Nearly Half of LGBT People Claim No Religion
But for those who are religious—and out and active in their faith communities—great gains have been made.
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Loving Uganda to Death: The Global Reach of Far-Right Christian Hatred
It’s clear that much of the power American culture warriors have in Uganda comes from the money their ministries pour into the country along with their missionaries. At the massive Miracle Center Cathedral, the biggest megachurch in Uganda, the high-living pastor is quite frank that “American money helped us build this church,” adding, “whatever you see here is the fruit of American labor.”
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Megachurch Pastor: We’re “American Al Qaeda” for Opposing Homosexuality
The day after it was announced that Louie Giglio, an Atlanta pastor, founder of the Passion movement and campaigner against human trafficking, had been chosen to deliver the benediction at President Obama’s second inauguration, an old sermon of his surfaced. OK, it didn’t…
Read MoreDrop that Candy Bar, Pagan!
How the religious right wants you to spend Halloween.
Read MoreAnti-Gay Group’s Attorney Fired after Searching for Men on Facebook
Airbrushing at the ACLJ.
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Forget Debates and Dialogue about LGBT Justice, the Religious Right isn’t Listening
For those still in denominations like the United Methodists that are not accepting of LGBT people, go to your church and put a note in the offering plate that says you won’t give until things change. Every time we’ve tried that, the pastors have called people in immediately to talk to them and it opened up a dialogue in that church that was serious because they could see that that could spread among other people who are pro-gay. One thing you can do is withhold your money. Why are we supporting our own oppression?
Read MorePastors Urged to Defy IRS to Defeat Evil, Hitlerian Obama
Religious right aims for 1500 pastors to preach politics on “Pulpit Freedom Sunday.”
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Mitt, Moochers, and Mormonism’s “Other” Legacy
There are many stories on which a Mormon is raised: narratives of the elect, America and the Constitution, the latter days, and free agency—all of which play a role in Mitt Romney’s “severe” conservatism.
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Atheists Ignore Islamophobia at their Peril
There’s been a lot of talk in the American atheist movement about social justice, but why doesn’t it include justice for religious minorities like Muslims and Sikhs?
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Seven Years After Hurricane Katrina, Reflecting on the Fallacy of Divine Retribution
As we write, Isaac is now officially at hurricane strength, and on a path toward the Louisiana coast—seven years to the day after Katrina’s devastating assault. And while the media licks its chops at the very newsworthy possibility of a GOP convention blown to bits by an act of God, our thoughts are with those who anxiously await Isaac’s landfall. We thought this would be a good time to bring back some of our finest writers’ meditations on the highs—and lows—that come from the human need to find meaning in natural disaster.
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