Religion Dispatches
Recently released results from a survey of mainline clergy reveals that, when policies are portrayed honestly, the number of clergy who support same-sex marriage, adoption, etc., nearly doubles.
Read MoreTony Campolo admits that evangelical Christianity offers little to a lesbian or gay Christian—except loneliness, maybe.
Read MoreWill accommodation of Muslim family law unleash “brutal violence” and “polygamy” in England, as critics suggest?
Read MoreWhen we judge people by their past mistakes we lose our own moral ground; we are all in need of repentance and grace.
Read MoreA recent article in Time quoting conservative Christians decrying the split in the church makes it sound as if this isn’t the normal state of things.
Read MoreHas Iowa adhered to its long history of justice or is preventing two men from marrying each other no different than prohibiting a man from marrying his house plant.
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A new report shows that when Americans are assured that clergy aren’t required to perform same-sex marriages an interesting thing happens.
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As the disagreement heats up between “religious progressives” and the “religious left” on the nature of compromise with centrists and conservatives, Candace Chellew-Hodge argues that you can respect your opponent and still refuse to compromise.
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Theologian Susan Thistlethwaite suggested in Newsweek that liberals should respect progressive efforts to connect with evangelicals. Frances Kissling responds that the respect should begin with a sitdown between liberals and progressives.
Read MoreMcCain, once a regular religious guy who prayed, plodded, and received comfort like anyone else, has bent his faith into a pretzel to appeal to “values voters.”
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