013, as the U.S. Supreme Court was deciding U.S. v. Windsor, the case that…
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Netflix’s Carlton Pearson Biopic, “Come Sunday,” Reveals Christianity’s Struggle for its Soul
What’s the message, Bishop? That question, asked by the church’s closeted gay music director, Reggie…
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“I had been part of the problem of Islamophobia”: Pastor Danny Cortez On This New Era
The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…
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The Tragedy of Religious Freedom
There has been a lot of talk lately about religious exemptions—legal arrangements that excuse individuals…
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Time’s Up For Politely Anti-LGBTQ Christianity: The Truth About “We Want to Be Known By What We’re For, Not What We’re Against”
Last month, author, activist and Christian leader Shane Claiborne, who self-identifies as “progressive,” was asked to…
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The Forgotten Nones: The High Cost of Fleeing Fundamentalist Religion
According to a recent study, those who have a stable religious or secular identity generally report…
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“I Would Have Rolled My Eyes at That”: Rev. M Barclay, First Non-Binary Trans Deacon in the UMC, On This New Era
The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…
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#MeToo and the Problem with the “The Billy Graham Rule”
Billy Graham, Sunday School teacher, failed salesman, and cold-war fear-monger died last week at the…
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