Open Letter to Ben Carson From Fellow Seventh-day Adventist: Stop the Islamophobia
Dr. Ben Carson, As a clergy-trained fellow Seventh-day Adventist, I urge you to stop singling…
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The Surprising Origins of (and Problem with) the Vatican’s View of Sex and Gender
Does God really work in such mysterious ways? Or, is it only the theologians who do?
Read More“Saints Are Only Human”: Leaving the Church, But Heeding this Pope’s Lessons
Last week I took an urgent phone call from my brother who was seething about the pope’s…
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Welcome to the “Spin-od”: Conservatives Look to Halt Reforms on Divorce and Other “Family Matters”
Now that Pope Francis has concluded his historic US visit, all eyes turn to Rome…
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Clashing human rights visions for LGBTs at United Nations; More Mixed Messages from the Vatican as Family Synod Begins; Timeline of Worsening Homophobia by Turkey’s AKP Party; Global LGBT Recap
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (pronounced iggle-hurk) announced last Monday that it…
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Kim Davis From a Gay Pastor
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Kim Davis a stay of his order requiring her…
Read MoreThe Brutality of Life for Syrian LGBTs; Saving the Anglican Church by Dissolving It; Backlash to Hindu Gay Wedding Ceremony in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap
Syria: ISIS not the only source of brutality against LGBTs Dan McDougall’s feature story in…
Read MoreIs Marriage Equality the New “Scopes” Moment? Sort of…
Is same-sex marriage the new evolution? I was prompted to think about this seemingly bizarre…
Read MoreChallenge to ‘un-Africanness’ of homosexuality; LGBT Catholics in Africa face church cooperation with persecution; lesbian cartoon project debuts in bangladesh under shadow of violence; Global LGBT Recap
In the Guardian, Bisi Alimi writes, “If you say being gay is not African, you…
Read MoreFrom One Clerk To Another: Kim Davis Got It Wrong
Kim Davis, Clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, has been jailed for her defiance of a…
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