Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Murdered, US Evangelicals Must Take Responsibility
David Kato was one of 100 homosexuals whose name, address, and photo had been published in a Ugandan paper urging readers to kill them.
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Episcopal Conference Lives Up to Episcopal Jokes
“Dog Bites Man,” (i.e. nothing much happened), and it is news.
Read MoreFormer Navy Chaplain Worries Ending DADT will End “Gay Exorcisms”
Klingenschmitt claims to have exorcised the demon of homosexuality from at least one servicemember.
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The Incredible Shrinking Free Exercise Clause
How did we get to the point where the infringement of a religious obligation is constitutionally irrelevant despite the existence in the text of a constitutional protection of religion?
Illinois Pastors and Politicians Paint King as Homophobe
Once again the religious right has sought to recreate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in its own image.
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Should Gays and Lesbians Argue Scripture? A Dialogue
Recently, on The Huffington Post, Rev. Chellew-Hodge suggested that gays and lesbians should never argue Scripture—in particular, the half dozen “clobber verses” that some people interpret against gays. Why? Because nobody wins, everyone’s opinion hardens, and we talk past each other, because gays and lesbians are usually not biblical literalists, while our opponents usually are. Chellew-Hodge’s suggestion sounds wise, but I want to respectfully disagree with it.
Read More2012 GOP Candidate Would Reinstate DADT
And with more and more evangelical chaplains a backslide isn’t impossible.
Read More“I Am Gay” Billboard Causes Stir in New York
In the end the billboard did what is was designed to do: get attention, and get people talking.
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Are Mormons Changing Their Stance on Homosexuality?
While 2010 was an encouraging year for LGBT equality, reports of the death of Mormon opposition to homosexuality are greatly exaggerated.
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2010: What Did We Believe In?
It shouldn’t be surprising that the most sacred concerns of Americans are also some of the most contentious political issues of our day.
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