Wolves Repelled by Christian Rock, Bibles for Porn, Fox Rejects Super Bowl Ad
The week in religion.
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Obama’s Faith-Based Office=The Kremlin?
Criticism of Obama’s faith-based efforts becomes more pointed.
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Gays Attacked in Uganda After Mag Publishes Info
American evangelicals have helped cultivate the homophobic atmosphere in Uganda that has begun to translate into violence.
Read MoreGay Families Score Lower Than Dogs
But there’s good news too.
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Republican Scandals Drag Secretive ‘Family’ Into the Big Time
Last week it was discovered that several powerful republicans at the heart of two sex scandals—Sens. John Ensign and Tom Coburn and Gov. Mark Sanford, among others—are members of The Family, reputed to be an “aggressively anti-democratic” Christian movement quietly steering us toward a “theocentric” state. Three scholars discuss The Family with the author. Sparks fly.
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American Supports Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill
Under fire from LGBT rights activists, the American anti-gay crusader claimed he didn’t know about the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill, even as he organized an event decrying homosexuality in Uganda. A report from Sunday’s rally in Kampala shows that despite Engle’s denials of support, other speakers were calling for the bill’s passage.
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The Abandoned Orphanage: Hillary Clinton’s Mother Teresa Moment
At the National Prayer Breakfast, Hillary Clinton fondly remembered how Mother Teresa—or perhaps God—compelled her to encourage adoption. The behind-the-scenes story of how The Family brokered a truce between the pro-choice Clinton and anti-choice nun, by moving Clinton rightward on reproductive rights.
Read MoreObama Fumbles on Uganda at National Prayer Breakfast
If people think the speech strongly condemned anti-LGBT discrimination, they have low expections.
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Religious Leaders Urge Obama to Condemn Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill at Prayer Breakfast
Obama is scheduled to address the National Prayer Breakfast, organized by ‘The Family,’ which has ties to the ‘kill-the-gays’ bill in Uganda. Religious leaders, including a member of the president’s faith-based Advisory Council, are calling on the president to condemn homophobia and offer an alternative, inclusive prayer event.
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Religious Leaders Condemn National Prayer Breakfast; Offer Alternative American Prayer Hour
Kill-the-gays bill in Uganda sparks call for President Obama to condemn homophobia at NPB.
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