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About Comparing the Movement for Marriage Equality to the Civil Rights Movement, Part II
Part I of this series started to look at the arguments and logic of a amici brief that was prepared by Christian conservatives in Michigan. The brief, which is meant to challenge recent legal developm... Read More
Parashat Bamidbar: Army, nation and the pursuit of peace.
Army. This is the first word in my reading of Parashat Bamidbar, and it’s the most remarkable word. It is of course not a new word in the Torah, but it is a new concept. The Israelites are turni... Read More
Claiming Queer: Why Identity Politics Matter
“Queer and Christian” the aspiring human rights activist’s bio read. “But, wait,” I thought, “isn’t this person a married heterosexual?” As it turns out, mine weren’t the only eyebro... Read More
About Comparing the Movement for Marriage Equality to the Civil Rights Movement, Part I
Kate Abbey-Lambertz at the Huffington Post reports on an amicus brief filed by 110 conservative black pastors from Michigan. The brief is meant to oppose recent developments towards marriage equality ... Read More
Using Religion as an Excuse to Justify Harming Girls
April is always a busy time for me because it’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In addition to counseling survivors of sexual abuse, I have been working with an Interfaith Collaborative that engages... Read More
The Military & Religious Devotees (A Memorial Day Reflection)
On my 18th birthday, I boarded a plane from Nashville, Tennessee to embark on an entirely new adventure. I remember being absolutely terrified for a couple of reasons. First, this was the first ti... Read More
Should Faith Communities Use Trigger Warnings?
A growing number of college campuses are considering including “trigger warnings” on literature and writing that students may find upsetting due to past trauma. The Great Gatsby, for example, may ... Read More
Medicine and Moral Conflict in Botswana
The ride from Gaborone to the hospital in Molepolole starts in the dark. By the time the sun rises, we are onto Donkey Road, a 40km drag that lives up to its name of scattered donkeys, pensively explo... Read More
Invoking the Unknown: Sectarian Invocations in Government Assemblies
As Esther Boyd discussed in her recent post, the Supreme Court’s Greece vs. Galloway decision upheld the constitutionality of sectarian prayers in legislative assemblies. Eric Rassbach, deputy g... Read More