U.S. Bishops Have No Trouble Judging Gays
Contrasting the pope’s gracious tone with the U.S. bishops’ opposition to ENDA
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Will Francis’ Statements on Women and Gays ‘Make a Mess’ Inside the Church?
Pope Francis turned heads with statements that suggest a course correction in the church’s attitude toward gays and women, but ultimately it’ll be what ministry, decision-making power, and moral authority women share that will answer the question.
Read MoreArson, Torture and Murder Devastate LGBT Activists in Cameroon
Harassment and death threats escalate into horrific violence
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Christian Colleges, Gay Faculty—and the Boy Scouts
This summer’s victories toward LGBT equality do not change much for professors and students at some Christian colleges. And not looking good if you’re a gay Boy Scout who’s hit voting age.
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An Evangelical Intellectual Takes On Same-Sex Marriage, Grasps at Straw Men
Though Craig is correct that his argument is “simple,” he is wrong to believe that simplicity makes it good. Indeed, the suggestion that terms and concepts are immune to redefinition is simply… false. It demands an unflattering comparison to Rick Santorum, who once stumped around the nation declaring that a “napkin is a napkin.”
Read MoreLGBT in Africa: Persecution and Persistence
An Amnesty International report and new documentary shed light on religion’s role in anti-gay persecution in Africa.
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Christians v. Gays: The Damage Done
Christians (understood to mean here heterosexual activist traditionalists) have become identified with actively pursuing the denial of rights and benefits to others that they themselves enjoy. In other words, the “Gospel” has been identified with the cause of self-benefiting social discrimination against a minority group, a losing hand if ever there was one.
Read MoreFrom Voting Rights Act to Today’s DOMA Repeal—LGBT Orgs Are Missing the Rainbow
Why the frail response by LGBT organizations to the Voting Rights Act repeal this week?
Read MoreHow Will Religious Conservatives Follow Through on Marriage Bluster?
Catholic and evangelical leaders have pledged massive resistance to marriage equality. Now what?
Read MoreMormons Absorb SCOTUS Prop 8 Ruling
Progressives celebrate, conservatives stake out the “religious freedom” defense, but the true lessons of Prop 8 for Mormons have yet to be absorbed.
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