Obama’s Compromise With Catholic Bishops Was a Bad Idea
As Obama meets Francis it’s a good time to remember that he gave an inch and the Bishops may just get their mile too.
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SCOTUS Tackles Government Prayer in Greece v. Galloway
Arguments in the Supreme Court’s first public prayer case in 30 years are more complicated than they at first appear to be.
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Civility, Unity, Tolerance And Other Dangerous Terms
In these days of political polarization much of the public discussion, particularly when it comes to religion, has shifted from what is said to how it is said. Forget about equality, the narrative goes, are you demanding it in a kind and civil tone? Maybe civility, unity and tolerance ain’t all they’re cracked up to be…
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Satanist Monument Shines Light on Christian Privilege
Will the challenge to build “an homage to the historic/literary Satan” at Oklahoma’s capital actually change anything?
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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 MoreDOMA Defeat Represents “Persecution,” Some Say
Right-wing twittersphere is aflutter with talk of “polygamy,” “pedophilia,” etc.
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Marriage Equality: A Civil Religious Moment
Ralph Reed is doing a kind of constitutional drag performance for the press, dressing his religious values in secular sequins and pearls, but we all know what’s beneath the costume, right?
Read MoreSupreme Court Will Hear Challenges to Anti-Equality Laws
And whether health care, pensions, etc. can be denied.
Read MoreCourt Agrees: Fed Gov Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
Two of the three judges who upheld the ruling were GOP appointees.
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