Religion Dispatches
A virtual conversation among RD contributors Anthea Butler, Candace Chellew-Hodge, and Peter Laarman about Judge Walker’s momentous ruling on Prop. 8, on the backlash from the right, and on the contest between religious belief and belief in the rule of law.
Read MoreThe “I can marry a princess” ad was a turning point for the Yes on 8 campaign.
Read MoreMore on the recent Prop. 8 poll.
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Latino Catholics and Protestants, along with black Protestants, do have one thing in common: all three groups have shown the largest movement in support for gay rights over the past five years.
Read MoreA new ballot initiative proposes just that.
Read MoreMormons, Catholics, and Evangelicals call for protests of bill to be debated this week.
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A new documentary delves into the Mormon involvement in the passage of California’s Proposition 8, but it misses a chance to see the big picture. It wasn’t just run-of-the-mill theological homophobia that galvanized the LDS church, but a fear that the spectre of Mormon polygamy would arise if LGBT people were allowed to marry. And what do some polygamists think? Gay marriage or plural marriage: it’s a question of civil rights.
Read MoreFallout also reveals consequences to Mormon community of institutional opposition to marriage equality.
Read MoreIf it’s truly about tradition, why not polygamy?
Read MoreChurch says it was an oversight.
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